Press Releases

Noah’s Ark Bill Signed into Law

New York, NY- Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill to allow pets to board public transportation with their owners during natural disasters in order to evacuate to safety was signed into law. “Pets are...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Introduction of Legislation to End Tax Breaks for Companies with Bad Records on Sexual Harassment, Assault

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal announced that she will be introducing legislation to ban any company doing business in New York from receiving city or state tax credits or other benefits if the company, its parent, any of its subsidiaries...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Commends New State Rule, Recommits to Passing Legislation to Make Menstrual Hygiene Products Free in Correctional Facilities Statewide

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) commends the State Commission on Correction for publishing a rule today requiring menstrual hygiene products be provided free in local lockups, and looks forward to passing her legislation,...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Works to Make Local Parks Rat-Free

New York, NY – In response to an alarming increase in rodent activity in parks across the Upper West Side, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) conferred with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) as it expedites...

Statement of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal on Upper West Side Bus Service Cuts

“My constituents and I are dismayed by the MTA’s plan to cut service on three bus lines that serve the Upper West Side: the M72, the M66 and the M10. With unreliable subway service, bus transportation is more critical than ever to my constituents...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal's Bill to Ban E-Cigarettes on School Grounds Becomes Law

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today announced that her bill to ban e-cigarettes on school grounds was signed into law by the Governor. "Schoolyards should be full of learning and the laughter of healthy children, not e-cigarette...

Assemblymember Rosenthal, State Senator Tedisco Announce Bill to Reunite Lost Animals with Their Loved Ones Heads to Governor's Desk

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and State Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) today announced that their bill, A.1839-B/S.4570-A, to help reunite people with their lost cat or dog heads to the Governor’s desk...

Assemblymember Rosenthal, State Senator Tedisco Announce Bill to Reunite Lost Animals with their Loved Ones Heads to Governor's Desk

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and State Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) today announced that their bill, A.1839-B/S.4570-A, to help reunite people with their lost cat or dog heads to the Governor’s desk...

Legislation Authorizing Safer Consumption Spaces for Supervised Injection Introduced in New York State

New York, NY – In response to New York State's overdose epidemic, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) introduced legislation authorizing safer consumption spaces as an emergency public health tool to combat overdose deaths. Safer consumption...

Assembly Passes Child Victims Act 129-7 Pressure is now on the State Senate to act

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today announced the Assembly's passage of the Child Victims Act, A.5885-A, which would help get dangerous pedophiles off the street and deliver long awaited justice to survivors of childhood sexual assault....

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Include Electronic Cigarettes in Clean Indoor Act Passes Assembly & Senate

New York, NY – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced passage of her bill, A.516-A, which would extend the protections of New York State’s Clean Indoor Air Act to include e-cigarettes. The Clean Indoor Air...

New York Takes Sides in Bathroom Wars Passes Bill to Designate as Gender-Neutral Restrooms in State-Owned, Operated Facilities

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today, during Pride Week, announced passage of her bill to designate as gender-neutral all restrooms in all state-owned and operated facilities. "Across the country, states are moving...

Rosenthal: Bill Will Make Tampons Available for Free in New York’s Correctional Facilities and County Jails

Albany, NY – A bill sponsored by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) to provide free feminine hygiene products in prisons in New York State passed the Assembly Monday, 142-1. “Tampons are fundamental health necessities, and women...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & Whoopi Goldberg Partner to Make Periods Less Painful

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that legislation she is working on with Whoopi Goldberg to allow medical marijuana to be prescribed for dysmenorrhea, or painful menstrual cramps, passed out of the Assembly...

Environmentally Conscious NYC Middle Schoolers Trek to Albany in Support of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Revitalize Waterways Statewide

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) was joined in Albany by a class of environmental science students from the West End Secondary School (WESS), a public middle school in her Assembly district, and advocates from the Billion...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Unveils Trio of Bills to Increase Access to Feminine Hygiene Products for Vulnerable Populations in New York

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced the introduction of three bills (A.347, A.585, A.588) to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost for menstruating individuals in schools, homeless shelters and state & local...

Animal Planet Star Jackson Galaxy Lends Support to Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Ban Cat Declawing in New York State

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) appeared with Animal Planet star Jackson Galaxy this weekend at Cat Camp, a two-day conference and cat adoption event, to raise awareness of her bill in the State Legislature to ban the...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Leads Busloads of Upper West Siders to Protest Donald Trump and Congress’ Anti-Women Agenda to Women’s March on Washington

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) will be leading busloads of Upper West Siders to protest President-Elect Trump and the Congressional Majority’s war on women at the January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Washington. ...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Beagle Freedom Bill Becomes Law

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill, the Beagle Freedom Bill, A. 8261-A, which would require beagles and other dogs and cats used in scientific research, to be considered for adoption before...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s New Law Puts Required Reading on Crib Safety in the Hands of New Parents

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her bill, A.356/S.6730, to require hospitals and birth centers to distribute a leaflet detailing crib safety information to maternity patients at the time of discharge,...