Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) released the following statement: "The opioid overdose crisis has ravaged every community it has touched, and I am grateful for Attorney General Tish James’ bold move today to...

Albany, NY – “The mechanical void loophole is one of the newer contrivances developers are now exploiting to construct extra units of luxury housing. These units sit vacant, but drive up the cost of housing and living for all New Yorkers. These...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF- Manhattan) and State Senator Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) today announced the introduction of legislation to prohibit the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores across New York State....

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill (A588A/S2833) to raise the statewide smoking and vaping age to 21 years old passed the Assembly today by a vote of 105-23. The bill is expected to pass...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today released the following statement after the City of New York announced that it had issued a broad subpoena demanding information about tens of thousands of illegal listings...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced the introduction of state legislation (A.5026) to close the mechanical void loophole, which is increasingly exploited by building developers. Void space is not currently...

New York, NY — Today, a broad coalition of City and State elected officials introduced legislative reforms to tackle a major affordability threat facing New Yorkers: exorbitant and unregulated security deposits. These legislative packages address...

New York, NY – A Housing Court judge found that Stellar Management overcharged tenants based on fraudulently filed applications for individual apartment improvement (IAI) and  major capital improvement (MCI) rent increases. In addition, to...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF- Manhattan) today announced that her legislation to establish and fund municipal gun buyback programs was today passed in the New York State Assembly and Senate. The legislation was sponsored in...

Albany, New York – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), prime sponsor of the Child Victims Act (CVA) (A.2683/S.2440) today announced that it passed the New York State Assembly today by a vote of 130-3, and will become law once it is...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF- Manhattan) today announced that her legislation to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes (A.47), raise the statewide smoking and vaping age to 21 years old (A.588) and require e-cigarette retailers...

New York, NY – “For 13 long years, survivors of childhood sexual assault and advocates have traveled to Albany to demand passage of the Child Victims Act (CVA). For many, the long road spent fighting to pass the CVA is dwarfed only by the years...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-New York), author of many animal protection laws in New York State, today released the following statement condemning the White Sulphur Springs 12th Annual Coyote Hunt, which is being...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) was selected to once again chair the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in the 2019-20 Legislative Session. “Overdose rates continue to rise in every part of New...

New York, NY – In light of the national recall on some Kotex brand tampons, I demand that the Kimberly-Clark Corporation publicly disclose product ingredients so that menstruators who have been or might be impacted by the defective products...

New York, NY – As the New York State Assembly sponsor of the Child Victims Act, I applaud Attorney General Barbara Underwood for today setting up a clergy abuse hotline in New York State, and for taking critical intermediary steps to address sexual...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill to protect those struggling with addiction by prohibiting deceptive practices used to market substance use disorder services, was signed into law. “Patient...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her “No Pet Left Behind" bill today was signed into law. It will ensure that no pet gets left behind or locked inside when its owner gets evicted. “The law may...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and State Senator Brad Hoylman (D/WF-Manhattan), sponsors of New York State’s Child Victims Act (A.5885-A/S.6575), along with survivors and advocates of childhood sexual assault, issued...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), sponsor of Assembly bill A.1213 , which would ban the possession of 3D printed firearms in New York State, slammed the Trump Administration for quietly settling a lawsuit that paved...