As students, parents and educators gear up for the new school year, elected officials are tackling the growing problem of cyberbullying. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation last month that is designed to shed light on the hazards of cyberbullying and require educators to respond to such attacks as soon as they happen. State Senator Joseph [...]
With the state ranking near the bottom in voter registration, the governor announced a new initiative to allow online registration. Residents can now log on to their computers to register to vote change their address or update party enrollment. “We are knocking down longstanding barriers that have prevented many New Yorkers from participating in the [...]
BY SENATOR JOSE PERALTA I introduced a bill last year, which Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law, prohibiting the distribution of obscene, business-card-sized ads for prostitutes. These so-called “chica” cards, which have been handed out along Roosevelt Avenue and adjacent streets for many years, feature promises of “free delivery.” After a press conference at which I [...]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that New York state employers will see a reduction in workers’ compensation premium rates for the first time in four years. Policyholders will see a decrease of 1.2 percent, the first reduction since 2008. The rate reduction is a result of efforts by the governor’s administration over the past [...]
New regulations will help crack down on the rapidly expanding synthetic drug industry, the governor announced on Tuesday. “The actions we are announcing today attack the problem by helping our law enforcement officers enforce the rules, expanding the list of banned substances used to manufacture bath salts and imposing tougher penalties so those who sell [...]
Bayside teen Elana Campane is considering getting her belly button pierced. She hasn’t told her parents yet, and she’s not sure that they will approve of a piercing that’s not in her ears. For now, the 17-year-old doesn’t need their permission, but she will in a few months when New York becomes the 32nd state [...]
Isolated tornadoes are possible as part of the severe storms that are expected to hit the city this evening. Powerful thunderstorms are forecasted to reach the city between 5 and 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The storm’s strong winds, heavy rain, large hail and threats of tornadoes prompted Governor Andrew Cuomo to [...]
Thunderstorms threatening New York City helped Con Edison and its workers strike a tentative deal ending a month long lock out. After a temporary deal was struck earlier in the day to send some workers back to the job, Con Ed, Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers of America and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a [...]
Queens teenagers who want glowing, bronze skin may soon have no choice but to burn at the beach. The New York State Senate and Assembly recently passed legislation to outlaw the use of indoor tanning parlors for teens 16 and under, to help protect the kids from the dangers of skin cancer from ultraviolet (UV) [...]
MTA officer John Barnett, who fended off an attacker that stabbed him in the eye, was released from the hospital last night. Despite an injury that could potentially take sight from one of his eyes, Barnett was able to fire four shots into his attacker, who police say assailed the veteran transit cop for no [...]
