Assemblymember Rosenthal Passes Two Important Bills to Protect Tenants and Affordable Housing
Jun 20, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that she passed two bills that will protect tenants and preserve affordable housing.
Assembly bill A.991 would overturn a pro-landlord decision by the New York City...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Stands With Parents and Children to Urge Passage of Bill to Train Teachers to Give Life-Saving Epipen
May 17, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF – Manhattan) was joined by advocates, concerned parents and children who suffer with severe food allergies to demand passage of her bill, A.759-A, which would provide for teachers to take a free,...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Votes to Reduce the Influence of Money in Politics
May 16, 2013
New York, NY – On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) voted to pass the Fair Elections Act of 2013, the first legislative action this session to address the significant influence of money in our political system,...
Museum Magnet School/P.S. 191 Community Rally Against New York City Department of Education Plan to Lease School to Private Developer
May 13, 2013
New York, NY – At a rally this morning at Museum Magnet School/ P.S 191, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) together with area elected, joined community leaders, teachers, parents and students who oppose a plan by the New York City Department...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Statement on PCB Leak at P.S./I.S. 123 in Harlem
May 7, 2013
"How many DOE bureaucrats does it take to change a toxic light bulb?" demanded Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), with no hint of irony. "Today, a lighting ballast in P.S./I.S. 123 in Harlem began emitting smoke and subsequently exploded,...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Legislation to Increase New York State Smoking Age to 21
Apr 30, 2013
New York, NY – On the heels of New York City’s announcement that it would pursue legislation in the New York City Council to increase the minimum age for purchase of cigarettes from 18 years old to 21 years old, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan)...
Assemblymember Rosenthal Demands SGEIS Be Thrown Out After Revelation That Consultant Has Ties to Industry
Apr 24, 2013
New York, NY - Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today demanded that portions of the Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Hydraulic Fracturing (SGEIS) be discarded and redone after learning that Ecology & Environment,...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Elected Officials & Advocates Urge All New Yorkers to Sign Health Care Proxies
Apr 16, 2013
New York, NY – In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today hosted a news conference with her colleagues in the New York State Assembly and Senate to urge all New Yorkers to sign health care proxies.
National...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Introduction of New Legislation to Increase Fines for Violation of NYS Fur Labeling Law She Passed in 2007
Mar 22, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today announced that she will be introducing legislation that would dramatically increase the fines associated with the mislabeling or failure to label fur and “faux” fur products correctly.
“After...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Reaffirms Commitment to Passing New York State’s GMO Labeling Law
Mar 19, 2013
New York, NY – On the heels of Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy's signing the first-in-the-nation law requiring labeling of genetically modified organism (GMO)-containing food products, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) reaffirmed...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Require Installation of Radiator Covers in Apartments with Children Passes New York State Assembly
Mar 13, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that the New York State Assembly passed her bill (A.749) to require landlords to install radiator covers at the request of a tenant residing with a child aged twelve or...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Elected Officials, Parents & Advocates Slam DOE for Failure to Notify Parents of Toxic PCB Leak for Three Months; Demand Immediate Action on PCBS in P.S. 87 and All NYC Schools
Mar 8, 2013
New York, NY – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) was joined by a coalition of elected officials, advocates and concerned parents and community members at P.S. 87 on the Upper West Side today to demand answers from the...
Investigation Finds Raccoon Dog on Marc Jacobs Jacket Sold as “Faux Fur” by New York Retailer Century 21 – Other Garments Also Mislabeled or Unlabeled
Mar 7, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States and New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, author of New York State’s 2007 fur labeling law, found that popular New York department store, Century 21, sold multiple animal fur garments...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Applauds DEC Commissioner Martens' Decision to Delay Fracking until Public Health Review is Completed
Feb 12, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) applauded the decision of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens to delay issuing the final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Named Chair of New York State Assembly’s Legislative Commission on Science and Technology
Jan 24, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that she has been appointed as Chair of the Legislative Commission on Science and Technology.
“I am honored by the appointment and eager to begin working with state,...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Statement on the 40th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade
Jan 22, 2013
New York, NY - "Roe v. Wade marked the beginning of the fight to guarantee women's access to abortion and reproductive health care, not the end,” said Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan). “Every day since the U.S. Supreme Court handed...
New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Statement on Passage of Gun Control Legislation
Jan 15, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) proudly cast her vote today in favor of passage of sweeping gun control measures to prevent people from possessing the most dangerous kinds of weapons, such as semi-assault style weapons,...
Absence of Permanent Affordable Housing Forces Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal to Withhold Support from Otherwise First-Rate Durst Development
Jan 8, 2013
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal reiterated her opposition to the development of a mixed-use building on West 57th and West 58th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues in her district because the developer, Durst Development LLC refuses...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & State Senator Diane J. Savino Announce Introduction of Legislation to Protect Public from Exposure to Cancer-Causing Radon from Natural Gas Pipelines
Dec 19, 2012
in natural gas pipelines. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Diane Savino (D/IP/WF-Staten Island) in the State Senate. Radon comes from the natural (radioactive) breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water and gets into the air you breathe.
“Radon is...
New York State Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs & Protection Holds Hearing on Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Label GMO-Containing Food Products
Dec 19, 2012
New York, NY – Only days after a New York Times poll revealed that the vast majority of Americans support labeling food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) held a news conference prior...
