Press Releases

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,...

New Law Will Prevent Needless Animal Euthanasia by Encouraging Vets To Perform Free Spay/Neuter Procedures

New York — Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill allowing veterinarians to satisfy continuing education requirements by providing free spay and neuter procedures was signed into law. “Robust spay and...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & State Senator Brad Hoylman to Introduce the #IVoted Bill

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and State Senator Brad Hoylman today announced that they plan to introduce legislation, the #IVoted Bill, to legalize ballot selfies in New York. “I can hashtag just about anything on social media,...

Upper West Side Parents to de Blasio: Keep Lincoln Towers Together!

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), State Senator Brad Hoylman and parents and residents of the Lincoln Towers community rallied to urge the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to keep the Lincoln Towers school...

New York State Cracks Down on Illegal Hotels, Airbnb

New York, NY – With the signing into law of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal's bill prohibiting advertising of illegal hotels by the Governor, New York today became the first state in the nation to take bold action to stop the spread of illegal Airbnb...

Day One of Tax-Free Tampons, Other Feminine Hygiene Products in New York State

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that the law she sponsored to eliminate state and local sales tax on tampons and similar feminine hygiene product takes effect today, September 1, 2016. The bill was...

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...

New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Representatives from 10 States Send Letter to Obama Urging him to Veto “DARK Act”

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), along with 19 of her colleagues from 10 states across the country who are sponsors of state-level legislation to require mandatory on-package labeling of genetically modified organism...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Advocates Call On Senate To Pass Wage Theft Prevention Bill After Successful Vote In Assembly

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today called upon the Senate to take up bill A.5501-C/S.2232-E, the SWEAT (Securing Wages Earned Against Theft) bill, which would build upon the historic Wage Theft Prevention Act by allowing workers...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Applauds Federal Action to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drugs Abuse, applauded the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it will regulate e-cigarettes like it does...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Bill to Crack Down on Airbnb Passes Housing Committee

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill to crack down on Airbnb and illegal hotel operators and protect tenants, bill A.8704-B, jumped a major hurdle today when it was voted out of the Assembly...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Slams State DEC

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) slammed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for carrying out its diabolical plan, disclosed with great pride via press release, to artificially increase...

Court Upholds Illegal Hotel Law

Tenants and the City won an important battle in the fight against illegal hotels this week when a state appellate court ruled that a major illegal hotel operator was not entitled to break the law just because it had been renting out short-stay rooms before...

Veterinarian-Supported Declaw Ban Gains Strength in New York State with Another Famous Advocate, Ricky Gervais

New York – Ricky Gervais, well-known actor, comedian, director, producer, writer and musician, has joined the long list of supporters of the proposed legislation to ban the declawing of cats in the State of New York. Gervais, co-creator of The Office...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill Axing The Tampon Tax Passes Assembly Today

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill, A.7555, which exempts feminine hygiene products, such as tampons and sanitary napkins, from state sales, was UNANIMOUSLY passed by the Assembly. “The...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Throws Support Behind Supervised Injection Facilities in New York

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, (D/WF-Manhattan) has come out in support of establishing supervised injection facilities (SIFs) in New York, making her the first state-level official...