Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Calls on New York State Senate to Return to Albany to Pass Speed Camera Legislation
Jul 13, 2018
New York, NY – “There are many things open for debate in Albany, but children’s safety should not be one of them. Speed cameras in school zones save lives; it’s just that simple. It is appalling that the New York State Senate Majority left Albany...
Testimony of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Before the New York City Rent Guidelines Board on the Adoption of the Final Rent Guidelines from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 Affecting Apartment, Loft and Hotel Dwelling Units Subject to the Re
Jun 21, 2018
I am Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and I represent the 67th Assembly district, which includes the Upper West Side and parts of Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan. I write to comment on the New York City Rent Guidelines Board’s (RGB) proposed rent increase...
Like Their Majority Counterparts in Washington, D.C., New York State Senate Majority Does Not Care About Innocent Children
Jun 21, 2018
Albany, NY – On the last day of the 2018 Legislative Session, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), sponsor of the Child Victims Act (A.5885-A), which passed the Assembly by wide margins last year and again this year, released the following...
Statement on Family Separation Policy
Jun 20, 2018
I am overwhelmed by the sheer incomprehensibility of the fact that the current government of the United States of America, one of the greatest and most revered democracies in the world, has committed unspeakable atrocities against innocent children. More...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Senator Brian Benjamin Herald Passage of Their Legislation Requiring Public Hearings before Subway Station Closures
Jun 20, 2018
Albany, NY – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) may soon be required to hold public hearings before it temporarily shutters a subway station if Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and State Senator Brian Benjamin’s legislation, A.10179/S.8141-A,...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and Senator Roxanne J. Persaud's Bill to Require Free Menstrual Hygiene Products to Incarcerated Individuals Passes Both Houses
Jun 12, 2018
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill, A.588-B, to provide menstrual hygiene products free to individuals incarcerated in the State’s correctional facilities has passed both houses of the Legislature...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Advocates Want Consumers to Know what’s in Tampons and Pads
Jun 5, 2018
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, announced today that her bill (A.521-A) to require menstrual hygiene product packing to bear ingredient labeling passed the Assembly...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Transit Accessibility Advocates and Community Members Host March and Rally to Demand Accessible Subway Stations
May 7, 2018
New York, NY – Standing outside the newly shuttered B/C subway station at West 72nd Street and Central Park West this morning, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) was joined by disability and transit advocates and community members to...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Protect Pharmacies and Consumers Included in Final New York State Budget
May 7, 2018
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, announced today that her bill (A. 8781) to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from strong-arming pharmacies and harming consumers...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Community Leaders, Transit Advocates and Bus Riders Protest Slated New Round of Service Cuts to M104 Bus on Upper West Side at MTA Board Meeting
Mar 19, 2018
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) representative was joined by Upper West Side community leaders, straphangers and transportation advocates at Monday’s New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board...
Statement of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Slamming Coeyman Officers who Tortured Raccoon
Mar 16, 2018
Albany, NY – "The Coeyman officers’ actions were reprehensible and inexcusable. An individual sworn to protect the public should not torture animals. Playing chicken with a raccoon is never a justified use of police force.
The police have defended...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces TAMP Act – Total Access to Menstrual Products Act – Requiring Tampons, Pads to be Made Freely Available in Every Bathroom Statewide
Mar 8, 2018
New York, NY – On International Women’s Day, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), announces new legislation, the TAMP (Total Access to Menstrual Products) Act, which would require every restroom in New York State to provide tampons...
Statement on Purdue Pharma Halting Advertising of Addictive OxyContin to Doctors
Feb 14, 2018
Under threat of lawsuit and with the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans on their hands, Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, announced that it has slashed its staff by 100 people and will no longer market the drug to physicians. The damage, however,...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Passes Law to Reunite Lost Pets with their Owners
Dec 19, 2017
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill to help reunite people with their lost cat or dog was signed into law. The legislation will require animal shelters, rescue groups and any other organizations...
E-Cigarette Use Banned in All Indoor Spaces Statewide
Oct 23, 2017
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, today announced that her bill to extend the protections of New York State’s Clean Indoor Air Act to include e-cigarettes has become...
Noah’s Ark Bill Signed into Law
Oct 23, 2017
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
Oct 16, 2017
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
Aug 9, 2017
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,...
