This Week In New York
April 1, 2021
April 1, 2021New York State
- NYS Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis
- Chapters of the Laws of 2021
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- MTA Ready to “Hit the Ground Running” on Congestion Pricing Following U.S. D.O.T. Direction
Briefs
- NYS Misses Budget Deadline
- Governor Signs Nursing Home Visitation Bill
- Attorney General James Scores Victory for Thousands of Elderly New Yorkers
- De Blasio Administration Announces Clean Streets Initiatives
- Mayor de Blasio Appoints Marcos Gonzalez Soler to Head Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021New York State
- Cuomo Administration Revises Nursing Home Visitation Guidance
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- Mayor de Blasio Announces NYC Racial Justice Commission
- Bills Approved by the City Council
Briefs
- U.S. Senate Passes Extension to Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Now May 31, 2021
- NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street’s 2020 Bonuses Rose Amid Volatility
- Attorney General James Ensures Delivery of Approximately $76 Million in Rebates to 4 Million New Yorkers Charged Fees for Sports Programming Never Provided During COVID-19 Pandemic
- State Launches Citizen Public Health Training Program to Educate New Yorkers as Public Health Leaders
- City Council Approves New York Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan
March 19, 2021
March 19, 2021New York State
- NYS Senate and Assembly Advance One-House Budgets
- Senate and Assembly Tax Plans
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- Mayor de Blasio, Labor Unions, Industry Leaders, and Advocates Call on the State to Pass Community Hiring Legislation
- City Council Calls for Passage of Legislation to Eliminate Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Carve-Out
- Bills Approved by the City Council
Briefs
- Comptroller DiNapoli: February Local Sales Tax Collections Down 4.2 Percent; Year Over Year Decline Narrows
- NYC Expands Tele-Mental Health Services to Address Disparate Impact of Covid-19 on Communities of Color
- Mayor de Blasio Names John Scrivani as Expected Emergency Management Commissioner
March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021New York State
- What it Means for NYS & its Localities
- Covid-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Business Act of 2021 Enacted
- Comptroller DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- Pediatric Peer-Reviewed Study: Low Covid-19 Transmission in NYC Schools
- De Blasio Administration Looks to Zoning Changes to Increase Food Access, Transit Accessibility, & Small Business Growth
Briefs
- Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Authorizes Assembly Judiciary Committee to Begin Impeachment Investigation into Governor Cuomo
- Beth Garvey Appointed Acting Counsel to the Governor
- Governor Signs Legislation Scaling Back Emergency Powers
- Mayor de Blasio Announces Taxi Medallion Owner-Driver Relief Fund
March 5, 2021
March 5, 2021New York State
- Governor & Legislature Agree on Revenue Figures
- Legislature Passes Legislation to Scale Back Governor's Emergency Powers
- COVID-19 UPDATES
New York City
- NYC Announces New Measures to Hold Landlords Accountable for Dangerous Conditions
Briefs
- Regulations Adopted to Accelerate Renewable Energy Projects Across New York State
- NYS Releases RFP to Develop Javits “Site K” on Manhattan Far West Side
- City Begins Vaccination for Homebound New Yorkers
- NYPD Launches Graffiti Remediation Program
- Mayor de Blasio Appoints Nancy Pascal as Director of the Office of Faith and Community Partnerships
- Teamsters Local 237 Asks New Yorkers to Help Keep Safety Agents in Schools