Press Releases

Assemblymember Rosenthal Applauds EPA-DOE PCB Agreement: “Now We Will Know If Our Kids Are At Risk”

New York, NY – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF, Manhattan) expressed her support for the agreement announced today between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of New York to develop a pilot mechanism to...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Pushes Back Against Drastic MTA Cuts to Schoolkids and the Disabled

New York, NY – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF, Manhattan) condemned the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for voting to deny essential transportation services to the disabled and to abandon their subsidy of MetroCards for...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Applauds Lord & Taylor for Ending Sale of “Raccoon Dog” Fur

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF, Manhattan) applauded Lord & Taylor’s recent decision to remove all raccoon dog fur products from its stores and to amend its advertising practices to ensure consumers are aware of what materials...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Condemns Failure of New York State Senate to Pass Marriage Equality Legislation

New York, NY – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF, Manhattan), a staunch same-sex marriage advocate, condemned the failure of the New York State Senate to pass marriage equality legislation. The Senate’s vote occurred only hours...

Join Linda in the NY Cares Coat Drive This Winter!

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Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) is partnering with one of New York City’s leading charitable organizations, New York Cares, to participate in its annual coat drive. Throughout December, Assemblymember Rosenthal’s district office...

Assemblymember Rosenthal: Public Authorities Reform Bill Will Bring Oversight and Accountability to State Government

Rosenthal-Sponsored Bill Relating to Police Training on Animal Cruelty Laws Signed Into Law

New York, NY – Governor David Paterson last week signed legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) authorizing the Municipal Police Training Council to recommend rules regarding the development and dissemination of written...

Assemblymember Rosenthal to Host Medicare Open Enrollment Information Session at JASA

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal will be hosting a free informational seminar on the open enrollment period for Medicare and several Medicare Savings Programs on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The forum will be held at JASA at 120 West 76th...

Rosenthal-Sponsored Bill Relating to Violence Against Women Signed Into Law

New York, NY – Legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) prohibiting the State from forcing victims of domestic violence to contact their abusers in order to receive State services was signed into law recently by Governor...

Upper West Side Saves Big With First-Ever NYSERDA-Supported Shared Savings CHP Program

New York, NY – The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Eleven Riverside Drive Corp. today unveiled a breakthrough for green living in New York City. Eleven Riverside Drive has partnered with NYSERDA in developing...

Rosenthal Bill Ensures Social Services Recipients Receive Critical Sexual Assault Information

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF, Manhattan) and State Senator Daniel Squadron announced that yesterday Governor Paterson signed into law a bill (A.3378/S.4077) requiring local social service districts to inform all people applying...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Appointed Chair of Assembly Mitchell-Lama Housing Subcommittee

New York, NY – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF, Manhattan) was appointed Chair of the Assembly’s Mitchell-Lama Housing Subcommittee on June 1st. This subcommittee oversees issues pertaining to the Mitchell-Lama program in New...

Town Meeting on Mayoral Control & the New York City Public Schools

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces a School Program to Hold a Butterfly Contest to Vote for a New York State Butterfly

News from Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal - Fall 2007

Assemblymembers Urge Governor to Sign Public Housing Shelter Allowance Bill