The bill, which lawmakers passed in June, will be modified to more closely match a similar law in California, at Big Tech’s urging. Source: New York Times
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Hochul Repeals Rule Allowing New Customers Free Gas Hookups
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul struck down a decades-old provision that raised gas bills for millions of New Yorkers. The move could help curb the use of fossil fuels. Source: New York Times
New York City Raises the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2025
The legislation, which will make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law. Source: New York Times
City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2025
The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.” Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of N.J. in Dispute Over Anti-Abortion Center Donor Records
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2025
A majority of the justices appeared supportive of arguments by a crisis pregnancy center that it should be able to challenge a subpoena from the state’s attorney general in federal court. Source: New York Times
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2025
Starbucks agreed to the settlement after failing to give workers stable schedules. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, joined striking Starbucks workers in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Law Could Set Stage for A.I. Regulation’s Next ‘Big Battleground’
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2025
The new law seeks to prevent retailers from ripping off consumers by using artificial intelligence and their personal data to charge them higher prices. Source: New York Times
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2025
The state law largely prohibits immigration arrests in state and local courthouses. A federal judge said it was not unconstitutional. Source: New York Times
Seneca Soldier and Statesman Can Finally Add Lawyer to His Legacy
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2025
Ely Samuel Parker, a Native American who served as an aide to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was kept from practicing law during his lifetime. Source: New York Times
Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul must decide by year’s end whether to sign a law that would mandate two-person crews on all trains, a practice critics say is costly and outdated. Source: New York Times
Mamdani was elected with a thinner résumé than his predecessors as mayor.
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2025
The mayor-elect’s rivals focused on his inexperience during the campaign. Voters appeared to put more weight on his vision. Source: New York Times
New York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2025
The lawsuit was filed against an Ulster County clerk who rebuffed an attempt to enforce a Texas judgment against a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to that state. Source: New York Times
If Elected, How Might Mamdani Use Mayoral Power in Ways That Affect Israel?
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s opposition to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians could influence New York City’s investments, his appointees and city policing tactics. Source: New York Times
Margaret Markey, Who Championed Victims of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 83
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2025
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims. Source: New York Times