New York State Legislature passed a law that gave all sorts of new protections to renters in the Empire State, and now some New York communities are using that law to make rentals in their areas more sustainable.

Source: https://nj1015.com/ixp/11/p/rental-crisis-law-new-york/

The New York State Legislature passed a bill four times in a decade to recognize the tribe, the Montaukett Indian Nation, but the legislation was vetoed each time — the first three occasions by Andrew M. Cuomo, and the last by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/nyregion/montaukett-tribe-recognition-ny.html

Then, in 2019, the New York State Legislature passed bail reform and other progressive criminal-justice reforms, almost all of which became effective on Jan.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/05/nypd-announces-reduction-in-index-crimes-for-the-year/