HP Schroer, 94, has for years lobbied Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, MTA chairman Pat Foye and state lawmakers to provide half-priced MetroCards and commuter rail tickets for any member of the U.S. armed forces who was honorably discharged.
With more venues in the U.S. asking for proof of a COVID-19 vaccination and others offering perks, fake cards showing immunization are popping up.
A California bar owner last week was the first in the state to be charged with selling fake vaccine cards.
Todd Anderson, owner of the Old Corner Saloon in San Joaquin County near Sacramento, faces charges of felony identity theft and forging government documents as well as a misdemeanor for falsifying medical records, according to police.
People in the U.S. who receive any of the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, get a card that lists the vaccine and the date and location of vaccination.
State lawmaker wants to crack down on forged vaccine cards PUBLISHED 5:24 AM ET May. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:24 AM EDT May. 10, 2021
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State lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it easier for prosecutors to take on vaccine card forgery cases in New York amid a rise in fakes being circulated.
The bill, backed by Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, would add language to the definitions of second-degree and third-degree forgery to address fraudulent vaccination cards.
The measure is being proposed amid reports of people who opposed vaccinations seeking workarounds to public health regulations that require proof of immunization at public gathering spaces.
“There can be no tolerance for fraudulent vaccination cards in New York, whether you are buying or selling them, said Dinowitz, a Bronx Democrat who leads the Assembly Codes Committee. I am confident that this egregious behavior is already illegal according to
New York s ban on evictions will be extended next week PUBLISHED 5:39 PM ET Apr. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:39 PM EDT Apr. 28, 2021
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An extension of the state s ban on residential evictions for tenants who have struggled during the pandemic is set to be extended on Monday as the aftershocks of the crisis continue.
But landlords, especially those who own a modest number of properties, remain restive and are pushing for the release of billions of dollars in federal aid meant to help them.
The ban has been in place first through executive order and later by a state law, and is estimated to have helped 40,000 tenants stay in their homes, said Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, a Democrat from the Bronx.
New York s ban on evictions will be extended next week PUBLISHED 5:39 PM ET Apr. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:39 PM EDT Apr. 28, 2021
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An extension of the state s ban on residential evictions for tenants who have struggled during the pandemic is set to be extended on Monday as the aftershocks of the crisis continue.
But landlords, especially those who own a modest number of properties, remain restive and are pushing for the release of billions of dollars in federal aid meant to help them.
The ban has been in place first through executive order and later by a state law, and is estimated to have helped 40,000 tenants stay in their homes, said Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, a Democrat from the Bronx.