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Eviction moratorium extension passes By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 5:32 PM ET May. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:32 PM EDT May. 03, 2021
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The New York State Senate and Assembly passed a four-month extension of the state’s eviction moratorium that expired on May 1.
If signed into law by Governor Cuomo, the moratorium will cover tenants through August 31, 2021.
The law requires tenants who were negatively impact by COVID to file a hardship declaration, which will then give them time to apply for relief to the state’s rent relief fund.
The sponsor of the bill is Senate Housing Chairman Brian Kavanagh.
“The COVID-19 numbers in New York continue to be stubbornly high throughout the state and we need public health measures like the eviction and foreclosure moratorium to keep New Yorkers safe, and ultimately t
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After Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the curfew on bars and restaurants would be lifted in late-May, the state legislature repealed a major order issued during the pandemic.
The state Senate and Assembly unanimously voted to end the executive order that required food to be sold with alcoholic beverages at bars and restaurants.
The executive order was issued in July 2020, as an effort to prevent people from gathering at bars and restaurants last year. Now, as vaccinations increase- many of the pandemic restrictions are easing.
Former prisoners in NY on cusp of gaining permanent right to vote
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People recently released from state prison in New York would automatically regain the right to vote, according to legislation passed today in Albany.
The proposed bill, which is now headed for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desk, would make permanent and automatic a three-year-old practice that restored voting rights to parolees using an approval process, according to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s office.
If Cuomo signs the bill, anyone leaving prison would automatically be able to vote again in New York, according to the Let NY Vote Coalition, a group that promotes wider access to voting in the state.
PUBLISHED 8:23 PM ET Apr. 15, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:23 PM EDT Apr. 15, 2021
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As the state starts to ease some of its COVID-19 restrictions, doctors are warning that the virus and the new variants are still a threat across New York.
Lawmakers and advocates on Thursday held a virtual rally pushing for the NY HERO Act, which would require businesses have enforceable standards to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“We know for a fact there were more deaths than there should have been in the spring of last year,” Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris said. “Because too many employers were not being scrupulous about protecting their workers and having standards in place.”