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Gianaris A bill to give New York state a framework for its $100 million plan to buy distressed hotels and office properties and convert them into permanently affordable housing was pushed forward by the state Legislature Wednesday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not committed to signing the bill. The Housing Our Neighbors With Dignity Act would require that at least 50% of the converted properties be set aside for those experiencing homelesness; the rest would go to tenants who make 50% to 80% of their area median income. The properties would be managed by nonprofit organizations and would be protecte...

Senate Bill to Teach Gender Identity and Sex Education to Elementary school kids   PRESS RELEASE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new bill, Senate Bill S2584A, introduced in the New York Senate and sponsored by Democrat Sen. Samra G. Brouk, could make comprehensive sex education compulsory to children as young as five in public and charter schools and force schools to teach kids about gender identity by the end of second grade. The bill seeks to link the state’s schools to recommendations on sex education by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, described as a liberal-...

Getty Images A new bill introduced in the New York Senate, sponsored by a freshman Democrat, could make comprehensive sex education compulsory to children as young as five in public and charter schools and force schools to teach kids about gender identity by the end of second grade. Sen. Samra G. Brouk introduced Senate Bill S2584A, which seeks to require comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12. The bill would require the instruction of model curricula for comprehensive sex education that conforms to the “content and scope of national sexuality education standards.�...

The legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Samra G. Brouk, who is a freshman Democrat, is hoping to integrate a set of health curriculum standards drafted by an interest group called, "Sex Ed for Social Change."

Hyzon bought the former Branson facility. Photo by Donna MacKenzie Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Thursday, February 18, that fuel cell vehicle company HYZON Motors, established by Asia-based Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, will further grow its operations in the Village of Honeoye Falls in Monroe County, creating 100 new jobs over the next three years. The next generation fuel cell heavy vehicle supplier will renovate 78,000 square-feet of existing building space on Quaker Meeting House Road, the former Branson plant, where the company will manufacture next-gen fuel cells for heavy-...