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At Cuomo’s ‘Marijuana Listening Session,’ High Hopes For Legalization

Posted on September 21, 2018February 22, 2021 by Cassidy Dawn Graves

When Governor Cuomo’s office announced a series of statewide “marijuana listening sessions” to get community feedback when drafting legislation for legal adult use, many rushed…

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Get Ready to Dance On the Grave of the Cabaret Law, Set to Be Repealed

Posted on October 30, 2017February 22, 2021 by Cassidy Dawn Graves

Those attending bars and clubs in NYC can soon collectively shake their hips without fear, as a bill repealing the Prohibition-era cabaret law is slated…

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Spice Is Vice: Mayor Passes New Laws Aimed at Ending ‘Plague of K2’

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Nicole Disser

The Mayor signed a series of laws today criminalizing K2, part of the City’s continuing effort to crack down on the use and sale of…

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New Bill Aims to Curb the Amount of Trash Being Trucked Through North BK

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Ilyse Liffreing

North Brooklyn handles almost 40 percent of the city’s trash, and a couple of City Council members think that just plain stinks. They’re introducing a bill that…

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