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What New York's state government did

Guns in New York must be locked up when the owner isn't using them

Sent home from a NY construction job? You're owed up to 4 hours' pay

You can see your New York personnel file and get told about write-ups

New York's child care tax credit grows by $576 on average

New York is mailing energy rebate checks of up to $200

SUNY and CUNY tuition won't go up for in-state undergrads in 2026-27

Landlords who harass rent-regulated tenants across buildings face up to 7 years

Every 4-year-old in New York gets a free pre-K seat by fall 2028

Many newer New York public workers pay less toward their pensions

Your employer faces new limits on stay-or-pay contracts starting Dec. 19

New York can now stop unfair and abusive business practices

Your gas bill will stop paying for new homes' gas hookups

Most New York-regulated plans will cover rescue and maintenance inhalers for $0

Landlords can't use shared software to fix rents in New York

Lower New York income tax rates for joint filers earning up to $323,200

New York's child tax credit tripled to $1,000 for kids under 4

New York mailed 8.2 million inflation refund checks of up to $400

Every public school student in New York eats breakfast and lunch free

Big New York warehouses must cut the risks that injure workers

Applying for Medicare drug help now counts as applying for premium help

New York stores must train workers to prevent violence on the job

Many NYC renters can't be evicted without a good reason

Pregnant workers in New York get 20 paid hours off for prenatal care

Insulin costs you $0 on most New York-regulated plans

Medical debt from New York providers can't show up on your credit report

Old convictions get sealed automatically once you've stayed crime-free

Any New York voter can vote early by mail, no excuse needed

New York raised the workers' comp minimum from $150 to $384.45

More New York families can get help paying for child care

New York's minimum wage reached $17 downstate and $16 upstate

New York finally pays its schools what its funding formula promised

New York bans bias over your citizenship or immigration status

New York job ads must show what the job pays

New York voters can sue over local rules that weaken their vote

New York won't help other states punish abortions legal here

NYC's tax credit for low-wage workers is up to 6 times bigger

1.8 million New Yorkers got extra child and work credit checks

New York home care aides must be paid more than the minimum wage

New York homeowners got property tax rebate checks in 2022

New York opened child care aid to families earning up to $83,250

Low-wage NYC workers get a city tax credit up to six times bigger

If you're sued over a debt in New York, interest is capped at 2%

You can get paid back for spoiled food after a widespread, days-long outage

NYC families can use rent help for homes at fair market rent

Debt collectors in New York have 3 years to sue over credit cards and loans

Your New York job can't punish you for reporting wrongdoing

Your general contractor can owe wages a subcontractor never paid you

New York renters hit by COVID couldn't be evicted until Jan. 15, 2022

Your New York job must have a plan to protect you from airborne disease

Adults 21 and up can use cannabis legally, and some old pot records are cleared

Most unpaid traffic fines no longer cost you your New York license

A COVID hardship form paused New York evictions and home foreclosures

Renters who lost income to COVID can't be evicted for that back rent

New York homeowners hit by COVID could pause mortgage payments for 180 days

More than 17,000 New York renters got COVID rent help they never repay

Workers in COVID quarantine got up to 14 paid sick days

New York State civil servants are protected from discriminatory pay

Your New York boss can't punish you for your reproductive health choices

Harassment at a New York job doesn't have to be severe to be illegal

New York farmworkers earn overtime, a day off, and the right to unionize

Your security deposit can't be more than one month's rent

Birth control is free on New York-regulated plans, up to a year at once

Families can ask a court to remove guns from someone in crisis

Child sex abuse survivors in New York can sue until age 55

New York law bans discrimination against transgender people

You get nine days to vote early in person

New York law protects your right to an abortion

Up to 12 paid weeks off to care for a new baby or a sick relative

Federal and state actions in New York

People sickened by 9/11 can file for compensation until 2090

Around New York

If your neglected NYC building is sold, nonprofits get first shot at buying it

B38 riders are getting 2.7 miles of new bus lanes on DeKalb and Lafayette

SNAP shoppers get up to $14 a day free for produce at NYC markets

Check a box on your SNAP form to get half-price NYC fares

More than 10,000 NYC kids are coming off the child care waitlist

DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers more than $115 million

DoorDash owes $115 million back to NYC delivery workers it underpaid

NYC lead dust cleanups must meet lower limits