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| New York Today: Albany Agenda | New York Today: Albany Agenda |
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| Good morning on this foggy Tuesday. | |
| Up in Albany, this year’s state legislative session, which kicked off in January, is picking up steam. The State Senate and Assembly are getting ready to consider everything from tax code rewrites to letting New Yorkers vote early to new sexual harassment rules. | Up in Albany, this year’s state legislative session, which kicked off in January, is picking up steam. The State Senate and Assembly are getting ready to consider everything from tax code rewrites to letting New Yorkers vote early to new sexual harassment rules. |
| But wait, there’s more. A big new state park proposed for Brooklyn. A new tax on opioids and e-cigarettes. Here are a few of the proposals large and small to keep an eye on as the session unfolds. | But wait, there’s more. A big new state park proposed for Brooklyn. A new tax on opioids and e-cigarettes. Here are a few of the proposals large and small to keep an eye on as the session unfolds. |
| If history serves as a guide, it will all get decided behind closed doors, either during budget negotiations or just before the session ends, with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo leading the horse-trading. | If history serves as a guide, it will all get decided behind closed doors, either during budget negotiations or just before the session ends, with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo leading the horse-trading. |
| Congestion pricing: The idea of charging cars that drive into Manhattan a fee during the busiest hours has been debated for years, but opponents say it would unfairly burden drivers from the outer boroughs. Lawmakers say they’re open to the idea. But the devil is in the details. Watch for sparring over how much to charge, when to charge it and where the money raised should go. | Congestion pricing: The idea of charging cars that drive into Manhattan a fee during the busiest hours has been debated for years, but opponents say it would unfairly burden drivers from the outer boroughs. Lawmakers say they’re open to the idea. But the devil is in the details. Watch for sparring over how much to charge, when to charge it and where the money raised should go. |
| Rejiggered taxes: Legislators on both sides of the aisle have promised to soften the impact of the federal tax plan, which could cost New Yorkers thousands of dollars more in taxes each year by reducing state and local deductibility. Their plan? Replacing the state income tax with a payroll tax or allowing New Yorkers to pay the state through deductible charitable contributions. | Rejiggered taxes: Legislators on both sides of the aisle have promised to soften the impact of the federal tax plan, which could cost New Yorkers thousands of dollars more in taxes each year by reducing state and local deductibility. Their plan? Replacing the state income tax with a payroll tax or allowing New Yorkers to pay the state through deductible charitable contributions. |
| But the federal government could challenge the legality of these workarounds. And that’s if officials can even figure out how any of these highly theoretical, never-before-tried pitches would work. | But the federal government could challenge the legality of these workarounds. And that’s if officials can even figure out how any of these highly theoretical, never-before-tried pitches would work. |
| State Park at Jamaica Bay: Last month, Governor Cuomo unveiled a proposal to build a 407-acre state park on Jamaica Bay, partly atop old landfills, that he said would be the largest in the city. (That is, it would be the largest state park. Many city parks, including Central Park, are bigger.) To make the park, the state would take over a stretch of federal land near Starrett City and Spring Creek. | State Park at Jamaica Bay: Last month, Governor Cuomo unveiled a proposal to build a 407-acre state park on Jamaica Bay, partly atop old landfills, that he said would be the largest in the city. (That is, it would be the largest state park. Many city parks, including Central Park, are bigger.) To make the park, the state would take over a stretch of federal land near Starrett City and Spring Creek. |
| Taxes on opioids and vapes: Mr. Cuomo has proposed a tax on prescription opioids sold in New York. The charge would be 2 cents per milligram of active opioid. All the money raised would go to a prevention and rehabilitation fund. | Taxes on opioids and vapes: Mr. Cuomo has proposed a tax on prescription opioids sold in New York. The charge would be 2 cents per milligram of active opioid. All the money raised would go to a prevention and rehabilitation fund. |
| The governor also proposed a tax of 10 cents per fluid milliliter on vapor products such as e-cigarettes. He tried a similar idea last year, but the proposal never made it out of the Legislature. | The governor also proposed a tax of 10 cents per fluid milliliter on vapor products such as e-cigarettes. He tried a similar idea last year, but the proposal never made it out of the Legislature. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Warm and foggy. What kind of February weather is that? | Warm and foggy. What kind of February weather is that? |
| The record for this date is 69 degrees. We will come close, with a high of 65. The fog will lift in the afternoon but return in the evening. | The record for this date is 69 degrees. We will come close, with a high of 65. The fog will lift in the afternoon but return in the evening. |
| Tomorrow’s record of 68 degrees may fall — it’s supposed to hit 70, as the sun returns. | Tomorrow’s record of 68 degrees may fall — it’s supposed to hit 70, as the sun returns. |
| • Health professionals suggest that the city is apportioning too much of its money on police efforts, and not enough on extending treatment to people battling addiction. [New York Times] | • Health professionals suggest that the city is apportioning too much of its money on police efforts, and not enough on extending treatment to people battling addiction. [New York Times] |
| • An upcoming trial will determine whether the city’s police officers habitually use false arrests to bolster their pay. [New York Times] | • An upcoming trial will determine whether the city’s police officers habitually use false arrests to bolster their pay. [New York Times] |
| • Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is being represented by a top-shelf legal team at his federal corruption trial, but who’s footing the bill remains a mystery. [New York Times] | • Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is being represented by a top-shelf legal team at his federal corruption trial, but who’s footing the bill remains a mystery. [New York Times] |
| • A fire broke out on Saturday at Angelo’s, the oldest Italian restaurant in Little Italy. [New York Times] | • A fire broke out on Saturday at Angelo’s, the oldest Italian restaurant in Little Italy. [New York Times] |
| • As part of the anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, survivors are talking about the day and how they have moved on. [New York Times] | • As part of the anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, survivors are talking about the day and how they have moved on. [New York Times] |
| • The New York Times examined homelessness step by step through the eyes of several families. [New York Times] | • The New York Times examined homelessness step by step through the eyes of several families. [New York Times] |
| • The N.Y.P.D. is being dragged down by overweight cops — and the brass isn’t doing anything about the problem, police sources said. [New York Post] | • The N.Y.P.D. is being dragged down by overweight cops — and the brass isn’t doing anything about the problem, police sources said. [New York Post] |
| • Some retail locations in New York produce more lottery winners than others, a new report showed. [NBC New York] | • Some retail locations in New York produce more lottery winners than others, a new report showed. [NBC New York] |
| • A look at projects, from museums to landmarks, designed by black architects. [Curbed New York] | • A look at projects, from museums to landmarks, designed by black architects. [Curbed New York] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “The Block Was Watching” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “The Block Was Watching” |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing. |
| • Kids can learn about the history of horses, and meet a parks department horse, at the Greenbelt Nature Center on Staten Island. 10:30 a.m. [Free] | • Kids can learn about the history of horses, and meet a parks department horse, at the Greenbelt Nature Center on Staten Island. 10:30 a.m. [Free] |
| • The Brooklyn poets Jason Koo, Joe Pan, JP Howard and Vanessa Jimenez Gabb read at the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Midtown. 6 p.m. [Free] | • The Brooklyn poets Jason Koo, Joe Pan, JP Howard and Vanessa Jimenez Gabb read at the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Midtown. 6 p.m. [Free] |
| • A screening of “Malcolm X Speaks” at the Steward Park Library in Lower Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • A screening of “Malcolm X Speaks” at the Steward Park Library in Lower Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • A discussion about women in the workplace in China and the Muslim world at the main New York Public Library in Midtown. 6:30 p.m. [Free, registration recommended] | • A discussion about women in the workplace in China and the Muslim world at the main New York Public Library in Midtown. 6:30 p.m. [Free, registration recommended] |
| • Devils host Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. (MSG+). | • Devils host Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. (MSG+). |
| • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until March 1. | • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until March 1. |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| Now that the proposals have been put out there, who will actually decide if they become reality? Here’s a quick primer on the key players in Albany. | Now that the proposals have been put out there, who will actually decide if they become reality? Here’s a quick primer on the key players in Albany. |
| Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. New York has a history of powerful executives, and no doubt Mr. Cuomo will exert a heavy hand on any legislative or budget negotiations this year. Some observers believe that Mr. Cuomo, a moderate, is tacking left as he gears up for the election this fall (which he is expected to win handily). | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. New York has a history of powerful executives, and no doubt Mr. Cuomo will exert a heavy hand on any legislative or budget negotiations this year. Some observers believe that Mr. Cuomo, a moderate, is tacking left as he gears up for the election this fall (which he is expected to win handily). |
| Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie. Mr. Heastie, a Democrat from the Bronx, leads the 150-member State Assembly, which is dominated by Democrats from the metro area. He is a moderate who assumed power in 2015, after longtime speaker Sheldon Silver was forced to resign over corruption charges, and is the first African-American speaker in the state’s history. | Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie. Mr. Heastie, a Democrat from the Bronx, leads the 150-member State Assembly, which is dominated by Democrats from the metro area. He is a moderate who assumed power in 2015, after longtime speaker Sheldon Silver was forced to resign over corruption charges, and is the first African-American speaker in the state’s history. |
| Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan. Like Mr. Heastie, Mr. Flanagan, a Republican from Long Island, took the reins in the wake of scandal. He became the leader of the 63-member State Senate in 2015, after his predecessor, Dean Skelos, was arrested on federal corruption charges. Mr. Flanagan must broker deals between his party’s more moderate delegation from Long Island and more conservative senators upstate. | Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan. Like Mr. Heastie, Mr. Flanagan, a Republican from Long Island, took the reins in the wake of scandal. He became the leader of the 63-member State Senate in 2015, after his predecessor, Dean Skelos, was arrested on federal corruption charges. Mr. Flanagan must broker deals between his party’s more moderate delegation from Long Island and more conservative senators upstate. |
| The Independent Democratic Conference Leader, Jeffrey Klein. Only in New York would you find the I.D.C., a group of eight renegade Democratic senators who collaborate with the Republicans, solidifying their control of the chamber. That collaboration has given Mr. Klein, the group’s leader, disproportionate influence in Albany. It remains to be seen if a recent accusation of sexual assault will change that. | The Independent Democratic Conference Leader, Jeffrey Klein. Only in New York would you find the I.D.C., a group of eight renegade Democratic senators who collaborate with the Republicans, solidifying their control of the chamber. That collaboration has given Mr. Klein, the group’s leader, disproportionate influence in Albany. It remains to be seen if a recent accusation of sexual assault will change that. |
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