DEC ANNOUNCES MAY 1 OPENING OF TURKEY HUNTING SEASONS

 

Annual Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is April 23 and 24

 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that spring turkey season opens on Sunday, May 1, in all of upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. In addition, DEC's annual youth turkey hunting weekend will take place on Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24. The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters ages 12 to 15 is open in all of upstate New York and Suffolk County.

"May is a great time to get outdoors and enjoy the fantastic turkey hunting opportunities throughout New York State," Commissioner Seggos said. "The gobble of a tom turkey keeps hunters going afield year after year to chase these popular game birds."

The spring turkey harvest in New York averages approximately 19,000 birds and varies based on the number of participants and turkey productivity in the previous few spring seasons. This spring, DEC biologists expect hunters to take more turkeys than last year. Hunters prefer to take toms (birds older than two years) over younger male jakes, so typically wildlife managers see a two-year lag between summer productivity and spring take. Overall, turkey populations are lower than a few years ago due to below-average reproductive success in two of the last three years. However, improved turkey productivity in 2020 will mean a greater proportion of toms available to hunters this spring compared to last year.

Important Information for the May Spring Turkey Season:

• Hunting is permitted in most areas of the state, except for New York City and Long Island;
• Hunters must have a turkey hunting permit in addition to their hunting license;
• Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to noon each day;
• Hunters may take two bearded turkeys during the spring season, but only one bird per day;
• The bag limit for the youth hunt is one bearded bird. This bird becomes part of the youth's regular season bag limit of two bearded birds. A second bird may be taken in upstate New York (north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary) beginning May 1;
• Hunters may not use rifles or handguns firing a bullet. Hunters may hunt with a shotgun or handgun loaded with shot sizes no larger than No. 2 or smaller than No. 8, or with a bow or crossbow (except crossbows may not be used in Westchester County);
• Successful hunters must fill out the tag that comes with their turkey permit and immediately attach it to any turkey harvested;
• Successful hunters must report their harvest within seven days of taking a bird. Call 1-866-426-3778 (1-866 GAMERPT) or report harvest online at DEC's Game Harvest Reportingwebsite; and
• For more information about turkey hunting in New York, see the 2021-22 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide or visit the Turkey Hunting pages of DEC's website.

Hunt Safe, Hunt Smart!

While statistics show that hunting in New York State is safer than ever, mistakes are made each year. Every hunting-related shooting incident is preventable, and DEC encourages hunters to use common sense this season and remember what they were taught in their DEC Hunter Education course:

• Point your gun in a safe direction;
• Treat every gun as if it were loaded;
• Be sure of your target and beyond;
• Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot; and
• Stalking stinks! Sit with your back against a tree or other object wider than your shoulders and call birds to you.

DEC also encourages all hunters to wear blaze orange or blaze pink when moving between hunting spots to make themselves more visible to other hunters. A blaze orange or blaze pink vest or other material can be hung in a nearby tree when you are set up and calling birds so other hunters are alerted to your presence.

A hunter education class is required for all new hunters. To find a hunter education class in your area, visit DEC's Hunter Education Program website or call 1-888-HUNT-ED2 (1-888-486-8332).

Tips for a Successful and Safe Turkey Hunting Season

• Don't stalk. More than half of turkey hunting injuries happen when a hunter is stalking.
• Always assume any call or footsteps you hear are from another hunter. Don't shoot until you clearly see the whole turkey and know its sex;
• If you see another hunter, talk to him or her clearly, and don't move. Never wave or use a turkey call to alert another hunter;
• Turkeys are tough. You need to be close (30 yards or less is best). You need to get a clear head and neck shot. Do not try to shoot them in the body or when they are flying;
• Smaller shot, no. 4, 5, and 6, work better than larger shot, due to denser shot patterns;
• When calling, sit still with your back against a big tree, to hide you from turkeys and stalkers;
• Never wear turkey colors -- red, white, or blue;
• Wear hunter orange or pink when going in or out of the woods and when walking around;
• When sitting still waiting for a turkey, put hunter orange or pink on a tree near you; and
• If you take a turkey or carry a decoy, wrap it in hunter orange or pink.

For more information about getting outdoors and protecting public lands, go to DEC's Love Our NY Lands website and learn how to be prepared, Leave No Trace^TM, and other tips to be outdoors safely.

Buy Sporting Licenses Online

Sporting licenses may be purchased online at any time, and privileges can be used immediately by simply carrying the transaction number (DEC-LS#) while afield. Anglers, hunters, and trappers may also use the HuntFishNY mobile app to display an electronic copy of their license. The HuntFishNY app is available for download through the Apple App or Google Play stores. Back tags and carcass tags must still be mailed, and customers should allow 10-14 days for receipt of their tags. Please visit DEC’s website for more information about sporting licenses.

Citizen Science Opportunity: DEC Seeks Turkey Hunters for Ruffed Grouse Drumming Survey

Turkey hunters can record the number of ruffed grouse they hear drumming while afield to help DEC track the distribution and abundance of this game bird. To get a survey form, go to DEC's website or call (518) 402-8883. To participate in DEC's Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey or other wildlife surveys, visit the "Citizen Science" page of DEC's website.

Draft Regulations Available for Public Comment

Turkey hunters are reminded that DEC is accepting public comments through June 5, 2022, on proposed regulations that would expand turkey hunting opportunities beginning this fall, changing the minimum shot size from #8 to #9, and establishing a spring turkey season in Suffolk County in 2023. More information about these proposals can be found on DEC’s website at https://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/propregulations.html.  

MAYOR ADAMS, DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION ANNOUNCE NEW PROTECTIONS FOR FOOD DELIVERY WORKERS

 

 New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today announced that delivery workers who deliver restaurant orders for third-party food delivery apps in New York City now have first-of-their-kind new protections to promote better working conditions in the food delivery industry. Workers will get to choose how far they’ll travel and what routes they’ll take, receive more information about deliveries before accepting them, get paid at least once a week, and be provided with a free insulated delivery bag after six deliveries. These worker protection laws are the second part of a suite of new sweeping legislation regulating online third-party food delivery apps and enforcing brand new labor standards for delivery workers. The first part of the legislation, which requires third party food delivery apps to be licensed to operate in New York City, went into effect in January 2022.  

“As a blue-collar mayor, I am committed to ensuring every worker in this city has fair, equitable, and safe working conditions,” said Mayor Adams. “Delivery workers brave difficult conditions year-round, often for meager pay, simply to do their jobs. These hard-won protections are critically important to advancing worker justice and giving the more than 65,000 delivery workers across this city the dignity they deserve.” 

“Delivery workers are an integral part of New York City’s economy, and their labor deserves recognition,” said DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga. “With these new worker protection laws, we are taking a step towards advancing working conditions for everyone across the city and supporting our essential workers who keep this city running. I want to remind delivery workers that they are covered by these new laws they fought so hard for, regardless of their immigration status, and that we are a resource for enforcement of those protections.”

Starting, April 22, third-party food delivery apps must:

·         Allow food delivery workers to set limitations on distances they will travel from restaurants and which bridges or tunnels they are unwilling to use;

·         Provide upfront disclosure to food delivery workers about route, pay, and gratuities;

·         Pay food delivery workers at least once a week;

·         Offer payment options to food delivery workers that are free of charge; and

·         Provide a free insulated delivery bag to a food delivery worker after six deliveries.

 

In addition to the new worker protection laws, the January regulations require certain third-party food delivery apps to:

• Have a DCWP license;
• Tell workers how much the customer tips for each delivery;
• Tell workers their total pay and tips for the previous day; and
• Have written agreements with restaurants, list the phone number of the restaurant on the app if a phone number is provided, and, in some cases, provide restaurants with customer data if available. Agreements entered on or after January 24, 2022 must contain a provision requiring the restaurant to allow bathroom access to delivery workers, with limited exceptions for health and safety reasons.

 

Starting January 1, 2023, apps will also be required to pay workers the new minimum pay rate that the City will set. The rate will not include tips. DCWP is currently conducting a study on  working conditions in order to determine the new minimum rate. As part of this effort, DCWP will host a public hearing in June to hear testimonies directly from delivery workers and other stakeholders. 

To educate delivery workers about their new rights, DCWP has been working closely with organizations to conduct presentations to workers in Spanish, English, Chinese, and Bengali. DCWP has partnered with worker organizations on over 25 events with over 1,700 workers to answer questions and distribute information on the laws. DCWP will also soon be launching a citywide, multilingual public awareness campaign to educate delivery workers about their rights. DCWP also sent a mailing to eligible third-party apps outlining their new obligations under the law. DCWP has visited over 130 restaurants during corridor walks and sent a notice to more than 30,000 restaurants, as well as restaurant associations and trade groups to share information about their rights and obligations under the law. 

Delivery workers, apps, restaurants and consumers can visit nyc.gov/DeliveryApps for multilingual resources and information about these new regulations, including the newly required Notice of Delivery Worker Rights (additional languages coming soon), a video (additional languages coming soon), a full list of the new requirements under the laws, restaurant rights and responsibilities, and the Third-Party Food Delivery Service License Application Checklist. Workers can also call 311 and ask for “delivery worker” or email OLPS@dcwp.nyc.gov for more information. 

“Los Deliveristas Unidos (LDU) continue to celebrate their historic journey to achieve Justice for all App Delivery Workers,” said Hildalyn Colon Hernández, Director of Policy & Strategic Partnerships for Los Deliveristas Unidos. “Last year, more than 2,000 Deliveristas rode from Times Square to Foley Square to demand better wages and working protections. Today, Deliveristas continue their history journey – as they have achieved more labor protections – from bathroom access, tip transparency, limit of the distance they travel, insulated bags - that will have a direct impact on workers’ lives, their families and the NYC community. Even with these historic achievements – the Deliveristas Journey to Justice is far from over as they continue to organize and empower other Deliveristas – these workers will be enjoying a minimum wage, more protections and unionization in 2023.” 

“It is easy to heap praises on delivery workers for keeping us fed, especially through the pandemic,” said Kazi Fouzia, Director of Organizing, Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM). “But it took thousands of delivery workers to get organized to get actual improvement in their rights and working conditions. This not only demonstrated the power of workers organizing, but the policies won also set an example for the rest of the country on how to honor, respect, and protect delivery workers through the pandemic and the economic recovery.”

“As food delivery worker we are aware that we are doing high-risk work every day,” said Sergio Solano, Leader of NYC Food Delivery Movement. “The fight of all the delivery workers is more visible today, as we can report any anomalies with the apps, and now we have a little control over the distances and income, but we still have penalties when we reject an order that goes to an unacceptable distance with an unacceptable payment. Regarding daily and weekly payments, it has been improved, and we hope to receive the insulated bags that we use on a daily basis. We thank all the political leaders who helped pass these laws to improve our work, which is worth mentioning, it is a decent and honest work. We thank the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection for supporting us in spreading the information on all social channels and in the streets.”

“As New Yorkers rely more on food delivery, it’s past time that delivery workers who play such a critical role in our city's economy are afforded basic, commonsense workplace protections,” said Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams. “I was proud to stand with workers as they fought for passage of this legislation, and I hope they’re able to celebrate today after years of organizing to make this law a reality.”

 

“Today marks a monumental day for deliverista rights here in New York, and these newly enacted standards should be the model across the country,” said Comptroller Brad Lander. “Because of their courageous organizing, delivery workers won critical information, supplies, and timely pay needed to make these jobs more sustainable. Shortened and straightforward delivery routes, weekly payments, and access to insulated food bags are now guaranteed, and alongside DCWP, we will ensure delivery workers’ rights remain protected.”

“New York City’s delivery workers continue to work hard every day to bring food to our homes and offices,” said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. “Their safety and well-being are important, which is why the City Council enacted groundbreaking protections for our city’s deliveristas and look forward to seeing its successful implementation. With new protections and labor standards set to take effect, the City must ensure that delivery workers know their rights and third-party apps understand their responsibility to follow the law. I look forward to continued partnerships with all stakeholders to improve pay and conditions for workers, support our city’s restaurants, and strengthen protections in the food delivery industry.”

 

 

Dear New Yorker,

 

Happy Earth Day! This week was "Earth Week" in City Hall. Mayor Adams opened a rooftop farm on Staten Island to grow organize produce + absorb storm water, as well as four new and remediated fields in the Red Hook Recreation Area in Brooklyn. The Mayor joined President Bill Clinton and Governor Kathy Hochul to announce the new Empire Building Playbook, which will focus on getting commercial buildings to reduce consumption and take advantage of greener forms of energy rather than relying on fossil fuels. Today Mayor Adams launched 'Building Action NYC,' a new citywide campaign to promote steps to make New York City’s buildings greener and more resilient. Together we can foster a healthier future for the city and New Yorkers.

 

Mayor Adams also made several sanitation announcements this week. Jessica Tisch was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation. As part of an effort to make New York City streets cleaner, alternate side parking will be fully restored beginning July 5, 2022, and in an effort to reduce New York City’s carbon footprint, funding for year-round protected bike lane cleaning will make biking an even more reliable mode of transportation for New Yorkers. The 'Clean Curbs' pilot program has been expanded citywide and aims to get garbage bags off the streets, reduce rodents from gathering, and improve aesthetics. Private entities, such as Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) or commercial property owners, can apply for the opportunity to have sealed, on-street containers for their business trash and recycling storage.

 

Mayor Adams hosted an Iftar dinner this week. Ramadan Mubarak to the Muslim community! 

 

During this holy time of year, we wish all those who celebrate to have a joyous holiday. Chag Pesach to all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating Passover! Happy Orthodox Easter to the Eastern Orthodox community!

 

In partnership,

Fred Kreizman

Commissioner, Mayor's Community Affairs Unit

DEC ANNOUNCES NORTHERN PIKE, PICKEREL, TIGER MUSKELLUNGE, AND WALLEYE SEASON OPENS MAY 1

 

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the fishing season for northern pike, pickerel, tiger muskellunge, and walleye opens on May 1. Fishing regulation changes implemented earlier this year replaced the floating “Saturday” season openers with a fixed date in addition to other improvements to enhance fishing opportunities across the state.

 

“We’re excited to announce the opening of these seasons as part of our new, streamlined program and wish all anglers across the state another safe and successful fishing season,” Commissioner Seggos said. “DEC is committed to enhancing the world class fishing opportunities New York offers, and our experts continue to advance important conservation and restoration actions to grow the sport and capitalize on the economic opportunities they create. We look forward to hearing from anglers as we continue to improve our regulations to make it easier for all to enjoy fishing in New York State.”

 

The May 1 opening combined with targeted management efforts to improve fish populations are being implemented to expand fishing opportunities in the state. Walleye and northern pike fishing can be particularly good in the cool water conditions of early spring. Due to stocking and other DEC management efforts, walleye are found in more than 140 waters throughout the State and quality fisheries exist in every major watershed. For information on where to go and how to catch walleye, visit DEC’s website.

 

New regulations also increased the Oneida Lake daily walleye limit to five fish, providing additional harvest opportunity. The population estimate for adult walleye remains at historically high levels with more than one million adult fish. DEC continues to carefully manage the health of the walleye populations, and will be undertaking a mark-recapture study and a full creel survey on Oneida Lake for 2022 to continue monitoring this important walleye fishery.

For information on the fishing regulation changes for 2022 or other fishing information, visit DEC’s website at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html

  

Fourth New York Man Charged wth Conspiring to Kidnap New Jersey Man

 

 A New York man was charged today with conspiring to kidnap and hold for ransom a Fort Lee, New Jersey, resident, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Gabriel Anthony, 34, of Queens, New York, is charged by complaint with conspiring to commit kidnapping. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer in Newark federal court and was detained.

Three conspirators – Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island, New York, and Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both of Queens, New York – were charged by complaint on April 7, 2022 with conspiring to commit kidnapping.  

According to documents filed in the cases, and statements made in court:

On April 5, 2022, the four conspirators drove to the victim’s home in Fort Lee. Ferrelli and Anthony entered the victim’s home wearing masks. They bound the victim’s hands, placed duct tape over his eyes and mouth, and forced him into a vehicle. 

Law enforcement received information that kidnappers had sent the victim’s wife a photograph of the victim bound and duct-taped, demanding a ransom of approximately $680,000. When law enforcement responded to the victim’s home, they located what appeared to be duct tape with pieces of latex gloves stuck to it. After reviewing local surveillance footage, law enforcement identified a gray minivan used in the abduction. Other surveillance footage showed the minivan crossing the George Washington Bridge shortly after the kidnapping, and subsequently crossing into the Bronx and then into Queens. 

The following day, New York Police Department personnel responded to Prince Street in Queens, where they encountered Ferrelli guarding the door to a building. When officers approached Ferrelli, they heard a man screaming for help inside the building. Officers entered the building and found the victim with his hands bound, and duct tape over his eyes and mouth.

Law enforcement located the gray minivan used in the kidnapping parked in the driveway of Lee’s home in Queens. Records showed that the minivan had been rented by Lee’s wife at LaGuardia Airport on April 4, 2022.

The maximum penalty for the offense is life imprisonment.

U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of George M. Crouch Jr.; the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Prosecutor Mark Musella; officers of the Fort Lee Police Department, under the direction of Chief Matthew J. Hintze; and the New York Police Department under the direction of Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell with the investigation leading to the charges..

The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Putnam County Narcotics Dealer Arrested In Connection With The Murder Of One Of His Customers

Dwayne Pulliam Arrested for Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine and for Traveling Interstate and Using Facilities of Interstate Commerce to Operate a Narcotics Business Enterprise, and Murdering a Customer He Believed Was Stealing from That Business 

 Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Kevin McConville, the Sheriff of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, announced today the filing of a criminal complaint in White Plains federal court charging DWAYNE PULLIAM, a/k/a “Doc,” with: (1) participating in a crack-cocaine-distribution conspiracy; and (2) traveling between New York and Connecticut, and using cellphones, to operate a narcotics business enterprise—his business selling crack cocaine—and murdering Lori Lee Campbell, a customer he believed was stealing from his business. PULLIAM was arrested yesterday afternoon in the area of New Milford, Connecticut, and was presented yesterday before United States Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause. PULLIAM was ordered held without bail.

As alleged in the Complaint[1]:

In or about December 2020, PULLIAM was released from approximately 24 years of prison for murder. Not long afterward, from at least in or about January 2022, PULLIAM engaged with others in the business of selling crack cocaine, traveling between New York and Connecticut to do so, and using phones to do so.

On March 29, 2022, PULLIAM contacted a co-conspirator of his in the drug trade and asked him to help move an Acura that belonged to Lori Lee Campbell. PULLIAM told his co-conspirator that he suspected that Campbell was stealing drugs from him, that PULLIAM confronted Campbell, that Campbell tried to leave but PULLIAM did not let her do so, and that Campbell started screaming. PULLIAM then told his co-conspirator that he “stopped her from screaming” and that this was not the first time he had “done this.”

When the co-conspirator went with PULLIAM back to PULLIAM’s apartment in Patterson, New York, the co-conspirator saw Campbell’s dead body in the apartment, wrapped in a sheet. PULLIAM said “there’s the culprit,” and then directed his co-conspirator to help him move the body, threatening to kill the co-conspirator’s family if the co-conspirator did not do so. The co-conspirator helped PULLIAM move the body to PULLIAM’s Honda Accord, and they then drove to PULLIAM’s mother’s house in North Carolina. PULLIAM and his co-conspirator got shovels, a bag of lime, and plastic wrap from a shed by PULLIAM’s mother’s house, and drove Campbell’s body to a cul-de-sac, where her body was ultimately covered in lime and buried in a shallow grave.

On April 19, 2021, law enforcement officers found and recovered Campbell’s body from the area in North Carolina where PULLIAM’s co-conspirator said it was buried.

DWAYNE PULLIAM, a/k/a “Doc,” 59, of Patterson, New York is charged with one count of traveling in interstate commerce, and using a facility in interstate commerce, with intent to engage in a business enterprise involving narcotics, and thereafter committing murder to further that unlawful activity, and one count of participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams and more of crack cocaine. The travel act count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The narcotics conspiracy count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.

The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by a judge.

Mr. Williams praised the outstanding work of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the FBI Charlotte Division, the DEA New York Division, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Alamance County Sherriff’s Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the Putnam County District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Williams noted that the investigation is ongoing.

The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

[1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Complaint, and the description of the Complaint set forth herein, constitutes only allegations, and every fact described therein should be treated as an allegation.

Senator Biaggi's Week in Review: 4/18/22-4/22/22

 

Dear Community,

Happy Earth Day! In celebration of Earth Day, my office is launching a “Stop the Waste” campaign, focused on reducing food and clothing waste in District 34! 

Food scraps are one of the most prominent types of waste to exist. Every year, more than 1 million tons of food gets thrown away in NYC alone. Food sitting in landfills emits dangerous methane gas that further contributes to climate change, making food waste responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. 

However, there are many vital resources available from the NYC Department of Sanitation that can help reduce food waste in the Bronx such as the Curbside Composting Program, Food Scraps Public Drop-off, and the Master Composter Course. For those in Westchester, The New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycle has an interactive map where you can search for your local food scraps drop-off programs or residential collection services. I strongly encourage everyone to explore and take advantage of these programs. 

In the coming weeks, my office will be hosting a DIY composting event in the Bronx. Stay tuned for more details! 

Clothing waste also remains a massive problem in our communities and around the world. The average New Yorker tosses 46 pounds of clothing and other textiles in the trash each year. Overall, NYC discards nearly 200,000 tons of textiles every year, at a cost to both taxpayers and our environment. Unfortunately, many New Yorkers are unaware that they can recycle their clothing and textiles. The New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling offers a Textile Recovery Locations Search Engine where you can find the organizations that operate textile collection bins.

However, this issue runs deeper than improperly disposing of clothing and textiles. The fashion industry as a whole is one of the most harmful industries to our planet– accounting for nearly 8% of greenhouse gas emissions on our planet. Yet, the industry remains largely unregulated, operating with little accountability or oversight for its impact on our planet. 

This is why I am proud to carry the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. This bill requires apparel and footwear companies doing business in New York State who make $100 million/year in gross earnings to map their supply chains, conduct mandatory human rights due diligence, and meet science-based targets to reduce their carbon footprint– ideally reducing carbon emissions and forcing companies to change how they operate world-wide. 

We already have a broad coalition of support for this bill including advocates and industry leaders. However, we must continue to garner support from stakeholders and community members like you in order to get it passed! Visit TheFashionAct.org to join our coalition or join us on April 26th in Albany for a rally to put pressure on the Legislature to pass this bill. 

There has never been a more urgent time to take action that protects our environment and combats climate change. We are on the brink of climate disaster, and we must all do our part, big or small, to reduce waste in our communities and diminish our carbon footprint. This Earth Day, let’s all renew our commitment to protecting our environment and building a better, more sustainable world!

With Gratitude,

State Senator Alessandra Biaggi