Here are the new gun laws taking effect this week in New York

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. Wednesday August 31, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT [These are the new NY gun laws taking effect this week]( [An electronic sign outside 622 Third Avenue in Manhattan -- across from Gov. Kathy Hochul's office -- reads, "Gun Free Zone." These signs appear ahead of the bulk of the state's new gun laws set to take effect Thursday.]( [There’s a long list of “sensitive places” where firearms will be banned, regardless of whether the gun owner has a concealed carry permit.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [Grubhub]( SPONSORED [Grubhub’s Labor Day Eats: Top 5 Picks for the Long Weekend]( [Whether you’re off to the beach to soak up some summer sun, picnicking in the park, or heading to a rooftop party with friends, here's a list of some of the best Labor Day eats in the city to help you send summer off in style.]( [Vehicles drive into the Holland Tunnel on their way to New York City in June 2021. A proposed project would widen the New Jersey Turnpike extension leading to the tunnel.]( [NJ Gov. Murphy defends plan to widen Turnpike, but doesn’t address ‘choke point’ of Holland Tunnel]( [Instead, on “Ask Governor Murphy,” he pointed to infrastructure projects that could mean less dependence on the highway.]( [New York City taxi drivers and their supporters demanding debt relief rally during the second week of a hunger strike outside City Hall on October 31st, 2021.]( ['Giving us a new life': Debt relief is coming for NYC's yellow taxi medallion owners next month]( [Under the plan, debts will be capped at $200,000 and the city will make $30,000 down payments on new taxi medallion loans.]( [WNYC and Gothamist senior reporter Nancy Solomon, at left, interviews New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for "Ask Governor Murphy" on WBGO, WHYY and WNYC.]( [NJ Gov. Murphy won't call on Jersey City's Amy DeGise to resign. He says it's not about politics.]( [The politically connected councilwoman was caught on surveillance video driving away from a collision with a bicyclist]( [Mayor Eric Adams, officials and gun control advocates ask New York-based credit card companies to help curb shootings at a press conference at City Hall Tuesday afternoon.]( [NYC leaders will use pension funds to push Mastercard, AmEx to help flag gun sales]( [They join a growing list of state and city leaders who support the move.]( [Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park as seen from the park]( [Afternoon Addition: Maspeth is NYC’s neighborhood with largest growth in apartment searches this year]( [With Manhattan rents soaring, New York City's next up-and-coming neighborhoods could be in Queens and unexpected parts of Brooklyn. The latest on housing, the Prospect Park dog attacker, Gov. Kathy Hochul and more.]( [A photo of e-bike workers and officials gathered in the Workers Justice Project offices. Los Deliveristas are urging NYCHA not to ban e-bikes.]( [Los Deliveristas implore NYCHA to reconsider proposed e-bike ban, as deadline looms]( [The workers expressed fears that they would be hassled when making deliveries and that the ban could extend to private landlords.]( [Participant seen holding a sign at the protest. Home care workers, seniors, and people with disabilities held a rally at the Fordham Bus Plaza in the Bronx in support of fair pay, March 12, 2021]( [Home care workers turn to New York City Council to outlaw 24-hour shifts]( [If successful, the measure would end a practice in which New York home care workers are assigned to 24-hour shifts and paid for just 13 hours of their time.]( [Housing discrimination]( [Long Island real estate companies settle housing bias claims, pledge to follow the law, boost training]( [The agreements follow a Newsday investigation that found widespread unequal treatment, including efforts to steer non-white clients away from white neighborhoods.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.