Kings County Politics As the plastic bag ban is set to become law next week under the reasoning that it will decrease endangerment to...

NY Post Paper or plastic? New York shoppers may soon find themselves juggling their groceries home. A paper bag shortage is expect...

QNS After City Council approved a bill that would place a tax on single-use paper bags, Councilman Robert Holden is calling the move...

New York Times  After weeks of intraparty bickering, the New York State Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday signed off ...

From NY1 : Governor Andrew Cuomo is revisiting the idea of a fee on plastic grocery bags with a new task force. The commission will stud...

From the Daily News : Mayor de Blasio said he's "very open" to banning plastic bags outright after the state legislature and...

From the Queens Chronicle : One of the hottest stories last spring was the City Council’s close and contentious vote to charge customers f...

From Crains : On Thursday, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito backed an effort to reduce plastic bag use and waste. Councilman B...