New York must catch up to the rest of the nation and pass legislation to
raise the age of criminal responsibility before another generation of our youth have to suffer the consequences,» said Victoria Khazzam, Supervisor of the Restorative Justice and Custody Visitation programs at the Westchester Rockland Mediation Center
Leaders
of each legislative conference spoke quickly about their priorities —
raising the
age of criminal responsibility for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, authorizing ride - hailing for Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb, reforming workers» compensation insurance for Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan —
before answering questions from the press.