New York Lawmakers Rename Proposed Law in Honor of Flaco the Owl

This weekend, Flaco the owl—the famed Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo and had a year of freedom and fame in New York City—died after colliding with an eight-story apartment building on the Upper West Side. RUBEN TOLEDO Spot Flaco on Town & Country’s December 2023/January 2024 cover, illustrated by Ruben Toledo. In his memory, New York lawmakers have renamed the “Bird Safe Building Act” to the FLACO Act—the “Feathered Lives Also Count” Act. The law was introduced in May 2023 by Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal. In a release, the New York State senate said, “This law will require… Read Full Article