NEW YORK — Fat is in. Tats, not so much.
Top officials in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Tuesday signaled support for a bill that would prohibit workplace and housing discrimination against people based on weight and height. But they offered a lukewarm response to a similar bill seeking to ban discrimination based on tattoos.
The legislation, sponsored by Councilman Shaun Abreu, D-Manhattan, would amend the city’s civil rights law to include people who are overweight, short or have tattoos as members of a protected class and would increase the liability risk for employers and landlords who make hiring and housing decisions based on those traits.
