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Carl Heastie at protest

Sights & Sounds: Marchers Push Assembly Speaker to Cancel Rent

By Jarrett Murphy | September 16, 2020

But Carl Heastie says the next move in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the federal government’s to make.

Agenda 2019

Max & Murphy: What Are the Prospects for Bail Reform in 2019?

By Jarrett Murphy | November 15, 2018

The sponsor of an Assembly measure that would sharply constrain the use of financial bail says she is optimistic her proposal will become law now that Democrats control the State Senate.

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CityViews: Want to Make Schools Safer? End the School-to-Prison Pipeline

By Maritza Davila | May 18, 2018

‘New legislation shifts schools from punitive, zero-tolerance approaches to discipline, towards restorative approaches that keep students in class and build stronger relationships between students, educators and families.’

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Single-Digit Turnout as Democrats Roll in City’s Special Elections

By Jarrett Murphy | April 25, 2018

The races for three Assembly seats and one Senate district drew between 2 percent and 6 percent of active registered voters.

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Elite High Schools, the MTA, Climate Change are Key Topics as 4 Candidates Vie for East-Side Seat

By Rolando Cruz and Jarrett Murphy | April 13, 2018

District 74 covers most of the Lower East Side, the East Village, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill and some of Midtown East. The preceding assemblyman, Brian Kavanagh, left office to take a seat in the State Senate.

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Voters in Queens Assembly District Could See a Rarity in September: A Contested Race!

By Jonelle Carrera | February 27, 2018

For only the second time in a decade, voters in the Assembly district covering parts of the Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights neighborhoods could see a contested race in the fall, though not in an April special election.

Campaign 2017 Newswire

Help Wanted for City Jails … Are Lawmakers Abusing the Mail? Campaign Headlines for Aug. 30

By Jarrett Murphy | August 30, 2017

What makes less sense: the city paying to provide security at ritzy private schools, or lawmakers from six hours away having a say over the MTA?

Manhattan

No BackSpace: In Primary Race, Voter Choice Could Thwart Ethnic Achievement

By Rong Xiaoqing | July 22, 2016

A growing base of Chinese voters creates a chance for an ethnic first in the contest for a Lower Manhattan Assembly seat. But with three Chinese candidates in the race, the community’s strength could be split.

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Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

By Abigail Savitch-Lew | June 17, 2016

Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.

Transportation

MoveNY Plan Picks Up Senate Supporters, Edges Forward

By Roshan Abraham | June 14, 2016

The MoveNY Fair Plan now exists in proposed form in both the state Senate and Assembly. Advocates hope the MTA’s cash crunch will convince more lawmakers to sign on in the next session.

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