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Helen Keller's family members irate over changes to communication bill of rights proposal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (852+ words) Assembly Member Angelo Santabarbara, left, and his son Michael, who suffers from autism, pose together in the Assembly chamber. Office of Assembly Member Angelo Santabarbara Proposed changes to a bill aimed at guaranteeing people with developmental disabilities " especially nonverbal people…...
Opinion: Lowering energy bills starts with getting New York off fossil fuels
3+ week, 5+ day ago (367+ words) Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, center, and state Sens. Kristen Gonzalez, left, and Julia Salazar, right, attend a rally in support of public power in Battery Park in November 2023. Michael Paulson By Emily Gallagher and Kristen Gonzalez New Yorkers are feeling…...
Jewish nonprofit sends Mamdani 3, 000 letters for security perimeter bill
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (367+ words) UJA-Federation of New York co-hosted a rally celebrating Council Speaker Julie Menin after she passed the "buffer zone" bills. Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani contemplates vetoing a pair of bills regulating protests…...
Opinion: Permanent supportive housing works. Let's not undo it.
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (627+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrating the 2024 opening of Homes for Heroes Veterans Apartments in Tappan, a newly constructed 14-unit permanent supportive housing development. Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Permanent Supportive Housing, or PSH, is not a theory. It is…...
Tensions rise in slow budget talks as lawmakers poised to pass third extender
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (372+ words) State lawmakers are returning to the Capitol to pass another budget extender. Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images Tension is mounting in Albany as Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders stubbornly stick to their guns in policy debates to…...
Opinion: The Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment is a historic opportunity for the Bronx
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) Kindsbridge Armory Office of the Bronx Borough President By Vanessa L. Gibson The future of the Northwest Bronx will be anchored by a massive redevelopment project on a site that has sat vacant for far too long. Thanks to an unprecedented…...
Hochul leads Blakeman by just 13 points in latest Siena poll
2+ week, 16+ min ago (217+ words) GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is catching up to Gov. Kathy Hochul in the polls. Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images While Gov. Kathy Hochul still holds a double-digit lead over her likely GOP gubernatorial opponent Bruce Blakeman, the…...
Who's who in Zohran Mamdani's administration?
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (337+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Chief of Staff Elle Bisgaard-Church and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Light Rocket via Getty Images As soon as a New York City mayoral candidate wins election "and in most cases for several…...
An Albany exodus of retiring state lawmakers
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (215+ words) There's an exodus of retiring lawmakers from the state Capitol. Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images By Rebecca C. Lewis and Eric Holmberg Another Republican looking to retire at the end of the year, Manktelow entered office to represent a…...
Internal GOP poll shows Blakeman just 9 points behind Hochul
2+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) Nassau County Executive and GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman responds to Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State address on Jan. 13, 2026. Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images By Rebecca C. Lewis and Kate Lisa After winning the race for governor…...