Carl Heastie

Will a real estate transfer tax raise as much money and accomplish the same goals as the now-dead pied-a-terre tax?
Transferring to a real estate transfer tax
State lawmakers are considering a transfer tax to raise money for the MTA. What does that mean?
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi.
New York State
New York law lets sexual harassers off the hook
These young lawmakers are out to change that.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Lawmakers have been vigilant about pursuing recreational marijuana legalization.
Has marijuana legalization fallen out of the state budget?
Cuomo has doubts, but lawmakers say they are not giving up.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Former senate majority leader John Flanagan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
New York State
Making sense of the legislative pecking order
The Assembly and state Senate are filled with leaders, but what do their titles mean?
By ZACH WILLIAMS
E.J. McMahon on the left and Julia Salazar on the right
Personality
The most unlikely allies in New York politics
Rocky and Apollo. Thor and Loki. Hakeem Jeffries and the Koch brothers.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Rush hour traffic in on the Brooklyn Bridge
De Blasio endorsed congestion pricing. Now what?
The governor and mayor are aligned, but a few unanswered questions remain for congestion pricing’s future.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
Bail reform panel
Criminal justice reforms up next ahead of Caucus Weekend
Democratic state lawmakers tackle bail, parole in coming days.
By JEFF COLTIN
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie speaks during a ceremony commemorating the signing of Reproductive Health Act legislation.
New York State
In Democratic Albany, property tax cap is a rare disconnect
Proposal making it permanent gives the chamber some leverage in budget talks.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Letitia_James
Personality
African-Americans who made political history in New York
From Edward A. Johnson and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. to Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Letitia James.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
Alessandra Biaggi
Biaggi looks to revive state Senate Ethics Committee
The freshman will chair the moribund committee and actually hold hearings.
By DAVID CRUZ
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