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People celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York outside of Stonewall Inn in Manhattan, where the gay rights movement is considered to have started in 1969.

New York State

How New York almost didn’t legalize same-sex marriage

The threats. The fights. The sacrifices. The behind-the-scenes story of the landmark 2011 law.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins passes legislation to protect New Yorkers against toxic materials.

This Week’s Headlines

Whirlwind last week in Albany

Rounding up the week’s political news

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Criminal Justice

What’s going on with marijuana legalization?

Negotiations stalled over the weekend, but there are back-up bills

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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John Stewart attending a dedication ceremony for the new memorial glade at ground zero, for those who became sick or died after responding to the 9/11 attacks, in May.

This Week’s Headlines

Revitalizing rent regs and ending vaccine exemptions

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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New York City

The Charter Revision Commission approves 17 ballot initiatives

Here’s what will be on New York City ballots this fall.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Destroyed houses on Rockaway beach, four months after Hurricane Sandy hit New York.

Energy & Environment

Everyone supports climate change legislation, so why can’t it pass?

Despite apparent overwhelming support from lawmakers, the Climate and Community Protection Act may not pass in this session.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

policy

This Week’s Headlines

Wrangling over rent laws, marijuana in doubt and de Blasio’s endorsements

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Tenant advocates in Albany make a last-ditch effort to pass rent regulation reforms.

Housing

Can New York rein in big real estate?

The policy debate raging between landlords and tenant advocates.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

policy

So much for including marijuana legalization into the budget.

Criminal Justice

Why civil rights advocates say decriminalization of marijuana isn’t enough

The measure to lessen the impact of disproportionate policing is touted as a compromise.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

policy

What's the status of New York's efforts to legalize recreational marijuana?

Criminal Justice

Marijuana’s stumbling blocks

Dems are in charge, polls show it’s popular, but not so much in the suburbs.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

policy