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Transportation
Penn Station redo and skyscraper plan may lead to a repeat of past mistakes
Developers’ plans include building 10 new buildings in the area around the transit hub, but it’s unclear how a Hudson Yards-esque expansion would benefit the surrounding neighborhood.
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Adams flares up on bail, asylum seekers arrive from Texas, monkeypox declared state emergency
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Editor's Note
City & State and PIX11 to co-moderate District 12 debate at Hunter College
Democrats Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler and Suraj Patel will face off in primetime.
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Senate Set to Approve Over $50B to Expand Semiconductor Production
Mayors and local leaders hope the subsidies will create more than 1 million jobs nationwide over six years.
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De Blasio drops out and Lee Zeldin attacked
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Heard Around Town
Women make up 95% of campaign donors to Andrew Cuomo
The former governor still has defenders giving to his campaign account – and very few of them seem to be men
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Aside from Claudia Tenney, New York reps vote to codify same-sex marriage rights
Forty-seven GOP lawmakers voted to recognize marriage equality, including all but one New York Republican.
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New York state Senate staffers announce unionization effort
About 10% of the 700-some Senate staffers have officially joined the organizing efforts for the New York State Legislative Workers Union.
Heard Around Town
Stewart-Cousins and Gianaris back Rivera for redrawn state Senate District 33 race
The state senator picked up his first endorsements from fellow elected officials.
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Districting Commission releases draft of New York City Council maps
“Preliminary” was the key word as commissioners proposed a shakeup in southern Brooklyn and other changes in new draft City Council maps.
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Hochul and Adams shift away from fearful gun violence rhetoric
Both have recently attributed their anti-gun violence efforts to a decrease in shootings, but stats show gun crimes continue to exceed pre-pandemic levels.
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Eric Adams said he has only been to his ‘secret’ office four times
Adams downplayed a report released Wednesday revealing he has another office in a high-rise building just blocks from City Hall.
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JCOPE’s last stand and Gateway moves forward
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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New York’s true two-person race for governor
The WFP has replaced Jumaane Williams with Gov. Kathy Hochul on the ballot, removing the last true third party candidate from the November election
New York City
How does redistricting work in New York City?
Buckle up for another round of legislative map re-drawing, this time for New York City’s 51 Council districts.
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Another Staten Island secession task force bill, really?
New York City Council Member Joe Borelli wants to explore making the borough a city again after his last attempt failed.
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Abortion, gun rights and rent increases
Rounding up the week’s political news.
abortion
New York lawmakers rage in wake of Supreme Court’s ‘abhorrent’ reversal of Roe v. Wade
Officials vowed to uphold New York laws protecting the right to an abortion, saying the state would remain a ‘safe haven’ for out-of-state abortion seekers.
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Housing plan unveiled and continued dysfunction at Rikers
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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