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Aliana Jabbary

New York State

Politics

The fight to recognize the MENA identity

New York considers Middle Eastern and North African individuals to be white. A new bill would change that.

Power Lists

Power Lists

New York’s district attorneys, all across the political spectrum

Where key county prosecutors stand on guns, drugs, bail reform and more.

Nonprofits

Policy

Nonprofits advocate for voting rights through midterms

Legal protections for voters expanded this summer when the landmark John Lewis Voting Rights Act was passed, yet threats continue to creep up in the court system.

Politics

Hunter students question fate of affordable campus housing with dorm slated for demolition

Student government representatives are seeking answers about the Brookdale Campus Residence, known as the Brookdale dorms.

Nonprofits

Personality

Southampton cannabis dispensary takes shape to support Shinnecock Nation

Chenae Bullock, managing director of Little Beach Harvest, discusses how the Long Island marijuana operation will deliver on social and economic equity and when it will be open for business.