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Rebecca C. Lewis

is the senior state politics reporter at City & State New York.

News & Politics

Politics

Hochul offers three-day budget extender

The extension is short, but that doesn’t mean a budget deal is imminent.

New York State

Politics

Building trades ask state Legislature to step in on 421-a labor standards

Eight construction unions criticized REBNY’s proposal for a wage floor and urged lawmakers to take the lead on a compromise plan.

Heard Around Town

Policy

Heastie: ‘There’s an understanding’ on tenant protections in NY budget

The Assembly speaker told reporters he hopes state budget negotiations will result in a deal on housing.

News & Politics

Politics

Trade unions say REBNY is lowballing them in negotiations over 421-a replacement

The Steamfitters and the Carpenters say the Real Estate Board of New York’s proposal guarantees wages well below their unions’ prevailing wages.

Albany Agenda

Politics

Goldman, Levine and Reynoso back new bus funding

Rep. Dan Goldman, and the Manhattan and Brooklyn borough presidents, want Hochul to include $90 million for more free buses and better service

Albany Agenda

Politics

Pro-Palestine activists urge primary voters to cast blank ballots to protest Biden

The state Board of Elections does not plan to include blank ballots in its unofficial election day results, which could undermine the protest.

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Policy

Policy

Expansion of hate crimes pushed by Sharpton, Dukes, groups representing marginalized communities

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Member Carl Heastie are being urged to support the Hate Crimes Modernization Act.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Tom Suozzi’s victory lap

The prodigal Congress member schmoozed in Great Neck Monday night.

Policy

Policy

What will New York’s next real estate developer tax break look like?

The replacement for 421-a could come down to negotiations between REBNY and organized labor.

Policy

Policy

New York Legislature releases budget rebuttals

Here’s a rundown of where the state Senate, Assembly and governor stand on major budget issues.

Albany Agenda

Politics

The NY lawmakers hoping for a 2024 comeback

Voters will see familiar names on their ballots, including Elijah Reichlin-Melnick and likely Tom Abinanti.

Albany Agenda

Personality

Jeffrion Aubry, voice of the Assembly, is leaving it after 30 years

The speaker pro tempore was instrumental in repealing the Rockefeller drug laws and building a performing arts center to honor Louis Armstrong.

Albany Agenda

Politics

Hochul says subway crime ‘not statistically significant, but psychologically significant’

The governor's supporters say the specter of National Guard troops checking bags will make New Yorkers feel safer, but activists say it’s just a militarized version of stop-and-frisk.

Criminal Justice

Politics

Hochul leaves bail behind and continues tough-on-crime approach with subway deployment

The governor said she would send National Guard troops and state police to check bags in the New York City subway system.