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Rebecca C. Lewis
Albany Agenda
Politics
New six-figure ad buy to push for NY HEAT Act in state budget
Climate change advocates are taking their fight to the airwaves.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul offers three-day budget extender
The extension is short, but that doesn’t mean a budget deal is imminent.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
Albany Agenda
Policy
Andrea Stewart-Cousins: Lawmakers still waiting on labor-developer deal on housing
The state Senate majority leader said the New York budget won’t be done by April 1.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
Albany Agenda
Politics
Few City & State readers think we’re looking at an on-time budget
It’s budget week in the Capitol, and it could be the first of many.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis and Peter Sterne
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
New York State
Politics
Building the strategy to pass an Equal Rights Amendment in New York
The ballot amendment would enshrine additional protections in the state constitution.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
Albany Agenda
Policy
Gov. Kathy Hochul killed these bills last year – and they’re back from the dead
The governor may have struck them down with vetoes, but state lawmakers are trying again.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
Heard Around Town
Politics
Tom Suozzi’s victory lap
The prodigal Congress member schmoozed in Great Neck Monday night.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
Heard Around Town
Politics
It’s time for the NY political world to pay homage to the Irish
Parades, flag-raising, Irish-themed attack ads – Happy St. Patrick’s Day New York!
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis
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.
- By Rebecca C. Lewis