State Assembly News

Neighborhood advocates rally at the Flushing Public Library against the proposed casino next to Citi Field.

Parks

Mets Owners Are Already Drilling at Citi Field — Without NYC Casino Bid Settled

April 1, 2025, 4:22 p.m.April 2, 2025, 3:25 p.m.

Mets owners have started exploratory work on Queens park land — and Sen. John Liu has committed to help win state to build at Flushing Meadows.

Marijuana

Cannabis Store Operators Call for Loan Forgiveness

Jan. 9, 2025, 8:13 p.m.Jan. 9, 2025, 8:13 p.m.

Faced with high-cost loans, social equity borrowers say a New York State program designed to help them threatens to sink their businesses instead.

Howard Beach residents voter early at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy.

Elections

A Nail-Biting Down-Ballot Rematch Hardly Seems to in Howard Beach

Nov. 1, 2024, 12:04 p.m.Nov. 1, 2024, 12:04 p.m.

Many early voters said they hadn’t thought much about the Assembly race again pitting Democratic incumbent Stacey Pheffer Amato against Republican Tom Sullivan.

Streets

McGuinness Boulevard Opponents Trounced in Low-Turnout Greenpoint Contests

June 28, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 28, 2024, 10:29 a.m.

ers of incumbent Assemblymember Emily Gallagher are taking her decisive win as a sign locals want the city to move ahead with stalled safety improvements on the treacherous roadway.

Posters for progressive Assembly candidates Claire Valdez and Johanna Carmona were taped to a Sunnyside business window.

Elections

Not Just Congress: 9 Races to Watch in New York’s June Primary

June 10, 2024, 5:01 a.m.July 5, 2024, 1:59 p.m.

Democratic socialist endorsements and pro-Israel spending are influencing tight races in NYC’s legislative seats.

Brooklyn

Derelict Clinton Hill Building a Monument to Hochul Official’s Failed Intervention

May 15, 2024, 5:05 a.m.March 20, 2025, 2:45 p.m.

Walter Mosley, New York’s new secretary of state, stopped the sale of the government-owned Fulton Street structure a decade ago when he served in the Assembly. Now neighbors are trying again to revive it.

Marijuana

State Lawmakers Slam Cannabis Contract with Private Equity Firm

May 8, 2024, 1:50 p.m.May 8, 2024, 1:59 p.m.

Bronx state Sen. Gustavo Rivera is among three state legislators demanding more scrutiny of a costly loan deal uncovered by THE CITY.

Yi Andy Chen campaigns for Assembly in Queens.

Elections

State Campaigns Are About to Rake in $100 Million of Public Funding — While Also Spending All The Private Money They Want

May 1, 2024, 6:00 a.m.April 30, 2024, 7:43 p.m.

And while NYC’s public campaign finance system endures scandals, the state won’t audit the majority of campaigns.

50th Assembly District candidates Emily Gallagher, left, and challenger Anathea Simpkins.

Elections

McGuinness Bike Lane Foes Back Primary Challenger in Greenpoint Assembly Race

April 1, 2024, 5:01 a.m.April 1, 2024, 6:31 a.m.

State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher faces a challenge from Anathea Simpkins, who is backed by forces working to block a street safety redesign on McGuinness Boulevard.

NYCHA

Housing Agency Ignores Law Requiring Public Disclosure of NYCHA Code Violations

Aug. 25, 2023, 6:00 p.m.Aug. 27, 2023, 9:45 a.m.

Since January, state law has required the city to detail public housing problems in its online portal. That’s not happening.

State Assembly

Mets Owners Are Already Drilling at Citi Field — Without NYC Casino Bid Settled

Cannabis Store Operators Call for Loan Forgiveness

A Nail-Biting Down-Ballot Rematch Hardly Seems to in Howard Beach

McGuinness Boulevard Opponents Trounced in Low-Turnout Greenpoint Contests

Not Just Congress: 9 Races to Watch in New York’s June Primary

Derelict Clinton Hill Building a Monument to Hochul Official’s Failed Intervention

State Lawmakers Slam Cannabis Contract with Private Equity Firm

State Campaigns Are About to Rake in $100 Million of Public Funding — While Also Spending All The Private Money They Want

McGuinness Bike Lane Foes Back Primary Challenger in Greenpoint Assembly Race

Housing Agency Ignores Law Requiring Public Disclosure of NYCHA Code Violations

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