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Pamela Harris resigned from her seat in the New York State Assembly to prepare her defense in her upcoming trial. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Pamela Harris resigns from State Assembly

April 3 | By Paula Katinas

Democratic Assemblymember Pamela Harris, who was indicted by a federal grand jury...

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A bill to keep guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous individuals failed in the state Senate. Brooklyn Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (far right) and state Sen. Brian Kavanagh (at the podium), and Manhattan’s state Sen. Brad Hoylman (far left) introduced the bill in January. Photo from a January press conference, courtesy of the Kavanagh's office

Bill to keep guns out of the hands of persons deemed dangerous shot down by State Senate Republicans

March 30 | By Mary Frost

Early Friday morning, New York state Senate Republicans — once again — blocked a...

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Protesters from the Riders Alliance and other groups rallied outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s midtown Manhattan office to push for state approval of congestion pricing. File photo courtesy of Riders Alliance

Riders Alliance rallies for congestion pricing

March 23 | By Paula Katinas

Mounting a last-minute push to win approval of congestion pricing, members...

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Cynthia Nixon, pictured at her first campaign stop in Brownsville on Tuesday after announcing she would challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic Primary, has accepted invitations from Borough President Eric Adams and Councilmember Carlos Menchaca to pay a return visit the Brooklyn. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File

Brooklyn could be seeing a lot of Cynthia Nixon

March 22 | By Paula Katinas

If the early days of her campaign are any indication, Democrat Cynthia...

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State Sen. Diane Savino (center), who recently attended a luncheon in Coney Island with NYCHA tenant leaders, is seeking to draw attention to the mold problem in many NYCHA buildings. Photo courtesy of Savino’s office

Brooklyn pols push for answers in NYCHA emergency

March 21 | By Paula Katinas

The 396,581 tenants living in poor conditions in apartments run by...

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Cynthia Nixon, a former star of the landmark HBO series "Sex and the City," is pictured at an event for The Human Rights Campaign on Feb. 3, where she received an award. On Tuesday, the actress-director made Brownsville her first stop in her campaign for governor. (Jason DeCrow/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign, File)

Nixon visits Brownsville to kick off campaign for governor

March 20 | By Paula Katinas

Actress Cynthia Nixon came to Brooklyn on Tuesday to officially kick off...

State

State Sen. Marty Golden says he is generally in favor of a proposal to double the number of speed cameras outside of schools and has supported another transportation innovation, congestion pricing, which he has supported since the concept was first proposed during the Bloomberg administration years ago. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Golden talks congestion pricing, speed cameras

March 9 | By Paula Katinas

As state budget negotiations intensified in Albany ahead of an April 1...

State

State Sen. Diane Savino and members of the State Senate Independent Democratic Conference issued an eye-opening report on the lead crisis in NYCHA buildings around the city. Image courtesy of state Sen. Diane Savino’s office

State Senate IDC pushes for NYCHA reforms

March 2 | By Paula Katinas

In the wake of the release of their scathing report on the...

State

Kathryn Robb makes a point during the gathering outside state Sen. Marty Golden’s office in Bay Ridge. Photo courtesy of New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators

Sex abuse survivors demand GOP support for bill

February 27 | By Paula Katinas

A group of protesters that included survivors of child sex abuse demonstrated...

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