Governor Andrew Cuomo issued this letter to Senator Simcha Felder hours after Democrats won two seats in the state Senate in special elections Tuesday. Because Felder, a Democrat, conferences with Republicans in the Senate, the GOP retain control of the house despite being outnumbered. Dear Senator Felder, Given Shelley Mayer’s […]
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An open letter to NY Dems: “Pivotal” elections are approaching
An open letter to New York state Democrats from the party’s Executive Director, Geoff Berman: In the last few weeks New York State’s Democratic political world was revolutionized. The Senate Democrats, who were part of the Independent Democratic Caucus (IDC), have dissolved and joined with the mainline Democrats. Governor Cuomo […]
Senator renews call for armed officers at city schools
For the second time in two weeks, Sen. Simcha Felder is calling for armed police to be posted outside every New York City school. Sen. Felder, D-Brooklyn, first called for armed NYPD officers to be placed at city schools after a Halloween terror attack in New York City. In that […]
NYC bag tax dominates recent budget hearing
Both State Senator Simcha Felder and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio share the same objective – a greener New York – but believe in different solutions. At the joint budget hearing on local government in Albany on January 30th, De Blasio and legislators spoke about a variety […]