The New York City Districting Commission recently published online the new city council district maps, which will be in place for the next decade. Over the course of eight months, the commission spent more than 100 hours redrawing lines after having received more than 13,000 submissions from the public and hosting 20 public meetings. more

With the new legislative session just weeks away, state lawmakers are gearing up to begin the hard and often arduous work of trying to turn their budding bills into laws. more

A climate change organization tried something unique during the holiday season to tug at the heart strings of Gov. Kathy Hochul this week. They delivered illustrated letters to the governor’s midtown offices from children asking to include $10 billion for climate justice in this year’s state budget. more

With the 2023 legislative session just around the corner, a group of politicians and organizations held rallies around the state earlier this month to push for a more progressive tax system that would hike tax rates for corporations and the ultra-wealthy. more

New York landlords can no longer impose surcharges on rent-regulated tenants who install their own air-conditioners after a bill sponsored by state Sen. Robert Jackson and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul Nov. 21. more

On the night of his election victory, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera rattled off a list of organizations that helped him across the finish line. One that stood out was the Working Families Party. more

Not even a month out of the state’s electoral season and the first move in the city council race, at least in the northwest Bronx, has been made: On Nov. 22 the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic club voted unanimously to endorse Eric Dinowitz for another term as the city councilman. more

While the red wave failed to materialize throughout the country, it did manage to come ashore in New York. Democrats lost almost every competitive Congressional election this cycle, and Republican Lee Zeldin came within five points of Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul — one of the closest gubernatorial races in decades. more

A longtime Highbridge resident has been honored by the New York state Office for the Aging for his volunteer work in the Van Cortlandt Park area, where he has been a treasurer with the Van Cortlandt Park Jewish Center. more

New Settlement hosted a Thanksgiving giveaway outside their Jerome Avenue community center Nov. 17 in partnership with Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York Sen. Luis Sepulveda, Bronx borough president Vanessa Gibson, city council members Althea Stevens and Pierina Sanchez, and sponsors Ponce Bank and United Way. more