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His departure left Staten Island state Assembly member Nicole Malliotakis as the leading GOP contender and also freed up Massey's endorsement from the Independence Party.

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«We know that New York state, along with other states, could make it a whole lot easier for people to cast their ballots,» said Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Long Island Democrat, «and in the Assembly, we work to intend to work to accomplish that goal.»

The New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, which is firmly in the «progressive» camp of the state's many labor unions, has issued a trio of Assembly endorsements — including a first - time nod for Staten Island Republican Nicole Malliotakis.

Newly - elected Assemblyman Erik Bohen was a man on an self - described island during his first day in the state Assembly chamber.

Also at 10:30 a.m., the state Assembly will hold a public hearing to examine the impact of the proposed federal offshore natural gas and oil lease authorization on the state's environment, Legislative Auditorium, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown, Long Island.

Led by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblyman Nick Perry, chair of the state Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, a delegation of legislators and staff embark today on a humanitarian effort to bring aid and support to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Silver is hosting a fundraiser (cost: $ 500 to $ 5,000 per person) next Monday at 74 State in Albany for the former Long Island assemblyman, who was elevated by his Assembly colleagues to replace scandal - scarred ex-Comptroller Alan Hevesi in February 2007.

5/12/10 — Assemblyman Sam Hoyt (Buffalo / Grand Island) today announced that he will furlough his Assembly staff one day a week until the Governor's furlough of state workers has ended.

Streetsblog will be taking a closer look at what Cuomo, Sheldon Silver's Assembly, and the State Senate (likely under the leadership of Long Island Republican Dean Skelos) can do to protect straphangers and preserve the integrity of the MTA's funding streams.

At 2:30 p.m., state Sen. John Brooks, Assembly members Christine Pellegrino and Kimberly Jean - Pierre, along with local elected officials, call for the installation of elevators in Long Island Rail Road stations, Amityville Long Island Rail Road Station, John Street, Amityville.

Canvassers plan to speak to New Yorkers in targeted state Senate and Assembly districts in Saratoga, Troy, Syracuse, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, New York City and Long Island (several of those areas — especially western New York and Dutchess County — are considered by Democrats as ripe for picking up at least one or two seats next year).

«I'm proud to endorse Anthony Eramo for New York State Assembly, where I know he will stand with me in the tough fights we have ahead to clean up Albany and get Long Island its fair share.»

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Senate Republicans from Long Island on Sunday called for Assembly Democrats to pass legislation that would deny state contracts to companies that boycott Israel.

Malliotakis, who represents the East Shore of Staten Island in the New York State Assembly, cast congestion pricing as «in broad terms, something that needs to be looked at» and described «the Sam Schwartz plan [as] a starting point for a real conversation.»

ALBANY - More than 25 candidates vying for State Senate and Assembly seats on Long Island were omitted from a government reform survey led by former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, records show.

During the budget hearing, which was attended by state senators and Assembly members, Lhota came under fire for the MTA's myriad failings — derailments, poor Access - a-Ride service, even the condition of bathrooms on the Long Island Rail Road, according to the New York Times.

The Republican primary for a state Assembly seat on Staten Island's South Shore last year was especially nasty.

Rhode Island $ 3.46 Connecticut $ 3.00 * Hawaii $ 2.80 New York $ 2.75 New Jersey $ 2.70 Georgia $ 0.37 Louisiana $ 0.36 Virginia $ 0.30 Missouri $ 0.17 S. Carolina $ 0.07 * effective July 1, 2010 Source: The Tax Foundation «As far as we can tell, it's not a done deal, but the governor and Assembly leadership appear to be committed to (raising the cigarette tax),» said James Calvin, president of the state Association of Convenience Stores.

Democrats fared better downstate, flipping an Assembly seat on Long Island and cruising to victory in a hard - fought state Senate race in Westchester County.

STATEN ISLAND — A Democrat who supports Donald Trump is tossing his hat into the ring for the state Assembly seat currently held by Nicole Malliotakis.

But Assemblyman Tom McKevitt, a Republican from Long Island, said he's concerned that, under the Assembly Democrats» bill, the payout from the state's temporary disability fund would rise too steeply and be too costly.

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, who was boosted in his 2014 run for a Long Island Assembly seat by robocalls from his legendary relative, may now deliver the State Senate into Democratic control next month by winning a special election that will reverberate heading into the November elections.

A newly revised set of New York State Assembly District maps puts Southold back in the same district as Riverhead and places Shelter Island in the South Fork's Assembly District.

Five state senators and three Assembly members from Long Island — or about a third of the delegation — received donations from the state Rifle and Pistol Association.

State Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I - Sag Harbor) could become Southold and Shelter Island's new representative in the State Assembly, if a redistricting proposal released today by the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment takes effect.

Mr. Russell added that the State Assembly had proposed a redistricting that would have put Southold and Shelter Island in the South Fork district in 1992, but that measure had failed.

In an April 20 letter, Mangano joined several other Long Island officials who support measures in both the state Senate and Assembly to launch a study looking into the question of merging Nassau and Suffolk counties together and breaking away from the rest of New York Sstate Senate and Assembly to launch a study looking into the question of merging Nassau and Suffolk counties together and breaking away from the rest of New York StateState.

State Assemblyman Dan Losquadro has rallied the forces in response to the Assembly redistricting proposal recently announced by a committee of the state legislature, which would place Southold and Shelter Island in the same Assembly district as the South State Assemblyman Dan Losquadro has rallied the forces in response to the Assembly redistricting proposal recently announced by a committee of the state legislature, which would place Southold and Shelter Island in the same Assembly district as the South state legislature, which would place Southold and Shelter Island in the same Assembly district as the South Fork.

The New York State Senate and the Assembly have approved a measure to send more than 200 speed cameras to Long Island and New York City.

Long Island Democrats appeared to lose one open seat in the State Assembly but maintained another, while incumbent Assembly members in both major parties Islandwide appeared headed toward victory, according to precinct returns Tuesday night.

Todd has stood up for Long Island time and time again in the Assembly, and I am proud to endorse him for state Senate,» Cuomo said.

They included Kathleen Rice, a U.S. representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney from Manhattan; Alphonso David, Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Letitia James, the New York City public advocate; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - N.Y.; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.

«The curious concept of borrowing from the Pension Plan to pay the Pension Plan was proposed by Mr. DiNapoli in May 2009 in the form of legislation, sponsored at Mr. DiNapoli's request in the State Senate by Senator Diane J. Savino (D - Brooklyn - Staten Island) and in the State Assembly by Assemblyman Peter J. Abbatte (D - Brooklyn).

Following a heated debate in which Staten Island Republican Assemblyman Ron Castorina Jr. referred to abortion as «African American genocide,» the Assembly passed a bill that would protect under state law the same rights a woman has to an abortion under federal law.

The congressional oversight of the PFOA situation in Hoosick Falls comes as the Democratic - led state Assembly plans hearings on water quality issues in early September, assessing issues on both Long Island and in the Capital Region.

Staten Island Republican state Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who lost to de Blasio in November, says she is throwing her support for governor behind her Assembly GOP leader, Brian Kolb.

Here are three things we know about Dean Hart: (1) He's running a state Assembly sea on Long Island, (2) he really, really loves Billy Joel and (3) he thinks his opponent doesn't love the music legend quite enough.

Senate Republicans from Long Island called for Assembly Democrats to pass legislation that would deny state contracts to companies that boycott Israel.

Cusick, who has served on the state Assembly since 2002, said he would not seek the Democratic nomination to run against District Attorney Dan Donovan for the seat vacated after Grimm pleaded guilty to tax fraud, the Staten Island Advance reported.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is expected to be arrested on federal corruption charges Thursday morning, according to a report in the New York Times.

A Long Island native, Ra was elected to represent the people of the 21st District in the New York State Assembly on November 2, 2010.

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Coming out for Clinton are Senator Brad Hoylman (right), the state's only openly gay (state) senator, Assembly members Deborah Glick (D - Manhattan), Daniel O'Donnell (D - Manhattan), Harry Bronson (D - Rochester), and Matthew Titone (D - Staten Island), according to the paper.

After all, most of the people crying for Silver's ouster are Republicans, from state GOP leader Ed Cox to the representatives from Staten Island to a group of GOP women in the Assembly.

There were also nine races for open state assembly seats: Two in the Capital Region, three on Long Island, one in Buffalo, and three in New York City.

There are also nine races for open state assembly seats: Two in the Capital Region, three on Long Island, one in Buffalo, and three in New York City.

Among the three hundred or so attendees were Republican State Chairman Ed Cox, Republican County chairs from Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island and New York City's two Republican members of the New York State Assembly, Staten Islanders Nicole Malliotakis and Ron Castorina.

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Malliotakis, who represents State Island and part of Brooklyn in the Assembly, has been campaigning citywide since April and gaining name recognition in the city, which has 3 million Democrats and 522,000 Republicans.