NY Lawmaker Wants to Ensure Benefits for LGBT Vets [Photo: green kozi, flickr]
More speed cameras are coming to New York City and Long Island after state lawmakers voted Wednesday to authorize more than 200 of the devices in area school zones.
The veteran Republican state senator who cast the historic, deciding vote to legalize gay marriage in New York has won the political fight of his life.
For the third time in seven years, the New York State Senate passed a bill that would remove the 15-year old ban on live professional Mixed Marial Arts (MMA).
New York State Senate Passes MMA Legislation David DeFoe, flickr
Gay marriage opponents rally in the Bronx, while pressure mounts to get a marriage equality bill passed in Albany.
In the Bronx Thursday, gay marriage opponents rallied outside the offices of Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat against the marriage equality bill.
Tony Avella ousted 38-year incumbent Frank Padavan to represent the 11th district, but he’s an exception in an election many hoped would shift the power dynamics in Albany.
Queens Democrat Tony Avella is on the road to Albany. He beat longtime State Senator Frank Padavan in Tuesday’s election, making him one of the few candidates to knock an incumbent from power in New York.
Two incumbent races will decide the majority control in the State Legislature.
