NY Senate Win Gives Democrats A Lock On Albany. So Now What?

... finally give New Yorkers the progressive leadership they have been demanding," said Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Yonkers, who stands to lead the Senate in January. If that comes to pass, she will be the first woman and first African-American to ...

Report Shows New York’s Westchester County Arrests Non-White Marijuana Users Like Crazy

A sign marks the city of Yonkers, New York in this November 25, 2013 photo. A new analysis of marijuana arrest data suggests that New York's Black and Latinx youth are subject to starkly disproportionate enforcement just outside of NYC, where soaring arrests and signs of police bias have lately drawn scrutiny.