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Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, arrives for a news conference on ethics reforms legislation on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Wednesday that the state's sexual harassment policies would be informed by a bipartisan "working group" of female legislative staffers from both houses - including a delegate from the Senate Democrats. "We have a working group that's doing the sexual harassment bill," he said during an impromptu press conference at the Empire State Plaza, following the arrest of a New York Daily News reporter.
... Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the first African-American woman to head a legislative conference in New York. But the Yonkers senator is not part of negotiations this week over enacting new sexual-harassment laws in the state. Albany's so-called "four ...
... which was coined on the former HBO mob drama "The Sopranos." (TU) Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his support behind Yonkers Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer in the race for senator - a key contest that could determine control of the state Senate. (DN) ...
... "Our criminal Justice system is broken and we have to fix it," Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins (D-Yonkers) said. Some skeptics voiced the concern that some of these offenders might not return for their court date if they don't have ...
In this April 27, 2015, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Stewart-Cousins, the only female leader of a legislative conference in Albany, is taking issue with the state Senate's newly revised anti-sexual harassment policy because it includes a warning to false accusers. The Republican-controlled chamber distributed the policy Monday Jan. 29, 2017 to senators and staff.
It's time New York state finally changed its antiquated voting rules and procedures that are perpetuating the state's low voter turnout, Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature said Tuesday as they announced yet another election reform package. New York ranks among the bottom in terms of voter turnout, a situation Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, of Yonkers, called "extremely embarrassing" during a news conference detailing some of the 13 voting rights bills aimed at making it easier for New Yorkers to cast ballots.
Senate IDC Leader Jeff Klein speaks with reporters following his appearance at New York AFSCME's annual Albany Lobby Day lunch Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the Empire State Convention in Albany, N.Y. less Senate IDC Leader Jeff Klein speaks with reporters following his appearance at New York AFSCME's annual Albany Lobby Day lunch Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the Empire State Convention in Albany, N.Y. ORG XMIT: NYR101 less FILE - In this April 27, 2015, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Billionaire hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb has ... more ALBANY - The chairman of the state Independence Party suggested in an affidavit that he formed an alliance with the state Senate's breakaway eight-member Independent Democratic Conference to show a "commitment" to the needs of minority communities in New ... (more)
... Mason ("Ashokan Farewell"), Erie Canal songster George Ward and a screening of "Boom & Bust." Neil Simon's "Lost In Yonkers has won just about every award a play can win. The 1991 play won four Tony Awards, four Drama Desk awards, and the Pulitzer ...
