The Republican, who defeated longtime Dem Assemblyman Peter Abbate, Jr. last month, spoke out over the weekend for the first time since the Assembly launched a probe to determine whether Chang truly lived in the borough for at least a year prior to Election Day, as, required by law.
Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) is directing the Assembly Judiciary Committee to determine whether member-elect Lester Chang established residency in Brooklyn for at least a year prior to last month’s election, as required by law.
As Orthodox leaders overwhelmingly favored Republican Lee Zeldin in the competitive race for New York governor, Kathy Hochul relied on a number of Orthodox political operatives to smooth her path to victory.
The law Hochul signed Thursday limits the trust’s scope to about 25,000 apartments, which Hochul said could mean $10 billion in additional funding for repair and construction work. After being asked if she viewed the trust in its current form as a sort of pilot project, the governor suggested an expansion of it could come in the future.
Legislation under debate in Albany would make fundamental changes in how thousands of public housing units in the city are classified. Many tenants say they fear it will lead to an erosion of their protections under federal law.