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Can you imagine, as just one person, living off $2,200 a month? After rent, food, transportation — there wouldn’t be much left. more

9/25/21

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushes to make monthly child poverty payments that started under the American Rescue Plan permanent in a Yonkers town hall that included U.S. Treasury Department deputy secretary Wally Adeyemo, left, and U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

Bowman: Make child poverty checks permanent

Full-time job or not, it’s not easy to make a living, even with New York pushing minimum wage well past the basement lows of the federal standard. The coronavirus only made all of it worse. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/25/21

Electoral maps for officials like U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz could change in next year’s redistricting. For the first time, New York has put an independent redistricting commission in charge of drawing electoral maps, but the state legislature maintains final say in the process.

Making redistricting a little less partisan?

It happens once every decade, and has major implications for how our country is run. That is, of course, the U.S. Census. But just as impactful is something that comes right after: When all 50 states redraw their congressional and state legislative districts. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 9/6/21

Food deliverers to get regulated

Getting tasty food delivered straight to your door is a staple of New York City living. But now the city council says you can accept that delivery with a little more peace of mind. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/6/21

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman is not exactly a happy congressman despite the passage of the Democratic-led infrastructure bill through a divided U.S. Senate. In fact, Bowman says he and other progressives may not support Joe Biden’s signature bill in the House if the Senate fails to move a budget resolution worth three times as much.

Bowman no fan of Biden infrastructure bill package

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation over nearly a dozen sexual harassment allegations dominated the news cycle in New York last week. So, it may have been easy to miss the other big story that broke the same day — the U.S. Senate finally passing an infrastructure bill, bringing it yet another step closer to landing on President Joe Biden’s desk. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 8/22/21

When U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman ran for Congress last year, he positioned himself far left of his predecessor, Eliot Engel, advocating for progressive ideas like universal health care. However, since Bowman arrived in Congress, he’s worked hard to find common ground with establishment Democrats — like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — to get some of his progressive agenda items passed.

Eight months in, Bowman is just getting started

Going from being a Bronx middle school principal to walking the halls of Congress in less than a year’s time would feel like a whirlwind for most people. But Jamaal Bowman has taken this exact transition in stride. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 8/7/21

Hooverville? Try Cuomo City

When a divided U.S. Supreme Court decided June 29 to leave in place a federal eviction moratorium by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some hailed it as a win for extraordinary societal measures in extraordinary times. more

8/7/21

As a former campaign operative, Amanda Farias has gathered data on her city council district for the last four years since she first ran to replace Ruben Diaz Sr., in 2017. Farias says her campaign manager Christian Amato was able to put all this data to use, pinpointing which voters she needed to turn out most.

Consense proves its mettle with Amanda Farias win

There were numerous competitive Democratic primaries to keep track of in the Bronx last month. But of all the city council races in the mainland borough, the east Bronx win of Amanda Farias was special not just for her, of course, but also an up-and-coming campaign team she entrusted to secure that victory. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 8/2/21

Like many electeds in the area, Councilman Eric Dinowitz has keept constituent services outside when in-person, and online otherwise. He has held outdoor office hours around the council district while his team handle cases on the phone and through email.

Electeds make slow, steady return to in-person services

Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted most state-mandated coronavirus restrictions last June, various aspects of life in New York have slowly returned to normal. Well, a “new normal” anyway. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER & MAYA MITRASINOVIC | 8/1/21

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman introduced what he’s calling the Green New Deal for Public Schools in front of John Philip Sousa Junior High School in Edenwald last week, getting in-person support from a range of elected officials from state Sen. Jamaal Bailey to schools chancellor Meisha Porter and even Mayor Bill de Blasio. Bowman hopes Congress will pump more than $1.43 trillion into the nation’s public schools over the next decade.

Bowman to Biden: Support the Green New Deal for public schools

Putting the words “Green New Deal” together doesn’t quite invoke political unity as one might suspect. Even within the Democratic Party. U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman's $1.43 trillion plan would retrofit some of the highest-need schools. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 7/23/21

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