Better Biaggi than Klein, right?

To the editor:

(re: “Senator’s staff shake-up: Key aides are gone,” June 6)

It was with surprise that I read the front page story about state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, not because of the news — which I was already aware of — but because of the tenor of the story.

I am one of the people in the 2017 photo on the inside page attached to the story, part of the IDC Action Group.

Since Sen. Biaggi’s election, I have followed her positions on important legislation, news about her and other new female freshmen in The New York Times, and been present at several of the events in the district where she was a featured speaker.

Quite a bit of ink seemed to be devoted to hearsay and second-guessing. As stated by David Knapp, “Biaggi proposed 65 pieces of legislation in Albany” over the last five months. Biaggi has been a champion for the Reproductive Health Act, tenants’ rights, and is chairing the ethics committee. (Think about the previous lack of transparency on the issue of campaign donations.)

Regarding the Facebook post from Cynthia Prisco, I checked it out. I also noticed there were objections by people for having been tagged.

As per the reporting on various “allegations,” there seems to be no agreement about what actually transpired.

When Biaggi knocked former state Sen. Jeffrey Klein out of office, it was a Cinderella story. A lot of feathers were ruffled when she upended the status quo. I’m sure that plenty of people would have been happier if her campaign had gone the way of a pumpkin.

It’s unfortunate that Biaggi’s staffing choices didn’t work out.

Right now, I’m looking at the 44 bills that have so far passed into law in the New York State Senate, a body which was previously deadlocked and inert. That’s what I’m measuring as on-the-ground progress.

Marcia Yerman

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