Queens native Dennis Walcott named to state redistricting commission

Queens native Dennis Walcott named to state redistricting commission

Queens Public Library CEO, borough native and former Department of Education Chancellor Dennis Walcott was appointed to the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission by the state senate majority leader on Friday.

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As Assembly lines are approved, Queens locals rally against them in Richmond Hill

As Assembly lines are approved, Queens locals rally against them in Richmond Hill

As lawmakers approved State Assembly district lines on Monday, a group of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean advocates rallied in South Queens to protest the newly approved lines, which they say maintain unfair districts that splits up and dilutes their growing political voice.

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Organizers claim legislature ignored public calls for unified redistricting

Organizers claim legislature ignored public calls for unified redistricting

A few days after the state legislature released its plans for the reconfiguration of congressional lines throughout New York State, lawmakers released redistricting proposals for the State Senate and Assembly.

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