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Stephen Witt

Stephen Witt is an award-winning journalist who has covered New York City since 2001. He is the politics editor-in-chief of Schneps Media and PoliticsNY.

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Brooklyn Political Schmoozefest Brings Out Heavyweights 

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Politics

Brooklyn Dems Elect Two New District Leaders

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Brooklyn’s Haitian Leaders Denounce Deportation of Migrants at Texas Border

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Witt’s World: It’s Time to Welcome Walmart Into NYC

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Witt’s World: A Journalist Day of Atonement

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Sliwa Education Plan Calls for more School Choice

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Sheinkopf Speaks: A Lone Star Story

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State Government

Sanders Floats Bill to Stop Unjust Home Foreclosures

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Witt’s World: The Pragmatism of Progressive Politics

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Sheinkopf Speaks: De Blasio Farewell Tour Begins

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Housing & Homelessness

NYC Dem Congressional Delegation Call on Hochul to Extend Eviction Moratorium

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Hochul Calls for Special Session to Address Eviction Crises

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New York pols help pass $3.5 trillion social infrastructure budget blueprint

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Transportation

Riders Alliance Pressure Hochul to Fast-Track Congestion Pricing

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Gounardes, Cruz call for Resettlement of Afghan Refugees in New York State

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Public Advocate Williams Plants Grassroots in Mid-Hudson Trip

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Op-Ed: Congress Should Enact DACA Reforms to Support People Like Me

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Brooklyn Dem Boss Bichotte Being Floated as Possible Lieutenant Governor

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Bichotte Begins Clearing Field for James Gubernatorial Run

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Brooklyn Dems Nominate Seven Supreme Court Justice Candidates

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Opinion

Stephen Witt: The Fall of Andrew Cuomo

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Federal Government

Malliotakis’ Hard Work Pays Off for Constituents

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Court Delays Controversial Bike Lane Project Through Brooklyn’s Chinatown

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