Andrew Gounardes Archives – Politics NY

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Brooklyn

Hochul backs Stop Online Predators Act in 2026 budget to protect kids online

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn

Hochul proposes installing speed-limiting tech in cars of reckless drivers

By Ethan-Stark Miller

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn officials urge congress to end shutdown as SNAP benefits hang in the balance

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn

Lawmakers sound the alarm as SNAP benefits set to expire, putting 700,000 Brooklynites at risk

By Olivia Seaman

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn pols demand halt to immigrant detainee transfers to troubled MDC

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn

Landmark child data protection law by Gounardes and Rozic goes into effect

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn

Three bills from state Sen. Andrew Gounardes signed into law, codifying protections for firefighters, families

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn

Republican Alec Brook-Krasny poised for re-election in 46th Assembly District, Chris McCreight concedes

By Gabriele Holtermann & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil

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Brooklyn

Pols push for ferry funding to Governors Island in final state budget

By Adam Daly

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Politics

FATAL FLAW: NYC reckless motorists can keep driving no matter how many speed camera tickets they get

By Ben Brachfeld

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State lawmakers unveil bill to put speed limiting devices in reckless drivers’ cars

By Ben Brachfeld

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In push for more MTA service, advocates and elected officials take a different angle: Climate change

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Politics

BQE’s crumbling cantilever: Brooklyn pols cry foul over Adams’ re-envisioning plan

By Ben Brachfeld

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Brooklyn

Keeping tradition alive: 34th annual Hoban Run kicks off in Bay Ridge

By Meaghan McGoldrick

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Brooklyn

Few surprises in south Brooklyn’s state Senate and congressional primaries as Rose, Malliotakis, Gounardes and Chu secure noms

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Jada Camille

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Election Debates

2022 Primary Election Debate: State Senate District 26

By Anna Donch

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Brooklyn

Sale of Brooklyn apartment building temporarily paused after ‘massive’ fraud left tenants at risk of eviction

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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BronxWorks announces renovation plans and community priorities at annual Legislative Breakfast

Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the "The Morning Show" in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2025.

Federal agents arrest Don Lemon in connection with St. Paul church protest

A Brooklyn man is being held without bail after he was indicted for knocking out his own cousin on Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park and leaving him in the roadway unconscious where he was struck by a passing motorist in August. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell

Brooklyn man indicted for knocking out cousin, leaving him to be run over by driver of vehicle, in Ozone Park: DA

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Brooklyn Mirage demolition set to start next month as venue’s investors battle in bankruptcy court