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NY-7 Congress Race: Antonio Reynoso lands Rep. Pat Ryan backing in race to exchange Velázquez | New York News
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NY-7 Congress Race: Antonio Reynoso lands Rep. Pat Ryan backing in race to exchange Velázquez | New York News

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. Picture courtesy of Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan is ready to endorse Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Thursday within the Democratic major for New York’s seventh Congressional District, New York News has realized. The Hudson Valley-based Congressman is backing retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez’s most well-liked successor over Queens Meeting Member Claire Valdez, the candidate supported by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The endorsement provides to Reynoso’s rising listing of high-profile backers within the race to exchange Velázquez. Reynoso has additionally secured backing from U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, New York Lawyer Common Letitia…

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NYS invoice sparks ‘birds or burglars’ debate: Mandate to close outside lights to assist wildlife raises security issues
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NYS invoice sparks ‘birds or burglars’ debate: Mandate to close outside lights to assist wildlife raises security issues

New York State lawmakers proposed a invoice that may require house and industrial property homeowners to close off their outside lights in a single day — laws that has sparked a fierce debate over potential security issues. Dubbed the Darkish Skies Safety Act, property homeowners must shut down nearly all outside lights, together with porch lights, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. each day. NYS Meeting Member Deborah Glick (Manhattan) and former State Sen. Brad Holyman-Sigal, now the Manhattan borough president, had launched the invoice to assist protect the evening sky and defend wildlife. “Light pollution, or…

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