Tag: redistricting
Between the lines
Shifting Assembly and Senate districts sow confusion for primaries ⧸ Full Story
‘Substantially the same’? Redistricting maps tell a different story than Cuomo’s
Proposed congressional districts from a federal judge show significant differences from those drawn by state legislators ⧸ Full Story
Where Albany legislators drew (and redrew) district lines
A timeline of the redistricting process so far ⧸ Full Story
Redistricting and neighborhoods: How Albany broke up the Soviet bloc
Redistricting splits Brooklyn's Russian-speaking immigrants, some of whom see an attack on democracy and their own political advancement ⧸ Full Story
Harlem’s Houdini: Rangel district survives in court redistricting plan
Historic Harlem congressional district remains largely in Upper Manhattan ⧸ Full Story
Redistricting judge could decide Rep. Rangel’s future
A federal court is likely to draw district lines for Congress — including those for Rep. Charles Rangel, who until now has represented Upper Manhattan ⧸ Full Story
Spitzer: Cuomo should take redistricting out of legislature’s hands
Former governor weighs in on the current one's pledge to reform drawing of legislative district lines ⧸ Full Story
Redistricting task force may not release plan for Congress
In the last two rounds of redistricting, a federal court stepped in when state legislators failed to reach agreement ⧸ Full Story
What is a ‘community of interest’?
What is a ‘community of interest’? Starting today, the New York World Daily Q will occasionally bring in experts to answer a timely question about a big story in New York news. For the first installment, we’ve invited Susan Lerner, executive director of the good-government organization Common Cause New York. She addresses a question that has… ⧸ Full Story
Redistricting plan would widen Albany’s partisan divide
If the 2010 races for state legislature were held using newly proposed district lines, Republicans would deepen their hold on the closely contested State Senate ⧸ Full Story
How we replayed the 2010 races
The methodology behind The New York World's analysis of how redistricting will affect the outcomes of state legislative races ⧸ Full Story
The art of redistricting war: A guide to reading between the lines
Five ways the legislature carves up districts to its own benefit ⧸ Full Story
Rangel ridicules proposals to shift his district out of Manhattan
Harlem Congressman says 'I'll be damned if I want the district to go to Mt. Vernon' ⧸ Full Story
Redistricting plan shortchanges New York City voters
Under proposed lines, a New York City resident's vote for State Senate is worth 7 percent less than one upstate ⧸ Full Story
Will the Supreme Court’s Texas ruling affect New York redistricting?
Will the Supreme Court’s Texas ruling affect New York redistricting? This week, the legislative task force in charge of redistricting is expected to release its proposed electoral maps for New York State. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has long promised to veto plans drawn by the legislature rather than an independent commission, especially any proposal that he… ⧸ Full Story
Proposed 63rd Senate seat would negate impact of counting prisoners at home
State Senate Republicans seek to add district to avoid losing majority ⧸ Full Story
Charles Rangel, Representative from the Bronx?
Redistricting threatens to force veteran Harlem congressman to run in highly Hispanic Bronx neighborhoods ⧸ Full Story
Balancing Act: Will 2012 be the year New York City gets its fair share of representation in the State Senate?
Redistricting in the state legislature has left New York City residents with less power in the State Senate than upstate voters ⧸ Full Story