SPECTRUM NY 1: Re­dis­tricting Bill Would Shift Two Senate Seats To New York City

ALBANY: A bill would add a Senate district to Brooklyn that includes a plurality of Asian voters. A plurality Hispanic district is being added in Queens. The number of state Senate seats would remain the same at 63.

But the move reflects the growing population in New York City, allowing Democrats who are in control of the redistricting process to re-apportion seats downstate. The party currently holds a supermajority in both the state Senate and Assembly in Albany.

Lawmakers could vote this week on the redistricting legislation that also redraws the districts for the House of Representatives.... 

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