By Colin Campbell 6/04/12 4:31pm

brooklyn's florida no more

David Storobin being sworn in. (Photo: @NYNOW_PBS)

Dean Skelos Welcomes New York’s Newest State Senator [Video]

“We’re at a full complement of 62 senators,” Majority Leader Dean Skelos told the Albany chamber earlier this afternoon. “Today we have sworn in and we have a new member in David Storobin who is representing the 27th Senate District in Brooklyn.”

Mr. Storobin, who finally locked up an epic 14-vote victory last week in a special election that took place all the way back in March 20th, is the first New York State Senator of Russian descent, a fact Mr. Skelos heavily referenced in his short speech today. Read More

By Azi Paybarah 5/13/11 9:29am

same-sex marriage

Marriage Nassau

In Marriage Fight, A Story From GOP Stronghold



New Yorkers United for Marriage, a coalition of pro same-sex marriage organizations, will be sending out 200,000 copies of this mailer. It features a couple from Nassau County who would like to “invite you to our son’s wedding.”

“Sadly, he’s not allowed to get married,” they say.

The couple personifies a key constituency that marriage advocates need to win over. Nassau County is a Republican strong-hold and home to the Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, whose conference voted uniformly against the measure in 2009.