The ruling would send New York back to the drawing board and could delay its primaries. Democrats vowed to appeal it. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Redistricting and Reapportionment”
Democrats Win Early Victory in Court Fight Over District Maps
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
A judge’s stance was good news for Democrats, who drew the maps that Republicans say are gerrymandered, but the case will proceed. Source: New York Times
How Redistricting Made Park Slope and Staten Island Into an Unlikely Pair
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
New congressional maps that merge conservative Staten Island with liberal Park Slope will aid Democratic efforts to win a Republican-held House seat in New York. Source: New York Times
Tough Talk and Smoothies
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has tied his interest in nutrition, meditation and fitness to his views on how to run the city. Source: New York Times
How New York’s Redistricting Hurt the G.O.P. and Vax Daddy
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
Democrats could potentially expand the veto-proof majorities they already have in both the Assembly and Senate, further solidifying New York’s leftward shift. Source: New York Times
G.O.P. Lawsuit Casts N.Y. Congressional Maps as Brazen Gerrymandering
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
A Republican-led legal effort faces an uphill battle to overturn newly drawn congressional districts, which Democrats have defended as lawful. Source: New York Times
The Politics of Redistricting in New York
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2022
Maps of congressional districts approved by the Democratic-controlled Legislature in Albany could flip as many as three House seats now held by Republicans. Source: New York Times
How N.Y. Democrats Are Leading a ‘Master Class’ in Gerrymandering
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2022
The maps approved by Democrats in the New York State Legislature could lead their party to seize as many as three House seats from Republicans. Source: New York Times
Why NY's 10th Congressional District Would Snake Through NYC
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2022
The peculiar redrawing of Representative Jerrold Nadler’s district led to the joke that it was “jerrymandered.” The reasons for the new lines were politically complicated. Source: New York Times
What a Serpentine District Says About N.Y. Democrats’ Gerrymandering
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
The peculiar redrawing of Representative Jerrold Nadler’s district led to the joke that it was “jerrymandered.” The reasons for the new lines were politically complicated. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Democrats Could Gain 3 House Seats Under Proposed District Lines
By Gotham Rex on January 30, 2022
The state Republican chairman denounced a new map that would reconfigure congressional districts to benefit Democrats as “filthy, partisan gerrymandering.” Source: New York Times
Odds of Gerrymandering Grow in New York as Redistricting Panel Falters
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2022
Hopelessly gridlocked, the commission voted to send a pair of proposals to Albany, but Democratic lawmakers are increasingly likely to take over the process. Source: New York Times
South Asian Neighborhood in Queens Seeks to Unify Its Political Power
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
As New York begins to draw new legislative districts, partisan fights may overshadow the electoral harm the process can do to some groups. Source: New York Times
New York's Five Ballot Measures: Explained
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2021
Breaking down the five proposals New York voters will see on their ballots, all involving potential amendments to the state constitution. Source: New York Times
2 Parties, 2 Maps: Democrats and Republicans Squabble on Redistricting
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2021
Two competing proposals advance, and the failure to compromise may pave the way for Democrats to step in and knock out Republican congressional seats. Source: New York Times