65th assembly district

As we have been reporting throughout the week, Manhattan Democrats will meet this afternoon on the Lower East Side to pick Assemblyman Sheldon Silver's likely successor. Members of the Democratic County Committee in the 65th Assembly District will gather...

We're four days away from Super Bowl Sunday, as well as Lunar New Year Eve. But there's another big event on the Lower East Side Sunday: a key meeting of the city's Democratic Party to choose former Assemblyman Sheldon...

On Saturday, Governor Cuomo called a special election for April 19 to fill Sheldon Silver's Assembly seat. The longtime Lower East Side lawmaker was forced to give up his position after being convicted on federal corruption charges. Today we...

Governor Cuomo today set an April 19 special election for the 65th Assembly District in Lower Manhattan. The seat has been vacant since Sheldon Silver was found guilty of federal corruption charges Nov. 30. Here's the announcement from Cuomo's office: Governor...

Don Lee, a Chinatown community activist and technology executive, declared his candidacy today for the State Assembly. He's seeking to fill the seat held for 40 years by Sheldon Silver, who was forced to relinquish his office after being convicted of federal corruption crimes.

We're still waiting for Governor Cuomo to announce whether he'll call a special election to replace Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, who was forced from office after his conviction on federal corruption charges. As previously reported, a number of candidates are...

How long will the Lower East Side and the rest of the 65th Assembly District be without representation in the New York State Assembly? That question is increasingly difficult to answer. But the uncertainty has not kept a growing...

Residents of the Lower East Side and other Lower Manhattan neighborhoods woke up this morning with no representation in the New York State Assembly. It is the most immediate impact of yesterday's conviction on federal corruption charges of Assemblyman...