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Dawn
November 18, 2021
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David
November 18, 2021
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Katherine
November 18, 2021
I think the Names plan is better here
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Katherine
November 18, 2021
I think the names over the letters is better because in the letters plan Putnam County would be away from Dutchess and grouped with places like Spring Valley?! Doesn't make any sense.
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Katherine
November 18, 2021
I don't think it is right that you pull Putnam County out of district from Dutchess. Especially on the Western side of Putnam we are fundamentally much more like Dutchess than we are Westchester County and issues probably affect us more similarly.
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Rosa
November 17, 2021
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Shivana
November 17, 2021
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Sergey
November 17, 2021
The zip code of 11367, Kew Gardens Hills is home to a compact community of Orthodox Jews, bound roughly by 164th Street on the east, Park Drive East on the west, Union Turnpike on the south, and Melbourne Avenue on the north. The land within these parameters should remain inside single Assembly and Senate districts as it constitutes a community of common interest.
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Frank
November 17, 2021
(Revised comments) Testimony to the Redistricting Commission November 17, 2021 Frank Brodhead 1 Main St. Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 914-478-3848 fbrodhead@aol.com To the Commission: Thank you for allowing me to testify to the Commission on this important matter. My remarks address the redistricting of CD16 in the North Bronx and lower Westchester County. I have lived in Westchester for 27 years and in Hastings for 17 years. I have worked in the Northwest Bronx, and my son and his family live in the Bronx. Since 2001 I have a member of the Concerned Families of Westchester, a grassroots peace and justice organization; and it is from these perspectives that I base my comments on the proposed changes to CD 16. I testified at the Commission’s hearing in White Plains on November 8th, but I would like to amend my testimony from that day in light of subsequent testimony to the Commission, which has reinforced my view that the best outcome for CD 16 would be to keep its location and configuration as close as possible to that which exists now. While many presentations to the Commission attempted to define and describe “communities of interest” to justify the boundaries of electoral districts, I would like to stress that the “community of interest” represented by a congressional district need not be the same as the “community of interest” enclosed in a state senate or assembly district. In short, one size does not fit all. In the case of congressional districts, the community that we are part of is that which is addressed at the federal level by federal legislation. Our congressional community seeks consensus on the federal budget, climate legislation, voting rights, war & peace, and similarly broad subjects. In the instance of the present CD 16, residents of lower Westchester enjoy the benefits of living in a multi-racial and multi-cultural community concerned to protect civil rights and racial justice. We like the way our district is changing, enriching our lives via desegregation and community cooperation. The energy and feeling of well-being that we have enjoyed in recent years because of these broad changes in our community would be diminished if southern Westchester were to be separated from the north Bronx because of congressional redistricting. One final point. The “Rivertowns” – from Hastings in the south to Ardsley and Irvington in the north – have many historic connections. From the maps that I have seen, Hastings and Ardsley are joined in one district, while Irvington and Dobbs are removed. The division is to be regretted, but I hope at least that Hastings and Ardsley can be kept together. # # # #
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Sergey
November 17, 2021
The zip code of 11552, West Hempstead is home to a compact community of Orthodox Jews, bound roughly by the railroad tracks on the east, Nassau Boulevard on the west, Southern State Parkway on the south, and Hempstead Turnpike on the north. The land within these parameters should remain inside a single Assembly district as it constitutes a community of common interest.
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Sergey
November 17, 2021
The zip code of 11552, West Hempstead, is home to a compact community of Orthodox Jews, bound roughly by the railroad tracks on the east, Nassau Boulevard on the west, Southern State Parkway on the south, and Hempstead Turnpike on the north. The land within these parameters should remain inside a single Assembly district as it constitutes a community of common interest.
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Philip
November 17, 2021
My comment is about the Assembly District "Letters Plan." I don't like that the plan splits Beacon in half, into 2 separate districts. Beacon is a small & pretty cohesive community and I think should be contained within a single district, as the "Names Plan" does.
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John
November 17, 2021
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Frank
November 17, 2021
Testimony to the Redistricting Commission November 17, 2021 Frank Brodhead 1 Main St. Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 914-478-3848 fbrodhead@aol.com To the Commission: Thank you for allowing me to testify to the Commission on this important matter. My remarks address the redistricting of CD16 in the North Bronx and lower Westchester County. I have lived in Westchester for 27 years and in Hastings for 17 years. I have worked in the Northwest Bronx, and my son and his family live in the Bronx. Since 2001 I have a member of the Concerned Families of Westchester, a grassroots peace and justice organization; and it is from these perspectives that I base my comments on the proposed changes to CD 16. I testified at the Commission’s hearing in White Plains on November 8th, but I would like to amend my testimony from that day in light of subsequent testimony to the Commission, which has reinforced my view that the best outcome for CD 16 would be to keep its location and configuration as close as possible to that which exists now. While many presentations to the Commission attempted to define and describe “communities of interest” to justify the boundaries of electoral districts, I would like to stress that the “community of interest” represented by a congressional district need not be the same as the “community of interest” enclosed in a state senate or assembly district. In short, one size does not fit all. In the case of congressional districts, the community that we are part of is that which is addressed at the federal level by federal legislation. Our congressional community seeks consensus on the federal budget, climate legislation, voting rights, war & peace, and similarly broad subjects. In the instance of the present CD 16, residents of lower Westchester enjoy the benefits of living in a multi-racial and multi-cultural community concerned to protect civil rights and racial justice. We like the way our district is changing, enriching our lives via desegregation and community cooperation. The energy and feeling of well-being that we have enjoyed in recent years because of these broad changes in our community would be diminished if southern Westchester were to be separated from the north Bronx because of congressional redistricting. We call on the Redistricting Commission to support these positive changes in our communities by keeping the southern Westchester and the north Bronx together. # # # #
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Michael
November 17, 2021
Hello, I don't feel that Newburgh and Poughkeepsie should be in the same congressional district. I feel that it would be more fair and a better balance of conservative and liberal voters if they were not. I would put Newburgh in the Orange county section with Middletown. Thanks, Mike