Learn About How NYS Senator Leroy Comrie Envisions Small Business Recovery After COVID-19

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NYS Senator Leroy Comrie Look For Business Recovery After COVID-19

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NYS Senator Leroy Comrie

I joined with my colleagues Council Members I. Daneek Miller and Selvena Brooks-Powers to celebrate the grand opening of a new vegan Caribbean soul food restaurant and pizzeria - Real Veggie Café - in South Jamaica. Led by Chef Hulando Shaw, Real Veggie Café will be a first-of-its-kind restaurant in Southeast Queens.

The celebration of this small business grand opening comes as small businesses citywide embark on a post-COVID-19 rebound. Chef Hulando worked throughout the pandemic to address food insecurity by donating sustainable and healthy food options for seniors, first responders, and families in need along with organizations like Southeast Queens U.P. Front and Queens Together.

NYS Senator Leroy Comrie Pushes Passage of Parolee Voting Rights With NY Political Leaders

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Governor Cuomo Signs NYS Senator Leroy Comrie/O’Donnell Pass Bill Restoring the Vote to People on Parole

This new law confirms New York’s standing as leader in voting rights just as state legislatures across the country restrict access to the ballot box  

NEW YORK—Today, Governor Cuomo signed legislation (S830/A4448) sponsored by Senator Leroy Comrie and Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell that will automatically restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals convicted of a felony. The new law is the latest in a series of steps that New York has taken to change its antiquated voting laws, which just a few years ago were among the most restrictive in the country.

“Felony disenfranchisement is a relic of Jim Crow America, so there is no need to wonder why it disproportionately impacts people of color and the poor.” said NYS Senator Leroy Comrie. “We can no longer stand by and allow poverty to be criminalized. I commend my colleagues in government for helping us to codify into law the access to vote for the formerly incarcerated.