New York Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

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This week marks the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in New York. While the 19th Amendment—which gave women the right to vote after 70 years of activism by revolutionaries like Sojourner Truth and Eleanor Roosevelt—was passed by Congress in 1919 and ratified by the states in 1920, New York State gave women the right to vote an entire three years earlier in 1917.

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Expanded NY Legislation to Hinder "Zombie Properties"

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Monday his plan to resubmit an expanded bill that would hinder the proliferation of ‘zombie properties.’ The term ‘zombie properties’ refers to properties that have been abandoned by their owners, most often because of foreclosure, and are in disrepair.

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Expanded NY Legislation to Hinder “Zombie Properties”

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Monday his plan to resubmit an expanded bill that would hinder the proliferation of ‘zombie properties.’ The term ‘zombie properties’ refers to properties that have been abandoned by their owners, most often because of foreclosure, and are in disrepair.

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