Hochul is proposing to allow roughly 100 more charters to open in the five boroughs, but budget talks with legislative leaders on the matter remain paused while they haggle about bail reform and af…
“There has not been – no,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins told reporters Tuesday at the Capitol when asked whether “substantive” discussions had taken place on the matter.Stewart-Cousins’ comments echoed Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie , who said Monday there has been “zero movement” on Gov. Hochul’s controversial charter push amid the bail standoff.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed to allow more charter schools in New York City but serious budget talks have yet to begin on the matter.Albany insiders believe Hochul will expand so much effort getting a favorable deal on bail and housing that charter expansion will be off the table when all is said and done.
One Assembly source briefed on the matter claims Democrats in that chamber are open to a compromise that could include allowing zombie charter licenses to be reissued — but members on both sides of the debate stress the matter is far from settled. Despite the pessimism in Albany, charter supporters say they are holding out hope that their position will win out among the so-called “three people in a room” once they settle their differences on bail and housing.
Ending the impasse on housing will depend on deciding the extent to which developers can override zoning laws if localities fail to meet specific growth targets as part of a statewide effort to build 800,000 new units over the next decade.
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