Senate Majority Leader Withdraws PACB Appointment, Names Replacement

March 4th, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, in a letter sent to the Governor last weekend, withdrew her nomination of vocal Amazon opponent Senator Gianaris to the Public Authority Control Board (PACB). In the same letter, the Majority Leader put forward an alternative nomination for the board, Senator Leroy Comrie. It was noted that Senator Comrie’s district envelopes part of Belmont Park – where another upcoming economic development project with some local opposition is due to come before the board for approval – leading some to speculate about the disposition of that project. Senator Comrie hopes that some issues concerning the project can be ironed out.