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Hochul makes play for Orthodox voters with tuition relief and synagogue buffer zones

JL;DR SUMMARY New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proactively seeking support from Orthodox Jewish voters in her reelection campaign by advocating for tuition relief for yeshivas and proposing stronger legislation to combat antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New YorkKathy HochulYeshivasBuffer ZonesOrthodox Jewish VotersJewish VoteBruce BlakemanTuition ReliefEducation Freedom Tax Credit

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New York, United States
"A recent Siena University poll of 804 voters found Hochul leading Blakeman statewide by 16 points, 49% to 33%. But among the smaller sample of 65 Jewish voters, the race was far tighter, with Hochul leading just 46% to 41%."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"Cuomo ultimately won 70% of the vote in Borough Park, one of the largest Orthodox strongholds."
Nassau County, New York, United States
"That memory looms large as Hochul prepares for a likely matchup against Bruce Blakeman, the first Jewish executive of Nassau County, who has positioned himself as a tough-on-crime conservative focused on antisemitism and support for Israel."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The Republican candidate has so far struggled to gain broader traction statewide and has yet to build deep relationships within the Orthodox political infrastructure in Brooklyn and Rockland County."
Rockland County, New York, United States
"The Republican candidate has so far struggled to gain broader traction statewide and has yet to build deep relationships within the Orthodox political infrastructure in Brooklyn and Rockland County."
Queens, New York, United States
"On Sunday, Blakeman addressed a rally held by Zionist groups in Queens, after swastikas were found spray-painted on synagogues and homes in Forest Hills and Rego Park."
Forest Hills, New York, United States
"On Sunday, Blakeman addressed a rally held by Zionist groups in Queens, after swastikas were found spray-painted on synagogues and homes in Forest Hills and Rego Park."
Rego Park, New York, United States
"On Sunday, Blakeman addressed a rally held by Zionist groups in Queens, after swastikas were found spray-painted on synagogues and homes in Forest Hills and Rego Park."
Brighton Beach, New York, United States
"Last week, Blakeman held a press conference in Brighton Beach, a Brooklyn neighborhood with a significant Russian-speaking Jewish population, calling for the cancellation of a planned concert by Yulduz Usmonova, an Uzbek singer accused of making antisemitic statements."
New York, United States
"In 2014, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a last-minute effort to court the community by pledging to expand a state tuition assistance program to cover yeshivas as a matter of justice."

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