New York Gov. Kathy Hochul could be headed for a clash with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as Hochul supports legislation in upcoming state budget negotiations that would restrict protests near houses of worship.
Micah Lasher, D-Manhattan, a member of the state Assembly, and state Sen. Sam Sutton, D-Brooklyn, have introduced a measure that would ban demonstrations within 25 feet of the entrances and parking lots of houses of worship and abortion clinics.
A source in the governor’s office told the New York Post on Friday that creating buffer zones around religious sanctuaries will be part of Hochul’s agenda when lawmakers return to Albany next month.
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