NY Senate Democrats seek temporary court order to keep bipartisan coalition from taking power

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state Democratic Senate leader Malcolm Smith is seeking a temporary court order to stop Senate Republicans and two dissident Democrats from taking power in a surprise move that’s left Albany reeling.

Democrats say they will fight to keep now-shuttered NY Senate after GOP coup

ALBANY, N.Y. — State Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. enjoyed a whirlwind of media attention Tuesday, one day after a parliamentary plot ousted a leader, upended the Senate and put the Bronx Democrat in charge. But when he offered to bring reporters to “see my Democratic colleagues,” he took a wrong turn and ended up on the opposite side of the Capitol from Democrats’ offices.