There are two charter revision commissions, one through the mayor’s office and one through the city council. The mayor’s commission floated the idea that all registered voters, no matter what party affiliation, can vote in the primary. Council member deference is cultural understanding in the city council for generations. Partiality to the opinion of a project in the councilperson’s district is respected through the other council members. The determination on the outcome of the passing of a project is deferred to the local representative. Much like in the State Senate, Senator Jessica Ramos seemed to be the only person who was against the Metropolitan Park Project, turning Willets Point into a Casino. That stalled the project from going forward as a bid to be one of the three casino licens

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