Inside Government with PoliticsNY is new a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government features New York State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein. Assembly Member Epstein represents the 74th Assembly District in Manhattan which includes the neighborhoods of the Lower East Side, East Village, Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Tudor City and the United Nations.

Q: What piece of legislation are you most proud to have passed this legislative session?

A: We secured the inclusion of my bill, the Affordable Housing Retention Act (AHRA), which preserves affordable units in buildings where affordability restrictions are at risk of expiring. This will help protect thousands of affo

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