With help from Shawn Ness
New York’s political world over the last month was fixated on a map that could help determine the future of the country.
Power players from the intersecting worlds of labor, social justice advocacy and Washington all had a part to play in shaping the lines, which were finalized today by state lawmakers.
That included the Rev. Al Sharpton, who urged the bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission to bolster…