Klein Balks at Voting to Repeal Urstadt Law

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Ross Barkan

State Senator Jeffrey Klein’s most prominent endorser, Mayor Bill de Blasio, may support the repeal of a rent regulation law that many city Democrats despise, but the powerful Bronx lawmaker does not appear ready to strike the Urstadt Law from the books.

Mr. Klein, the leader of a breakaway faction of Democrats that currently govern the senate with the Republican Party, would not commit to a repeal of the law when pressed by Oliver Koppell, a former councilman running an uphill race against the co-senate majority leader.

“Can I ask a question: are you going to vote to repeal the Urstadt Law?” Mr. Koppell asked at last night’s televised debate on NY1.



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