ALBANY, N.Y. A coalition of Manhattan lawmakers are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency as monkeypox infections continue to rise.
A state and local declaration of emergency .
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Simon, who’s running for Congress in the newly formed 10th congressional district and currently represents Brooklyn in the Assembly, is facing off against Councilwoman Carlina Rivera (D-Manhattan), Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou (D-Manhattan), Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), former federal prosecutor Dan Goldman and former Congresswoman Liz Holtzman.