Minority groups dismiss redistricting plan
Photo credit: Jason Andrew | Lucia Gomez-Jimenez of the La Fuente organization speaks to local community members in Brentwood. (Feb. 6, 2011)
Advocates for some of Long Island's largest minority communities Monday night blasted a proposed state redistricting plan as an effort to continue stifling their residents' political influence.
Addressing a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 100 people in Brentwood, speakers urged that protests be brought to Thursday's formal public hearing on the matter in Hauppauge.
"The reality is...
