New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge in fight for House

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map on Wednesday that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election year when House races in the state could determine control of Congress.

Hochul, a Democrat, approved the bill hours after lawmakers in the Democrat-dominated statehouse passed the measure with some Republican support, capping days of redistricting drama in the Legislature.

The lines are similar to both the existing congressional map and a proposal drawn by the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission, yet appeared far from the aggressive partisan gerrymander many expected after Democrats took control of the redistricting process earlier this week.

The biggest adjustments came in a small handful of suburban districts — areas important to the party’s plans for winning back a House majority.

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The map could help