State of the State address expected to touch on MTA, recreational pot

One such bill will allow New Yorkers to vote prior to Election Day at designated polling places in an effort to make it easier for people to vote.

"Any way that we can make voting easier is going to mean that more people will have access to the system and more people's voices will be heard, and that is exactly what we should want as legislators and leaders in this state," says Alessandra Biaggi, the Bronx's newly sworn in state senator.