Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican-backed Mazi Melesa Pilip in the intensely watched special election to replace expelled Rep. George Santos in the 3rd Congressional District, surviving eight weeks of intense campaigning and a last-minute, turnout-disrupting snowstorm.
“We addressed the issues, and we found a way to bind our divisions,” Suozzi told a cheering crowd at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury Tuesday night.
“There are divisions in our country where people can't even talk to each other … all they do is yell and scream at each other,” Suozzi said. “The... ›› read more