DOWNTOWN -- Prompted by the recent stabbing death of an East Village woman, New York State legislators pushed for Senate action on a domestic violence registry bill that would expose serial abusers in the community
State Senator Eric Adams, who introduced the "Domestic Violence Registration Act" bill in the Senate earlier this year, said the recent murder of East Village resident Sarah Coit, 23, allegedly at the hands of her abusive boyfriend, made passage of the bill more urgent.
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