In New York, Democrats control the Governorship, the State Assembly, the New York City Mayor's Office and the City Council. Governor Andrew Cuomo is widely seen as one of the most powerful governors in the nation and he supports raising the age alongside many other meaningful criminal justice reforms. So, he's not the hold up. Democrats in the State Assembly have a supermajority of 109-41. They have already passed a bill to raise the age of criminal prosecution in the state. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio strongly supports the reforms. Democrats control the City Council by an enormous margin of 48-3. Even though they don't have an actual say in the law, they strongly support raising the age as well.