Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign to lead the Big Apple has reopened old wounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading him to explain key aspects behind his handling of the virus at the height of the crisis. “New York City had COVID first and worst, so we were literally …
Read More »Hochul backs suspending NYC's 'right to shelter' amid migrant influx
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city’s effort to suspend a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to homeless people, as a large influx of migrants overwhelms the city’s shelter system. Hochul endorsed New York City’s challenge to the requirement in a court filing …
Read More »NYC Palestinian man sentenced in brutal antisemitic beating before judge ejects angry supporters from court
NEW YORK – A large group that turned out to support a Palestinian-American man convicted of taking part in a hate crime beating of a Jewish man in a Times Square protest was ejected from a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday after shouting at the judge during his sentencing. Mahmoud Musa was …
Read More »NYPD detective with 6-figure salary arrested, accused of swiping $160 in merchandise from Home Depot
A New York City detective was arrested over the weekend after she was allegedly caught shoplifting at a Home Depot in Deer Park, New York. Suffolk County Police said Christina Cancel, 54, of Hicksville, New York, was arrested and charged on Saturday afternoon with stealing merchandise valued at about $160. …
Read More »Federal judge releases woman accused of threatening to kill Trump
A woman arrested last month for allegedly making death threats against President Donald Trump has been released by a federal judge who has clashed with the Trump administration several times this year, including by attempting to block the deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. Chief Judge James …
Read More »Defiant Letitia James rallies with far-left ally Mamdani after indictment, vows to keep fighting Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James rallied with New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Monday night and vowed to continue fighting President Donald Trump’s “aggressive policies” in her first public appearance since she was indicted on fraud charges. With three weeks until Election Day, the “Our Time …
Read More »Mamdani assails Trump for 'political retribution' against Letitia James in sweeping defense of embattled AG
Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defended Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James following her grand jury indictment on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, calling it a “shameless act of political retribution” from the Trump administration. “This is not simply …
Read More »Two Delta regional jets collide on taxiway at LaGuardia Airport; 1 injured
Two Canadair jets operated by Endeavor Air, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, collided on a taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York Wednesday night. The incident took place at 9:58 p.m. between two Canadair CRJ-900 regional jets. One was an outbound flight and the other inbound, according to the …
Read More »Democratic socialist group backing Mamdani condemns Gaza ceasefire, calls for more anti-Israel resistance
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the political party to which New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani belongs, brushed off Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas on Monday and called for further resistance to Israel’s “apartheid and occupation” of Gaza. The DSA released the statement, titled “Until Palestinian Liberation,” on its …
Read More »Machete-wielding offender with 20 arrests charged in blue city hit-and-run that killed cancer survivor
A New York City man with nearly two dozen arrests is facing even more time behind bars for allegedly fatally striking a cancer survivor with his motorcycle last year, according to police. Timothy Bohler, 31, is accused of slamming into Lelawattie Narine, 52, with his Jiajue motorcycle in the Bronx …
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