The New York Times piled on the criticism of the Biden White House for dodging press interviews, saying it sets a âdangerous precedent.â In a statement on Thursday, the Times called it âtroublingâ that Biden âhas so actively and effectively avoided questions from independent journalists during his term.â The statement read: [I]n meetings with Vice
Sham Tough-on-Migrants Policies Launch in New York City and Chicago
April 24, 2024 by
Officials in New York City and Chicago are feeling the political heat over their policies giving billions of tax dollars to illegal aliens while taking benefits away from their citizens, and now both cities are pushing policies that may lead people to assume they are toughening their stance on illegals. But a close look at
Judge Merchan Gags Donald Trump in New York Criminal Case
April 22, 2024 by
Elizabeth Williams via AP Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing former President Donald Trumpâs criminal case in Manhattan, issued a gag order against the 45th president on Tuesday. The order from the New York State Supreme Court for New York County â the county trial court â justice bars Trump from speaking publicly about witnesses and
New York City Council Begs Court to Authorize Voting Rights for 800,000 Foreign Nationals
April 22, 2024 by
The New York City Council is begging an appellate court to authorize more than 800,000 foreign nationals to vote in the cityâs municipal elections. In January 2022, Democrats on the 51-member New York City Council approved an ordinance to give more than 800,000 foreign nationals with green cards, visas, and work permits the opportunity to vote in citywide elections so
Porsche-Driving New York Squatters Request to Become ‘Heirs’ to Property, Terrorize Neighbors
April 19, 2024 by
A couple of brazen New York squatters are asking to be declared âheirsâ to the abandoned property they have been living in after being accused of tricking a judge to get the rights to the home and terrorizing their neighbors. Denton Gayle, 29, and Margaret Grover, 19, have been staying at the nearly $900,000 Long
At Least Two Officers Shot in Heavily Gun-Controlled New York
April 15, 2024 by
A Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriffâs deputy were shot in Salina, New York, Sunday shortly before 9 p.m. Salina is a suburb of Syracuse, New York. Syracuse.com reported that âan officer down call went out at 8:51 p.m.â The shooting is believed to have occurred in connection with a home âat 4945 Darien
New York City defends AI chatbot that advised entrepreneurs to break laws
April 6, 2024 by
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is defending the cityâs new artificial intelligence chatbot that has been caught in recent days giving business owners wrong answers or advice that, if followed, would entail breaking the law. When launched as a pilot in October, the MyCity chatbot was touted as the first city-wide use of such […]
Biden Giving Sanctuary New York City Over $100 Million in Aid for Migrants
March 15, 2024 by
President Joe Biden will send New York City, a sanctuary jurisdiction, more than $1srcsrc million in aid for migrants â including footing the bill for their luxury hotel stays. Last year, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that American taxpayers would be forced to subsidize mass migration in
New York State Trooper among 3 killed in National Guard helicopter crash at southern border
March 10, 2024 by
A New York state trooper and another New York soldier have been identified as two of the three people killed in a National Guard helicopter crash near the southern border. John M. Grassia III, 30, who served in NYSPâs Troop G, was serving with the National Guard in Texas when the chopper went down on […]
Lawsuit: Jordanian New York Woman Used as ‘Sexual Slave’ by Brother for 45 Years
February 22, 2024 by
A Jordanian woman living in New York was continuously raped and controlled by her brother as he used her as his âsexual slaveâ for 45 years, a shocking lawsuit claims. Eman Soudani, 63, alleges that Moutâz Soudani, 72, forcefully isolated and sexually abused her while prohibiting her from educational opportunities and holding her in âeconomic
New York Post: When Confronted with Proof of President Claudine Gay’s Plagiarism, Harvard Lawyered Up
February 13, 2024 by
Harvard reportedly covered up a high-level investigation into whether the Ivy League universityâs embattled president, Claudine Gay, had previously engaged in plagiarism. Moreover, the school also âthreatenedâ the New York Post with âan expensive law firmâ in response to the media outletâs probe into the matter. The university spent weeks failing to acknowledge that Gay
New York Housing Residents Miss Out on Thanksgiving Dinners After Illegal Aliens Get Them All
January 27, 2024 by
Residents of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) were shocked early this week when illegal aliens who got in line before they did for free Thanksgiving dinners given away by local food banks left many low-income citizens without a holiday meal this year. Reports say that residents of the NYCHA were told when to
Bidenomics: New York Manufacturing Unexpectedly Collapses
January 16, 2024 by
Factory activity in New York suffered an unexpected collapse in January, a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicated Tuesday. The NY Fedâs Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed business activity contracted sharply in January. The index of business conditions went into free fall, plunging 29.2 points in January to a reading of
Where New York City went wrong in 2023 â and how to fix it
January 1, 2024 by
Iâm honored to write this column â and with writing comes the privilege of hearing from readers. Below is a sampling of the constructive criticism Iâve received this year from strangers and friends â and my best effort to respond to that criticism.  You canât blame Mayor Adams or his predecessor for the fact murder is still […]
Just outside New York City, holiday adventures await
December 5, 2023 by
Ready to trade honking taxis for jingling sleigh bells? You donât have to go far to find hidden holiday extravaganzas â weâre talking magical train rides chugging towards the North Pole, villages twinkling brighter than Rudolphâs nose and more cheer than Santaâs workshop. So, grab your mittens, and head to some seriously cool family winter […]
New York Republicans, facing reelection, press for âfraudsterâ Santosâ expulsion
November 28, 2023 by
New York Republicans are still pressing to expel fellow New York Rep. George Santos. | Francis Chung/POLITICO ALBANY, N.Y. â New York House Republicans wonât be mollified by Rep. George Santos promising to not seek a second term next year. They want him gone immediately. Calls for Santosâ expulsion from the House are being renewed
Mayor Eric Adams Warns Again: Illegal Immigration ‘Devastating’ New York City
November 9, 2023 by
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is yet again warning that illegal immigration is âdevastatingâ the city and will âhurtâ New Yorkers as a result. During a town hall meeting, Adams said New York City, a sanctuary jurisdiction that refuses to cooperate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, is âat a breaking
A Defiant Trump Battles Justice Engoron on Stand in New York Civil Fraud Case
November 7, 2023 by
A Defiant Trump Battles Justice Engoron on Stand in New York Civil Fraud Case Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP A defiant former President Donald Trump took the stand on Monday at the New York County Supreme Court in his civil fraud case regarding the valuation of his assets, clashing with Justice Arthur Engoron, who struggled
Biden reportedly raged over New York Times’ coverage of Gaza hospital explosion
October 31, 2023 by
During a White House meeting, President Biden reportedly blasted The New York Timesâ controversial coverage of an explosion near a Gaza Strip hospital. Â A report from Semafor alleged that Biden met with Wall Street executives in the White Houseâs Roosevelt Room last week and discussed the paper along with its claim that Israel was […]
Ivanka Trump must testify at father’s civil trial in New York, judge rules
October 27, 2023 by
A judge in New York has ruled Friday that Ivanka Trump must take the stand as a witness in the civil case brought against her father, brothers and the Trump Organization â their family business. The ruling comes after Ivanka Trump was dismissed as a defendant in the case in June. New York Attorney General […]
New York City cop accused of conspiring to sell ‘kilogram quantities’ of fentanyl, heroin on the job
October 22, 2023 by
A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to distribute hard drugs while on duty, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Bronx resident Grace Rosa Baez, 37, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin and three counts of […]
Donald Trump: âBusinesses Are Fleeing New Yorkâ Because of Attorney General Letitia JamesÂ
October 6, 2023 by
Donald Trump: âBusinesses Are Fleeing New Yorkâ Because of Attorney General Letitia James Michael M. Santiago, Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump addressed reporters on the first day of New York Attorney General Letitia Jamesâ civil fraud case against him and said âbusinesses are fleeing New Yorkâ because of James, and âanybody that does
Donald Trump Called on âDemocrat Operativeâ Judge in New York Fraud Case to Be âDisbarredâ
October 6, 2023 by
Former President Donald Trump said New York Judge Arthur Engoron, the presiding judge over New York Attorney General Letitia Jamesâ civil fraud case against the former president, is a âdemocrat operativeâ and called on him to be âdisbarred.â Monday marked the first day of Jamesâ civil fraud trial against Trump, a case expected to last
New York Officials to Transform Staten Island Assisted Living Facility into Migrant Shelter
October 2, 2023 by
Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images New York officials will transform an assisted living facility in Staten Island into a shelter for migrants in the coming months, Staten Island Advance reported. The transformation comes despite local officialsâ vocal opposition to the project. In September, the facilityâs management told its 53 residents they were selling
Migrants in New York City Pocketing $3,000 a Month Working Illegally While the City Foots Their Bills
September 24, 2023 by
New York City is paying $385 a night per migrant family while some of them are making $3,000 a month working illegally as delivery drivers. Migrants are costing the city $10 million each day, according to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, the Daily Mail reported. Migrants staying at the Roosevelt are being fed and their
New York City spent $50K to send migrants to Florida, Texas, China: report
August 30, 2023 by
New York City spent approximately $50,000 in a one-year period to resettle dozens of migrants in different parts of the U.S. â including Florida and Texas â as well as other countries, including South American nations and even China. The city spent $50,000 between April 2022 and April 2023 to rehouse 114 migrant households to […]
New York Gov. Hochul greenlights abortion pill prescriptions for nonresidents
August 29, 2023 by
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill allowing doctors to prescribe abortion pills to nonresidents of the state. New York now joins several other states protecting interstate abortion-seekers with telehealth “shield” laws. “Extremist lawmakers in other states can stop their health care providers from supplying abortion pills. If thatâs […]
Review: âGotham: The Fall and Rise of New Yorkâ Shows Us How to Save a City
August 22, 2023 by
Urban decline is not inevitable or irreversible. It is the result of bad policies, and it can be reversed with good ones. Thatâs the message of writer-director Matthew Taylorâs new documentary, Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York. And itâs a message needed now more than ever, as American cities descend once again into
On this day in history, June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York
August 21, 2023 by
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York in 350 pieces shipped in more than 200 cases on this day in history, June 17, 1885. Assembling the Statue of Liberty took over a year: The statue would not officially be unveiled to the public until October 1886. An “enduring symbol of freedom and democracy,” the […]
New York woman suffers severe spinal injury after man randomly shoves her into subway car: police
July 26, 2023 by
New York City police are looking for a man who allegedly shoved a womanâs head into a subway car in Manhattan, causing serious injuries to her spine. Police said just after 6 a.m. on Sunday, a 35-year-old woman was walking on the southbound platform at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street subway station when an […]