As ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to reboot his mayoral campaign, promising to deploy a more expansive and effective ground game than he did in the primary, so far he’s largely pounding the pavement in neighborhoods that supported him in the primary. Cuomo vowed to switch up his approach to the race when he announced on … Read more
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at removing homeless people from streets. The measure, titled by the White House as “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” calls on Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek to overturn legal rulings the Trump administration says make it difficult for cities and states to force … Read more
Some six years after his death, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is again in the spotlight, this one cast by President Trump’s unrelenting MAGA base. Epstein was arrested in 2019 and found dead in his cell at a jail in New York City just five weeks later. Investigators concluded that he killed himself while awaiting trial … Read more
Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, who faced fierce backlash after declining to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” told a group of business leaders this week he decided to discourage its use after a recent conversation with a Jewish woman who told him the phrase evoked memories of violence. Mamdani came under fire for not condemning … Read more
Thomas Donlon, a former federal agent who served as police commissioner last fall, sued Mayor Adams and top current and former NYPD officials Wednesday, alleging they operated a “corrupt enterprise” that rewarded cronies and punished enemies at the expense of both the public and rank-and-file police officers, a copy of the suit shows. Donlon, 71, … Read more
Mayor Adams took a shot Thursday at the lawyer representing four retired NYPD chiefs suing him and senior department officials over allegations of cronyism and corruption, claiming her ongoing criticism of him raises questions about the accusations. Adams, who largely didn’t address the substance of the ex-chiefs’ damning allegations, called the attorney, Sarena Townsend, “a former … Read more
President Trump threatened on Tuesday to arrest Zohran Mamdani if he gets in the way of federal immigration enforcement efforts — and also falsely implied that the New York City Democratic mayoral nominee is not in the country legally. Asked during a press conference in Florida on Tuesday what his response was to Mamdani’s anti-ICE … Read more
President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group affected by the edict aimed at 12 nations. Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with … Read more
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal has long spoken out about the need for more units to address New York City’s affordable housing crisis — but has consolidated multiple homes in a pricey co-op to create a multimillion-dollar apartment for himself. Between 2006 and 2016, Hoylman-Sigal and his husband combined three Greenwich Village apartments to form their … Read more
A social worker for Rep. Jerrold Nadler is still “traumatized” after a Department of Homeland Security officer handcuffed and detained her in the congressman’s lower Manhattan office, an official in Nadler’s office said Sunday. The caught-on-video Wednesday clash drew outrage from Nadler (D-Manhattan). “If this can happen in a member of Congress’ office, it can … Read more