Shootings Spike in NYC Over Violent Fourth of July Weekend

Mayor de Blasio announced $1 billion cut to NYPD budget last week, despite surge in shootings this year

Alex Nester
July 6, 2020 3:10 PM

Shootings spiked in New York City over the holiday weekend, with 37 people shot and 9 killed over a 9-hour period on Sunday night. The outbreak of violence contributed to the dramatic rise in shootings the city has seen in 2020.

New York City Council Members Demand Removal of Thomas Jefferson Statue

Elizabeth Matamoros
June 23, 2020 2:30 PM

Several Democrats in New York's city council, including the council speaker, have demanded the statue of Thomas Jefferson in New York City Hall be removed.

Journos Against Freedom: Media Elites Air Grievances, Conspiracy Theories in Response to Fireworks

Andrew Stiles
June 22, 2020 3:45 PM

With July 4 fast approaching, fireworks are going off in major cities across the country. Our nation's journalists are all over this important story—no, not by doing actual journalism to discover the truth. Rather, they're posting complaints and conspiracy theories on Twitter.

De Blasio: Large Group Protests Are Acceptable, Religious Observances Are Not

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

Graham Piro
June 2, 2020 5:30 PM

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio (D.) told a reporter for a Jewish newspaper that "400 years of American racism" justify his decision to permit mass protests but not prayer services.

U.S. Army Corps to Build Hundreds of Temporary Hospitals for Coronavirus Crisis

Reuters
March 31, 2020 10:15 AM

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. officials want to build hundreds of temporary hospitals across the country to cope with the thousands of new coronavirus cases being diagnosed daily after the United States endured its deadliest day yet on Monday with 575 fatalities.

Manhattan D.A. Prosecuted Just 21 Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in Past Decade

Charles Fain Lehman
March 29, 2020 5:00 AM

Records from the Manhattan district attorney's office indicate D.A. Cyrus Vance prosecuted just 13 individuals for anti-Semitic hate crimes between 2017 and 2019, less than half of those arrested in his jurisdiction during that time and a bare 6 percent of all complaints of anti-Semitic crime.

Bloomberg Adviser Gets Short With NYT Reporter About Candidate’s Height

Bloomberg has history of telling tall tales about his height

Alex Griswold
February 13, 2020 1:20 PM

A Michael Bloomberg adviser was cut down to size by a New York Times reporter Thursday after trying to claim the Democratic presidential candidate was not self-conscious about his height.

Crime Is on the Rise in New York City

New Yorkers Endure Longest Commute In The U.S.

Charles Fain Lehman
February 6, 2020 1:45 PM

Major crimes jumped in New York City in January, new data from the NYPD show, bucking the trend of decades of declining crime.

Bloomberg Used Box to Boost Height as NYC Mayor, Documents Show

Alex Griswold
February 5, 2020 5:00 AM

The Bloomberg campaign was quick to shoot down President Donald Trump's claim that the Democratic presidential candidate plans to use a box to boost his height at Friday's Democratic debate. While Bloomberg may not mount a box later this week, the former New York City mayor used height-boosting boxes and modified podiums to boost his height throughout his mayoralty.

N.Y. Justice Dem Appears to Support Substituting Art Class for Jail Time

'It definitely helped me avoid the anxiety of having to attend an actual court date for a mistake I made'

Collin Anderson
January 15, 2020 4:30 PM

A New York City congressional candidate endorsed by the same progressive group that backed Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) appears to support supplanting jail time with art classes.