Justice Dems Back Principal of Failing School

NY Dem Bowman called standardized testing 'modern day slavery,' 89 percent of students failed state tests

Yuichiro Kakutani
November 18, 2019 5:00 AM

Justice Democrats-backed House candidate Jamaal Bowman has said "Congress should be a piece of cake" given his experience as a Bronx principal, but 9 out of 10 students in his school have flunked state tests, according to New York City Department of Education data.

N.Y. Justice Dem: White Male Terrorism Is ‘Biggest Issue’ in US

House candidate Jamaal Bowman adds '99.9%' of immigrants 'come here looking for asylum'

Collin Anderson
November 3, 2019 5:00 AM

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.) called "white male domestic terrorism" the "biggest issue in our country."

Andrew Cuomo: New York Didn’t Have Hurricanes or Tornadoes Before Global Warming

There were dozens of tornadoes and hurricanes throughout the last century

Cameron Cawthorne
November 1, 2019 6:15 AM

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) on Friday claimed hurricanes and tornadoes didn't exist in New York before the rise of global warming during an interview on MSNBC.

More Than One-Fifth of Newsroom Employees Live in NYC, L.A., D.C.

David Rutz
October 27, 2019 5:00 AM

More than one-fifth of all U.S. newsroom employees live in the liberal strongholds of New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., according to a newly published report.

URBAN MENACE: Cyclists Are Terrorizing the Streets of NYC

Freak-bodied mayor doesn't care

Andrew Stiles
September 3, 2019 2:10 PM

Bill de Blasio, the freak-bodied mayor of New York City, is hell-bent on implementing his "bike-friendly" agenda, consequences be damned.

Gun Control Groups Quietly Lobbied for Looser Gun Law in Effort to Undermine SCOTUS Case

Defendants argue gun rights case should be dismissed

Stephen Gutowski
August 21, 2019 5:00 AM

Some of the country's leading gun control groups quietly lobbied earlier this summer for a New York law that loosens restrictions on where legal gun owners can take their firearms in order to undermine a pending Supreme Court case, records show.

New York Landlords Sue to Overturn Rent Stabilization

Policies meant to alleviate housing crisis might actually cause it

Charles Fain Lehman
July 18, 2019 3:15 PM

A group of New York property owners are taking the city and state to court, claiming that new rent stabilization laws violate the United States Constitution.

New York Legislator Who Told Republican Staffer To Kill Herself Endorses Kamala Harris

State Senator Has History Of Violent Outbursts

Graham Piro
July 12, 2019 5:40 PM

A New York state senator with a history of violent outbursts announced his endorsement of Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Ca.) for the presidential nomination. Late last year, state senator Kevin Parker told a Republican staffer to kill herself after an altercation on Twitter involving a parking spot.

NY AG Asks for Ethics Opinion on Same Day Watchdog Made Inquiry

But asking for ethics advice came months after AG had already taken action

Todd Shepherd
July 2, 2019 5:00 AM

New York regulators asked an ethics panel to investigate potential conflicts of interest claims after the attorney general's office hired an attorney paid for by former mayor-turned-environmentalist billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

Cuomo to AOC: Concentration Camp Comparison ‘Wholly Inappropriate’

The governor made the remarks ahead of a planned trip to Israel

Charlie Hoffmann
June 26, 2019 2:40 PM

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo criticized fellow New Yorker, Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), Wednesday afternoon for comparing immigration detention facilities to concentration camps during a press conference ahead of a planned trip to Israel.