Former President Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James reached an agreement on April 22 regarding his $175 million bond in his New York civil case, imposing additional restrictions while resolving concerns about the funds’ security. The attorney general argued that Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC) lacked a “certificate of qualification,” and that […]

Terry Whittingham, from Salt Lake City, is only in Manhattan for one day, but she still set aside time to participate in the NYC Easter Parade in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue. Founded in the 1870s, the annual parade is famous for its accompanying Bonnet Festival. “This is my first year attending,” […]

NEW YORK—Although Manhattan resident Jesse Pape was one of the Democrats who elected U.S. President Joe Biden in 2020, the 45-year-old doesn’t plan to vote Democrat again in November during the 47th presidential election. “I can’t vote for Trump for many reasons but I also can’t vote for someone like Biden who is actively committing […]

When Ahmed El Galad, 60, reports to work as a teacher in New York City public schools, he takes the A train heading to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on 175th Street. He’s been stopped there twice and searched by law enforcement. “They check me because I come in from New Jersey and there […]

More than 100 New York state Republicans voted yesterday to nominate retired New York Police Department detective Mike Sapraicone as their candidate for the U.S. Senate to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in November’s general election. Mr. Sapraicone received some 80 percent of the weighted vote of GOP county chairs and state committee members, according […]

NEW YORK—Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a New York special Congressional election viewed as a bellwether for the 2024 contests and a referendum on how the illegal immigration crisis and crime can impact close races. Suozzi will fill the seat vacated by former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was expelled from Congress […]

Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a New York special Congressional election viewed as a bellwether for the 2024 contests and a referendum on how the illegal immigration crisis and crime can impact close races. Suozzi will fill the seat vacated by former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was expelled from Congress following […]

When Tom Suozzi first began campaigning to replace Rep. George Santos (R-NY) in Congressional District 3 (CD-3), he was concerned about the strength of the Republican machine and whether his party could match it.  CD-3 spans Nassau County and a part of Eastern Queens. Ten weeks into his campaign, Mr. Suozzi is finally hitting his […]

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.—While Mazi Pilip, the Republican candidate for New York’s Third Congressional District (CD-3), announced at a press conference that she received the endorsement of 12 city and county police unions, her opponent, Democrat Tom Suozzi, derided them all. The Feb. 13 special election called to replace the disgraced former CD-3 Rep. George Santos […]

Republican pundits took to X (formerly Twitter) this week after The New York Times reported that pop star Taylor Swift’s rumored endorsement of President Joe Biden would be “the endorsement of their wildest dreams” for his political aides. But strategists, marketing experts, pollsters, and politicians don’t think a nod from Ms. Swift will boost support […]

Amid a split of authority created by state supreme court decisions in Michigan, Colorado, and now Maine, the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) is reviewing a letter signed by five Democrat New York state senators who are calling for the removal of former President Donald Trump’s name from the April 2, 2024, primary […]

State senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D-Manhattan) and Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) are among the five New York Democrat politicians who want the bi-partisan New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) to exclude former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary and general election ballot. Ms. Krueger, Mr. Hoylman-Sigal, and three other state senators signed a Dec. […]

Enthusiastic New York GOP strategists and politicians view last week’s victories in local Long Island and Bronx elections as an indicator of what’s to come statewide in 2024. “Republicans will have more money because they now have more legislators, which means they can do better fundraisers on Long Island,” Mike Zumbluskas, a former GOP candidate […]

Five months after filing a lawsuit against the Goleta Water District in Santa Barbara, attorneys have secured a six-figure award in favor of five plaintiffs resulting from the utility’s restrictive COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate. “This was fairly early on that they offered this judgment that the plaintiffs were the prevailing parties, which means they did […]