WNYC / Gothamist Albany reporter Jon Campbell talks about what's in and what's out of the just-approved New York State budget, including housing incentives, zoning changes, limited tenant protections, mayoral control of the schools, and more.
The Rangers and Islanders concluded their regular-season series Saturday and produced a worthy preview of a possible postseason series.
We tend to throw around the notion that a broadcaster is “The Voice” of a franchise, but John Sterling truly has embodied being the Voice of the New York Yankees for almost four decades. His voice and epic calls have become an essential part of the Yankees experience. Whole generations of fans don’t know a
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claimed that Donald Trump appeared to "doze off" during his hush money criminal trial.
Anti-Israel protesters at New York University were arrested on Monday evening in relation to their involvement in an anti-Israel encampment.
A homeowner in New York found themselves removed from property they own and placed under arrest after changing the locks when they found people that they did not know occupying the home.Though the homeowner is now not facing any charges, the incident paints a picture of the difficulties faced by law enforcement and homeowners in "squatter" cases in New York.According to the Queens District Attorney, Adele Andaloro inherited the home from her father and she says it was unoccupied when she visited...
New York House Republicans are demanding that Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resign from her position as pro-Palestinian protests erupt on the campus ahead of Passover, a Jewish holiday. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) led a letter sent to Shafik on Monday saying the president should step down “for failing to put an end to […]
Officers in riot gear clear out tent encampment and detain dozens occupying the campus lawn
Two bills around creating gun free zones were discussed at length by lawmakers in the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice meeting.
Republican Senate candidate David McCormick is outraged over an upcoming New York Times article he says contains "frivolous lies" about his childhood.McCormick, who just last month was ridiculed after bragging that his wife was on the board of Exxon, posted about the journalistic inquiry in a Thursday explainer on social media."The New York Times’ [Katie Glueck] is writing a story filled w/ frivolous lies about my childhood. If it weren’t so demeaning to my parents’ lifelong teaching careers &...
“This unsanctioned mob of students and agitators being permitted to continue to target Jewish students has led to several documented incidents of despicable antisemitic harassment," the delegation's letter states. The post New York GOP Delegation Urges Columbia University President to Resign Over Handling of Protests first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
With the Equal Rights Amendment on the ballot this November, New York Democrats are hopeful that more voters will turn out to vote in favor of protecting abortion rights, but state Republicans are highlighting possible ramifications of the amendment, such as the removal of a drinking age. The ERA includes a dozen potential new protected […]