Historic Knickerbocker Greys youth group pleas for Albany to stay in its Park Ave home
Hold the line! A historic New York youth group is calling on lawmakers to intervene to prevent them from being evicted from the Upper East Side building they’ve called home for more than a century. The Knickerbocker Glades, founded in 1881 as a group of young cadets, are facing eviction from the Park Avenue Armory […]
NYC Council’s secret ‘woke’ wish list for Albany politicians revealed — including bill that could free killers when they reach 55
New York City’s far-left majority plans to push Albany City Council to pass a slew of ultra-woke bills, including releasing a 55-year-old murderer, allowing felons to vote in prison, and blocking federal immigration enforcement. . The left-wing Democratic Party recently drew up a “secret” wish list that would have made Lenin proud. He is lobbying […]
Long Island teen, Alexa Kropf, fights for life after hit and run near University Albany campus
A Long Island college student is fighting for his life after sustaining a brain injury after being hit by a dirt biker near the university’s campus in the upstate, just two weeks before the freshman is due to return home. Alexa Kropf, 18, a University at Albany student, was hit by a deranged driver around […]
Albany, New York, police officer shot in ‘ambush’ during traffic stop attempt; suspect dead: officials
Denver returns $8.4 million from police for immigration assistance FOX News’ Alicia Acuña reports that city officials in Denver, Colorado, are cutting the budget for city services to deal with the city’s immigration crisis. Colorado radio host Ross Kaminski reacts on “America’s Newsroom.” An Albany, New York, police officer was shot early Wednesday morning as […]
Albany close to landmark pact to boost NYC housing stock, curb rents: sources
No one is satisfied with their housing. A reliable sign that a landmark housing package is nearing reality, with many parties making last-minute cries to get priority, including a final plan to increase the number of homes and apartments in the Big Apple. That’s what I’m raising. Negotiators have reached preliminary agreements on many key […]
Albany lawmakers skip town to catch Monday’s eclipse
ALBANY – Some New York state lawmakers slipped out of town Monday to watch the solar eclipse, even as negotiations over an already delayed budget drag on. While members of Congress spent much of the day vacationing, heading back to their districts to observe celestial phenomena, about a dozen state senators were busy working on […]
Licensed NYC cannabis operators urge Albany to smoke out illegal weed peddlers
They want to smoke them out. More than 100 owners and supporters of New York City’s licensed cannabis industry say Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is putting padlocks on illegal pot peddlers who make a living and stopping new pot peddlers. asked the state Legislature to approve strict laws to make it easier. They said their […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams renews calls for Albany to address recidivism
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday renewed calls for the city of Albany to crack down on rampant recidivism following two horrific acts of violence that left an NYPD officer and an innocent subway rider dead. The Adams administration has touted the state’s revolving-door criminal justice system as one of the major unsolved problems, along with […]
NYC pols urge Albany to OK tax break for ‘green’ mandate that could cost co-op, condo owners $20K
New York City Council members, feeling the ire of thousands of co-op and condominium owners, are pushing the state to approve tax breaks over new “green” mandates that could cost more than $20,000 per unit. I’m asking the police. In fact, in 2019, the City Council approved the Climate Change Emissions Act, which requires residential […]
Albany Dems want to scrap Hochul’s proposed education cuts, raise taxes on high earners
Democrats in the state Legislature want to reverse Gov. Kathy Hochul’s education funding cuts and accept part of a deal to encourage more housing as part of state budget negotiations. The state Senate’s sweeping budget proposal, released late Monday night, would be funded by higher taxes on New Yorkers’ earnings of $5 million or more […]