Cop-biting NYC Councilwoman Susan Zhuang sinks teeth into comptroller’s race with endorsement
This support of the poll can be bitten a bit. Brooklyn Councillor Susan Zuan, accused of munching police officers at a raucous anti-homeless shelter rally in July, has announced he is in support of city director Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine. Zhuang began raising funds for Levine's campaign in the Chinese-American community. Brooklyn Councillor Susan […]
Wendy Williams taken by ambulance after dropping desperate note from NYC window begging for help
Wendy Williams was taken away from the New York Assistance Facility by ambulance Monday after officers were called for a wellness check when former talk show queen threw a handwritten note out of the window for help. “Help! Wendy!,” the memo said. Police sources arrived around 11:15am shortly after the 60-year-old woman was diagnosed with […]
Barry Diller backs Andrew Cuomo’s bid for NYC mayor
Media mogul Barry Diller threw his support behind New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's New York City mayor's bid. A longtime democratic donor, Diller revealed his position at an off-record meeting with staff at IAC, the digital media company he chairs. His remarks Captured with recordings obtained by Semafor. “I'm in favor of him because I'm […]
This is the Rockefeller Christmas tree’s surprising fate after it leaves NYC: ‘Just wow’
Every morning, Felicia Hanna grabs her coat from the closet and she finds herself face to face, reminding her that the house holds more holiday spirit than most. The Elkton, Maryland home was built by cutting timber from a former Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, processed into boards and given to charity groups after delighting Manhattan […]
Cuomo doubles down on bail reform during NYC mayor’s race
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was standing by the controversial bail reforms of the Imperial State on Sunday. “It was a horrifying social mistake,” he told reporters after the mayoral campaign was suspended at Harlem Church. Cuomo, 67, became a top runner after throwing his hat into the race to let Mayor Eric Adams go to […]
USPS van strikes woman, 94, and pins her underneath vehicle on NYC street: police
According to authorities and video of the illness, the 94-year-old woman was struck by a US postal service van and pinned under the vehicle Sunday evening as she tried to cross Queens Street. The 94-year-old woman was struck by a US postal service van and pinned under the vehicle Sunday night as she tried to […]
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander accused of ‘divesting’ pension funds from Israel
It is the story of two investment strategies. New York City Director and mayoral candidate Brad Lander are accused of “selling” the city pension fund from Israeli government bonds. New York City first invested $30 million in Israeli bonds in 1974 under former city director Harrison Goldin, via the Teacher Retirement Pension System, a pension […]
Socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani plans for major corporate tax hikes
Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to raise corporate taxes to pay New Yorkers billions of dollars in freebillions, he posted in an exclusive sit-in. Queens, 33, said his socialist utopia plans include assisting with free transportation and childcare with higher taxes on businesses, establishing city-run grocery stores, freezing rent for millions of New Yorkers […]
Patrick Timmins challenging Bragg in DA’s race vows to get tough on NYC subway crime
Democrats challenging Manhattan District Attorney challenged Alvin Bragg in the primary in June this year. He vowed to harsh subway crimes, including targeting fare beaters, as he condemned the incumbent's “poor” charges record. Civic litigator and former Bronx prosecutor Patrick Timmins said he aims to ease “tensions” at the Strafangers after a string of violent […]
Accused serial car thief struck in NYC more than a dozen times since December — but remains free without bail
He spins the court system with its wheels. Career offenders who tend to take work vans at Joyrides have hit dozens of times in December alone, but remain on the streets due to the state's loose bail reform laws. According to criminal charges, 58-year-old Halbert Burke, whose busts are 60 since 1990 under his belt, […]