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NY Assembly Republicans demand Dems get tough on crime, bash Carl Heastie's stance on penalties
The GOP is directing part of their ire at Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who has largely rejected changes to criminal penalties as part of the must-pass state budget this year.
Carl Heastie wants proof of how penalties curb crime? Here you go
Carl Heastie says he wants an example of how penalties curb crime, but they're numerous. His real reason for opposing consequences for criminals is that he aims to pander to...
Carl Heastie removed any doubt he’s a political imbecile – and a driving force for all of NYC’s plight
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie declared that “I just don’t believe raising penalties is ever a deterrent on crime.”
Heastie doubles down on refusing to back stiffer penalties in retail assaults -- just his latest alleged soft-on-crime stance
“I was simply asked a question of, 'Do I believe that increasing penalties deters crime,' and I gave a simple answer, 'No,' " Heastie told reporters Tuesday. "I don't believe,...
Retail workers near Carl Heastie's NYC office constantly fear being attacked on job: 'I'm scared all the time'
"I have to keep the door locked and check to see if they have ski mask on," a 22-year-old clerk at a local cell-phone store said of customers.
Attacked NYC retail workers lash out at Carl Heastie over soft-on-crime stance: Perp 'almost killed me'
"New York has become one of the worst places on the planet. Criminals do whatever they want to do. Why? Because there's no penalty. There's no deterrent," a former grocery...
Carl Heastie's beyond-absurd declaration of faith that punishment is pointless
“I just don’t believe raising penalties is ever a deterrent on crime,” Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters last week.
Outraged NYC biz owners rip pol's refusal to crack down on violent shoplifters
Heastie (D-Bronx) sparked widespread outrage last week when he shut down Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to toughen sentences for the criminals, bizarrely declaring, "I just don’t believe raising penalties is ever...
NYC biz owner victimized by violent thieves dares 'out of touch' Assembly Speaker Heastie to talk to him
Rothman's New York owner Kenneth Giddon, whose Manhattan store was ransacked twice in three weeks, says state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is "completely out of touch" on retail thefts.
NY's Hochul, Heastie 'abused' power to party in Buffalo Bills luxury suite: complaint
A complaint filed with the state's ethics watchdog agency accues Gov. Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Majority Leader Crystal People- Stokes of abusing their positions by turning the state's...
Ex-gov. rips NY Assembly speaker for nixing plan to crack down on violent shoplifters
Ex-Gov. David Paterson rapped Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for refusing to back Gov. Hochul's proposal to lengthen criminal sentences for violent shoplifters and other thugs who assault retail workers.
Licensed pot operators urge Albany to whack illegal weed peddlers
More than 100 operators and supporters of New York City's licensed cannabis industry urged the state Legislature to approve stiff laws to make it easier for Mayor Eric Adams' administration...
NY Assembly Speaker Heastie refuses to back tougher sentences for criminals who attack retail workers
The speaker’s refusal to budge would be a blow to Gov. Kathy Hochul, who specifically called for tougher penalties on thugs who assault retail workers.
NY pols push to pad teacher, cop, gov't worker pensions -- and sock taxpayers with whopping $4B bill
The proposed change would instantly hit New York City taxpayers with $163 million in added annual pension costs, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy.
Labor group head suddenly resigns days after romance between its lobbyist and NY assembly speaker revealed
Days after it was revealed New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, 56, is dating a lobbyist for a labor group, its executive director is stepping down, the Post has learned.
NY reparations panel members should resign over 'disturbing' antisemitic and anti-police views: GOP pols
Republicans in the state Senate demanded the resignation of 2 appointees to a new commission considering paying reparations for making biased remarks themselves.
NY Assembly speaker, 56, refuses to address romance with lobbyist, 32: 'My life will never be in conflict'
State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has reportedly been canoodling with a lovely lobbyist, and it’s all the talk in Albany — but he is refusing to comment on her and...
NY reparations panel members blame whites for climate change, blast Sen. Tim Scott and want to defund cops
Ron Daniels and LurieDaniel Favors — both appointed to New York's commission on Reparations and Racial Justice — made several fiery statements including Daniels slamming black US Sen. Tim Scott...
NYC pols urge Albany to OK tax break for 'green' mandate that could cost co-op, condo owners $20K
As the Big Apple's already-financially-pressed residents flood members with complaints about how much more the regs will cost them, local pols are turning to Albany for help, seeking their approval...
Assembly Dems resist crackdown on illegal pot shops in budget
Democrats in the state Assembly are resisting a proposal to make it easier to padlock hundreds of unlicensed pot shops during state budget negotiations.