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Democratic socialists target moderates in NY state Assembly primary races
Six DSA-backed incumbents and challengers are trying to expand the socialist footprint in New York state's Legislature during Tuesday's primaries.
Mayor Adams backs Dem who called to defund cops, breaks with unions in tight primary for NY Assembly seat
Mayor Eric Adams is backing Ron Kim who called for defunding cops, while two suburban police unions made a rare endorsement outside their counties to fight the candidate’s dangerous “leftist...
NY Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie blocked bill that would have closed rape law loophole despite surge in sex assaults
The Assembly speaker quietly blocked a bill that would have criminalized having sex with people who are too drunk to consent, insiders told The Post.
Socialists are on both offense and defense in attempt take NY primaries
New York's red menace is looking to expand their reach across the five boroughs.
Harlem Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs fired employee battling amputation health crisis: suit
In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan this week, Keith Lilly alleges that Gibbs discriminated against him by firing him as he was laid up in the hospital for several weeks.
From Dem Socialist upstarts, underdog pol targeting AOC and even an ex-con, the NY primaries have it all
The primary's nine days of early voting started Saturday.
NY pols push casino plan to aid MTA as congestion toll mayhem reigns
Speeding up the selection process for the metro area's three casino licenses could generate billions of dollars in much-needed revenue for the MTA after Gov. Kathy Hochul stalled the congestion...
'Republican' Staten Island excluded from getting more judges under Dem NY bill: 'Blatantly disproportionate'
The Democratic-led state Legislature passed a bill to add 12 new Civil Court judgeships throughout New York City to address backlogs in cases -- but excluded Staten Island.
NYC Dem seeks to create 'Pro-Israel Party' to help win Assembly seat: 'Transcends politics'
Joey Cohen Saban, a Democrat running for state Assembly in heavily-Jewish southern Brooklyn, has filed petitions to run on a separate "Pro-Israel" ballot line to bolster his chances of winning.
Cleaning up after congestion pricing is messy — but worth it
Gov. Kathy Hochul found a billion dollars for the MTA without having to raise taxes or impose congestion pricing.
Albany pumps brakes on MTA funding plan in rebuke of Hochul's move to ditch congestion pricing
Albany lawmakers pumped the brakes on a last-ditch funding plan for the MTA on Friday -- in a major rebuke of Gov. Kathy Hochul's sudden move to scrap congestion pricing.
NY passes milestone ban on 'addictive' social media feeds for children
New York kids' social media feeds are about to get less "addictive."
Congestion pricing is a bad idea, raising taxes is even worse
Gov. Hochul says she’s going to make the MTA good for its loss of congestion-pricing-toll income, but Albany needs to find the money within the record-breaking budget it already has.
NYC rabbi suffers broken leg after being run over by rogue e-bike driver: 'Lucky to be alive'
A prominent New York City Jewish leader and retired NYPD chaplain suffered a broken leg after being mowed down by a rogue hit-and-run e-bike driver, and said Wednesday he's "lucky to...
DEI = ‘Didn’t Earn It’, Europe’s harsh laws suppress speech and other commentary
“Perhaps a jeering minority will rid us of today’s most egregiously indefensible phrase: ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,’” hopes John Tierney at City Journal.
Pro-Israel PAC targets NY Democratic Socialists in scathing six-figure ad campaign
A pro-Israel, pro-real estate PAC iis launching a six figure campaign against the Democratic Socialists of America and progressive candidates.
NY push to restrict kids’ ‘addictive’ social media feeds could go viral across the US
New York parents soon could gain control over their kids' social media scrolls.
Save our kids from social media despair
We have an opportunity to set an example for generations to come, and we won’t back down from this fight — our kids deserve nothing less.
‘De-whiting NY’: North Africans, Middle Easterners would lose 'white' status under state bill
A controversial bill being pushed by lefty legislators in Albany is trying to make the Empire State less “white,” critics say.
Socialist pol running for State Assembly lives in posh NYC condo built with real estate tax exemption he opposes
“District lines are arbitrary," Eon Huntley told The Post about the the problematic address. "Community and neighborhood are another thing."