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A New York appeals court has cleared the way for NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to advance a controversial tax targeting expensive second homes, overturning a lower court ruling that had challenged how the measure was introduced. The proposed pied-à-terre tax, backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mamdani, would apply to...
Most Orthodox Jews only count men for a minyan, a prayer quorum of 10, but if one sets that aside, there is about to be a metaphorical such continent of Orthodox Jews representing the state in Albany, according to David Greenfield, CEO and executive director of the Met Council. “We...
The Trump administration is moving ahead with a new design for Penn Station. The federal government's plan to rebuild Penn Station would require the purchase of a theater attached to the west side of Madison Square Garden. [ more › ]
City officials and advocates are outraged that the tech giants behind the exploitive delivery gig economy have yet again sued to block a city law that protects delivery workers from random deactivations — a key workplace improvement that also keeps streets safer. Last week, Uber, Instacart and Amazon sued...
Bruce Blakeman, the Jewish executive of Nassau County, who lost the New York gubernatorial election to Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, by almost 20 points, is drawing widespread criticism for attacking his former GOP primary rival, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). “Elise Stefanik is a selfish, do nothing politician that didn’t...
New York’s banking regulator has updated its guidance on how banks calculate the portion of a judgment debtor’s account that is shielded from restraining notices and levies, replacing its 2017 method to reflect changes in the state’s minimum wage law. The New York State Department of Financial...
NEW YORK CITY — Crystal chandeliers. Marble columns. As much security as the airport. I walked into the New York Democrats' election night watch party at the Hilton in midtown, knowing I could only be there for a few minutes. With multiple parties happening across the city on Nov. 3, I would have had to clone myself to be everywhere I needed to be to watch as Democrats ushered in their blue wave . Would I go to the smaller Democratic Socialists of America's gathering or stay to watch as the establishment Democrats toasted success? I chose to check in on the DSA. Election night was more than a clear indication that voters are tired of MAGA. It was more than a clear message that Democrats won over voters . It was also a reminder that Democrats need to figure out how to work together. Progressives and moderates alike. Nothing made that clearer than their New York watch parties. El-Sayed asked Michigan voters to reject MAGA. They listened | Opinion One election night, two very different Democratic victory parties I started at the Manhattan hotel room where Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James would make their victory
By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul directed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to submit a request for federal assistance to repair coastal storm risk management projects damaged by the nor'easter that
Flu season arrives unusually early
Caribbean candidates in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 3, easily won re-election in the midterm general elections in which voters overwhelmingly rejected President Trump’s policies by giving Democrats control of both Houses of Congress. In what has been described as a stunning tsunami, Democrats flipped even ruby-red Republican States...
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Republican incumbent Mike Lawler has conceded the race for New York’s 17th Congressional District well before any official body called the race. When he conceded, the Associated Press was only reporting 56% of the votes, with Democrat Cait Conley leading by nearly seven points. “When all of the votes are counted […]
Caribbean nationals are casting ballots in the midterm general elections in the United States on Election Day, Nov. 3. In New York, the polls opened at 6:00 a.m. and closed at 9:00 p.m. If nationals are voting by mail, their ballots are required to be postmarked by November 3 in order to be counted.
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio called the relationship between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani "pretty unprecedented." "I think the big story though, while we’re waiting for that result, is the relationship you just saw between Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul, which is — you know your New York City history — pretty unprecedented,” he told NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on "Inside City Hall" Monday. “These two found a way to really work together.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed he is keeping his newly debuted mustache for Movember to raise awareness of men's health issues, including prostate cancer
Democratic Socialist Aber Kawas has defeated Republican Han Khon To to win New York’s 12th State Senate District in Queens, making history as the first Palestinian American elected to the New York State Legislature and its first hijab-wearing Muslim woman. Kawas, who received backing from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, the...
Voters shape future of the 13th Congressional District, choosing a representative for the first time in nearly a decade.
New York Assembly member Claire Valdez (D) is projected to win the state’s 7th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The victory comes with little surprise, as Valdez consistently polled decisively ahead of her Republican challenger Melvin Rivera after winning the Democratic primary in June. She will replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D), who has held the seat in…
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A child has died in Lewis County after contracting measles, marking the first measles-related death in 30 years, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday. Hochul released a statement that reads in part: “I am heartbroken to learn that a child in Lewis County has died after contracting measles… “In New York, […]
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority saw a record-breaking surge of riders over Halloween and New York City Marathon weekend — but many fed-up straphangers complained of dangerously crowded platforms and lengthy delays. Some 3.14 million riders took the subway Sunday, marking an all-time ridership high for the first day of the week and shattering last year’s record by 11%, Governor Kathy Hochul and the MTA announced Monday. Similarly, the day before, on Halloween, straphangers smashed the previous post-pandemic Saturday record with 3.59 million riders, marking the most on a single Saturday since 2016. Roughly 3.59 million straphangers rode the subway on Halloween Saturday. Zuma / SplashNews.com Even before the Big Apple’s mammoth weekend, the subway carried a whopping 4.72 million passengers on a record-shattering Thursday, marking the highest single-day ridership since the pandemic with a 9.7% increase in ridership compared to the same day last year. “From the streets to the subways, New Yorkers were on the move this weekend in record numbers,” Hochul said in a press release. MTA bus-fare retreat could doom all NYC public transit “The subway is the lifeblood of our city and from Halloween to the marathon, the major events that make New York special simply
