there were few corners of the city where Lander didn't canvas. Somehow, he still found time to eat really, really well: Between Get Out the Vote (GOTV) events, poll visits, many interviews at 30 Rock, and one walk across the Brooklyn Bridge at dawn, he snuck in a dinner at Lucali and bagels from Shelsky's, relishing in the chaos of election season.
A group of wealthy New York businessmen have in the past few days pumped more than $3 million into newly-formed super PACs that aim to stop mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani as the prospect of the democratic socialist running City Hall looks increasingly likely, new filings reveal. The last ditch spending blitz comes as the Democratic nominee continues to dominate the mayoral race, with polls showing him holding a double digit lead over his closest competitor, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo.
Hochul said during a press conference at MTA headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Oct. 9 that she will not tolerate the slash in funding. The shocking actions of Washington Republicans to slash these funds and defund the police put New York City at risk, the governor said. We will not tolerate these cuts; New York will take every action available to us, including the courts, to ensure the MTA gets this critical funding to keep millions of riders safe.
Harris, forced to confront Israel's war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour, expressed compassion for the Palestinians and condemned President Donald Trump for giving the Israeli government "a blank check." "What's happening to the Palestinian people is outrageous and it beaks my heart," she told a packed New York City performance center on Wednesday night after being interrupted by the first of four pro-Palestinian protesters. "Donald Trump has given (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu a blank check to do whatever he wants."
Blue-state governors seem to be responding to President Trump's anti-crime campaign with Marxist tactics. Not the communist, Karl, that is, but the comedian Brothers. In "Duck Soup," Chico Marx famously deceives a wealthy widow by asking "Who are you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?" It's an apt metaphor for Governor Kathy Hochul of New York when she poses as a defender of law and order.
The point raised by Andrew Cuomo emphasizes that rent-controlled apartments should ideally support those who are truly in need of affordable housing, rather than benefiting individuals with substantial incomes.
