The Supreme Court directed the Biden administration to share its views on whether New Jersey should be allowed to withdraw from a powerful bi-state commission that monitors corruption at the storied Port of New York-New Jersey, a signal it may soon decide to hear the commission’s appeal from a lower court. The case is Waterfront […]

New York legislators on Tuesday approved a bill that legalizes marijuana and expunges old convictions related to the drug. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, plans to sign the bill into law. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, or S854A, calls the state’s marijuana policies “broken, unjust, and outdated” and alleges prohibition of the drug “has […]

Dozens of officials in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration have been subpoenaed, including a top aide, in an investigation into several sexual harassment claims. On Friday the Wall Street Journal reported that the state attorney general’s office is requesting the officials hand over documents in the ongoing investigation. The New York state attorney general’s office has […]

On Wednesday, New York State officials announced that they have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, The Wall Street Journal reported. Assuming all goes according to plan, legalization would come into effect starting next year. The deal would allow those in the Empire State to buy and possess up to three ounces of marijuana, as well as […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of being “in the way” of saving lives by defying calls to resign over his handling of the state’s CCP virus response and the mounting sexual harassment allegations against him. Cuomo, 63, has been accused of harassment by at least seven women, […]

NEW YORK—Chinese authorities are attempting to track down Falun Gong practitioners who fled the regime’s persecution by collecting their overseas address and other personal data, a number of adherents told The Epoch Times. Harassment of the Falun Gong community in China by the communist party has been commonplace since the regime began a decades-long eradication […]

The next phase of COVID coercion is rapidly coming down the pike.  Indeed, it’s already spreading throughout Europe.  It is a regime of vaccine “passports”—permitting citizens access to vital services and travel only if they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Denmark and Sweden recently announced the rollout of a passport system that would allow only […]

New York on Friday officially launched an application that can be used as a COVID-19 vaccine passport. Dubbed the “Excelsior Pass,” the pass can be used to quickly and securely present digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results. Officials compared the application to a mobile airline boarding pass, and envision it being used […]

A New York assisted-living facility caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving at least one person dead and others injured, according to officials. One firefighter is also missing as of Tuesday morning. The fire started around 1 a.m. at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, about 30 miles north of New York […]

President Joe Biden declined the opportunity to call for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, suggesting he would wait until the end of the investigation before giving his verdict. When the president was asked by a reporter if he believed Cuomo should resign, he replied, “I think the investigation is underway and we should see […]

President Joe Biden’s proposed $2.5 trillion infrastructure bill includes funds to actually destroy infrastructure, according to reports. The White House cited the Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans and Interstate 81 in Syracuse, New York, as two problematic highways going through black neighborhoods they would support destroying. Biden’s mention of the Claiborne Expressway thrilled New Orleans […]

Seven individuals with direct knowledge believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) gave preferential treatment to family relatives and New York elites at state coronavirus testing centers. According to a report, the immediate family of the New York governor, including his brother CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, are among those suspected of benefiting from Andrew Cuomo’s influence, obtaining “attention that […]

The New York State Assembly’s judiciary committee announced on Tuesday that its investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s behavior could take “months.” The New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair, Long Island Democrat Charles Lavine, said its investigation of embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo could take “months, rather than weeks” to “assess whether there’s evidence that the […]

An eighth woman says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed her. Alyssa McGrath, 33, is the first current staffer in the Democrat’s office to level accusations against him while revealing her name. McGrath told the New York Times that Cuomo has ogled her, commented on how she looks, and made suggestive remarks. “He has […]

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is keeping an honorary degree he received from a college in New York. St. John Fisher College bestowed a doctorate on Giuliani in 2015 in recognition of the role he played in the recovery of New York City after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Some people called […]

The opportunity to own a piece of Manhattan at a discount is vanishing as thousands of Americans jumped on the buys, boosting the struggling market. Over 2,000 properties were sold in the first quarter of 2021, up 6.6 percent from the previous year, according to a report by the New York City brokerage Serhant. Sales […]

As New York’s besieged nursing homes begged for coronavirus tests, CNN’s Chris Cuomo enjoyed VIP testing at his home in the Hamptons, reports the New York Post: The Cuomo administration largely ignored a county official’s pleas for COVID-19 [coronavirus] tests for nursing homes at the pandemic’s height last spring — even as the governor allegedly secured […]

Sources told the Times Union and Washington Post that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) instructed state health officials to “prioritize” coronavirus testing for members of his family, including his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo. The Times Union reported: High-level members of the state Department of Health were directed last year by Gov. Andrew M. […]

A majority of New York Democrats do not want New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign despite his administration’s mounting scandals, including allegations of sexual harassment and assault, a Quinnipiac University survey released on Thursday found. The survey, taken March 16-17 among 905 registered voters in New York State, found a plurality, or 49 […]

Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz said on Saturday that since “accusations don’t constitute guilt” in the United States, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should not prematurely resign in response to the sexual harassment allegations against him. “Accusations don’t constitute guilt,” Dershowitz told Newsmax host Carl Higbie. “I wrote a book about it called ‘Guilt […]