Politics
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Mike Lawler won’t return $10K from congressman facing abuse allegations
The Hudson Valley Republican has taken $10,000 from Ohio Rep. Max Miller this cycle alone, on top of $7,000 from previous cycles.
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‘Gravediggers of public housing’: Tenants disrupt NYCHA meeting
NYCHA’s board voted Wednesday to demolish, sell, or convert 1,763 apartments citywide, part of a shift away from traditional public housing that residents say amounts to displacement and privatization.
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Legal protection expires for Haitians and Syrians, exposing thousands to ICE
Temporary Protected Status has ended for Haitians and Syrians in New York, and Salvadorans could be next.
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Report reveals New York’s prison system plagued by racialized abuse, cover-ups
A new 277-page review found racialized abuse reported at rates as high as 79% and a staged cover-up after guards killed Messiah Nantwi.
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Mamdani says NYC cannot arrest ‘war criminal’ Netanyahu
The mayor called the Israeli prime minister a “war criminal,” but conceded the city lacks authority to enforce an ICC warrant. He is urging the federal government to act instead.
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Mike Lawler kept 2012 drunk driving arrest quiet through three runs for office
The NY-17 congressman did not mention it in three prior campaigns. It surfaced as he faces the closest race of his career.
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Blakeman’s AI Hochul attack ad tests a law New York hasn’t enforced yet
New York just sent a bill to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk that requires AI platforms to flag synthetic content. Her Republican gubernatorial challenger says his fake video of her is just satire.
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‘End the torture’: Home care workers stage sit-in outside Julie Menin’s home
Speaker Menin vowed to end the 24-hour shift for everyone. Workers say her rewrite excludes union members from that protection.
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Rochester man sues DHS after agents tracked him for criticizing ICE
David Streever fired off an angry email in January comparing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s former leader to a Nazi official. Five months later, federal agents showed up at his home and followed him to a hotel while he was traveling with his 7-year-old daughter.
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450,000 New Yorkers lost their health insurance today. Here’s what to know
President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act just eliminated health coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income New Yorkers. Find out where to get care, how to find a new plan, and what comes next.
