Blakeman targets Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue, blaming Hochul and Mamdani for conditions

Blakeman targets Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue, blaming Hochul and Mamdani for conditions

Steven Paiva
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October 8, 2026
Republican Bruce Blakeman vowed Wednesday to clean up Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue if elected governor, putting the blame on Gov. Kathy Hochul. The New York Post reported the Nassau County executive called Hochul “responsible” for conditions on the corridor, which the paper dubbed the “Market of Sweethearts.” Blakeman also said Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made a […]
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Hochul previews data center fees after campaigning with AOC in Hudson Valley

Hochul previews data center fees after campaigning with AOC in Hudson Valley

Steven Paiva
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October 8, 2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled this week that new rules for data centers are coming once New York’s one-year moratorium ends, rolling out the pitch alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Hochul appeared in Dutchess County with Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Pat Ryan, joined by state Sens. Kristen Gonzalez and Michelle Hinchey at a roundtable in East Fishkill. Nearly […]
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Trump Takes Blakeman Fight to Syracuse After Poll Shows Him Ahead Upstate

Trump Takes Blakeman Fight to Syracuse After Poll Shows Him Ahead Upstate

Steven Paiva
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October 5, 2026
President Donald Trump will campaign with Republican Bruce Blakeman in Syracuse on Oct. 9, taking the governor's race to the region where Gov. Kathy Hochul looks most vulnerable. The visit was first reported by a source familiar with the planning and would be Trump's first trip to Syracuse since taking office. He is also weighing […]
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Hochul's Lead Over Blakeman Keeps Shrinking, New Siena Poll Finds

Hochul's Lead Over Blakeman Keeps Shrinking, New Siena Poll Finds

Steven Paiva
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September 24, 2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman heading into November, but her advantage has been steadily eroding for months, according to the latest Siena poll of likely New York voters. The survey shows Hochul at 50 percent to Blakeman's 41 percent, a nine-point race that continues a clear downward trend for the incumbent […]
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Lawler Targets Conley as Hudson Valley House Race Heats Up

Lawler Targets Conley as Hudson Valley House Race Heats Up

Steven Paiva
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September 21, 2026
Rep. Mike Lawler is escalating his attacks on Democratic challenger Cait Conley, accusing his opponent of being a political outsider and linking her to some of New York’s most prominent Democratic figures. Lawler, the Republican incumbent representing New York’s 17th Congressional District, has sought to tie Conley to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and […]
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Blakeman Calls Hochul's $1 Billion Rebate Checks a Gimmick as Payouts Land Weeks Before Election

Blakeman Calls Hochul's $1 Billion Rebate Checks a Gimmick as Payouts Land Weeks Before Election

Steven Paiva
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September 18, 2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul's $1 billion in energy rebate checks start going out Sept. 21, six weeks before Election Day, and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman is already treating them as a target. The checks are headed to 8.2 million eligible households. Individual filers earning under $150,000 get $100, and couples filing jointly can receive up to […]
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Hochul Puts the Brakes on New York’s Data Center Boom

Hochul Puts the Brakes on New York’s Data Center Boom

Steven Paiva
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September 16, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is putting another roadblock in front of the state’s growing data-center industry, this time urging communities to demand at least $1 million from developers for every megawatt of electricity their projects are expected to consume. The announcement comes just two months after Hochul imposed what became the nation’s first statewide […]
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Hochul-Blakeman Race Tightens as Hijab Visit Draws Trump Fire

Hochul-Blakeman Race Tightens as Hijab Visit Draws Trump Fire

Steven Paiva
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September 8, 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to wear a hijab during a visit to an Islamic cultural center has become the latest flashpoint in a New York governor's race that suddenly looks more competitive. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman posted a photo of Hochul in the head covering, captioning it "Hijab Hochul" and "Kathy's Latest Costume: Whatever […]
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ICE Nets 2,197 in NYC Sweep

ICE Nets 2,197 in NYC Sweep

Steven Paiva
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September 4, 2026
Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents pulled more than 2,100 people off New York streets in a monthlong operation, as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin accused Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering public safety with sanctuary policies. Secretary Mullin announced Tuesday that Operation Rotten Apple resulted in 2,197 arrests across New York City, […]
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Trump Escalates War With Hochul Over Lake America

Trump Escalates War With Hochul Over Lake America

Steven Paiva
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August 29, 2026
President Donald Trump is continuing his pressure campaign against Canada, and this time he’s putting a new name on the map—Lake America. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” escalating his ongoing battle with Canada and putting Hochul directly in the crosshairs. Hochul isn’t playing along. […]
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Sheriffs Launch Legal Challenge to Hochul’s Anti-ICE Law

Sheriffs Launch Legal Challenge to Hochul’s Anti-ICE Law

Steven Paiva
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August 26, 2026
Fifteen New York sheriffs are taking Gov. Kathy Hochul to federal court over a new state law that bars local law enforcement from entering into certain agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The law, dubbed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, took effect this week after Hochul signed it in May. It prohibits local agencies […]
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Democrat Donor Breaks Ranks, Backs Blakeman as Hochul's Lead Shrinks

Democrat Donor Breaks Ranks, Backs Blakeman as Hochul's Lead Shrinks

Steven Paiva
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August 19, 2026
A longtime Democratic donor is now raising money for Kathy Hochul's Republican challenger, a defection that lands as new polling shows the New York governor's race tightening with fewer than three months to Election Day. Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of the late Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, has crossed party lines to support […]
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