New York Politics
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 […]
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, […]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants New York City to get into the grocery business. Now, New York's grocers are fighting back. A coalition representing roughly 1,000 minority-owned bodegas, supermarkets and small grocery businesses has filed legal challenges aimed at stopping Mamdani's plan to establish five city-run grocery stores, one in each borough. The proposal is one […]
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 […]
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 […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads Republican Bruce Blakeman, but a new Siena poll shows the Republican closing the gap and exposing vulnerabilities for the Democratic incumbent. Hochul leads Blakeman 49% to 39% among likely voters, according to Siena’s first likely-voter poll of the 2026 election cycle. Her lead has been cut to 10 […]
A new New York Post report cited more than a dozen unnamed political insiders. described as Democratic officials, consultants, operatives and City Council members, who characterized Mayor Zohran Mamdani as far more sensitive to criticism in private than his public persona suggests. "I see more and more he cannot handle criticism, but mainly from elected […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked back his campaign promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city, acknowledging his administration lacks the legal authority to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant against him. In a video posted to social media, Mamdani said his office had exhausted its legal options […]
The Democratic Socialists of America gathered in Chicago this weekend for its national convention, and one question dominated the hallways: whether the country's largest socialist organization will formally throw its weight behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president in 2028. Officially, nothing has been decided. A key procedural vote of 14 to 13 blocked an all-member […]
New York City officials confirmed this week that Mayor Zohran Mamdani's planned network of five city-owned grocery stores will operate with no identity verification system for shoppers. The city unveiled the plan to launch the taxpayer-backed stores across the five boroughs beginning in 2027, offering discounted prices on essential food items. During a press conference […]
