In response to a slew of shark sightings and reported attacks across beaches in New York, authorities announced that dozens of new drones will be deployed to monitor the state’s coastlines to ensure beachgoers’ safety. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a press release on July 7 that the squadron of drones will be deployed to…

Many in New York City are protesting the death of homeless performer Jordan Neely, who a former Marine choked and subdued after Neely intimidated and threatened other passengers. Neely had 42 arrests, some involving assault on women. However, the passengers didn’t know that. They were reacting to how Neely was behaving. The mainstream media immediately…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to introduce legislation to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products. This will apply to menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars and cigarillos, and flavored smokeless tobacco. The proposed ban expands the State’s current ban on selling flavored vaping products. According to New York’s Health Department, if passed and…

Gov. Kathy Hochul awarded Port Jervis a $10 million grant on Feb. 22 to redevelop its historic downtown into a regional destination for residents and visitors. The city is one of 10 municipalities statewide—the only one within the Mid-Hudson region—to receive the competitive grant this year. Mayor Kelly Decker said in a press statement: “Many have worked…

New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the “defund the police” movement officially dead on Jan. 24 while touting an increase in funding for local law enforcement agencies. Speaking at a press conference at the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center (CRCAC) in Albany, Hochul noted: “We’re not defunding police; we are really ramping up funding…

While hosting a question-and-answer with the media at City Hall on Jan. 18, New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged President Joe Biden to appoint a border czar and send taxpayer dollars to help the city deal with an influx of illegal aliens. Adams made the request even though in March of 2020, President Biden…

Chaos emerges at airports across the country after an overnight system outage disrupted travel, delaying thousands of flights. A bill to abolish the IRS has been introduced in the House. We talk to one Republican congressman and ask him what’s behind the idea. New York’s governor is pushing to ban natural gas heaters and appliances in…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated Judge Hector LaSalle as the next chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals on Thursday and backed his pick for a chief administrative judge. LaSalle is currently the presiding justice of the New York Supreme Court’s Second Department in Brooklyn, the largest appellate court in the United States….

A new law making huge sections of New York State “gun-free” takes effect Sept. 1, after the state’s Legislature doubled-down on gun control policies following the Supreme Court expanding Second Amendment rights two months ago. The sweeping New York law, called the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA), is already under challenge in the courts by…

Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform have launched an inquiry into thousands of deaths at New York nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (pdf), the ranking members from the two committees pointed to guidance issued…