Tag: New York

Crime Surge Top Issue for New Yorkers Voting for Next Governor

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) is running for governor to unseat Democrat incumbent Kathy Hochul in the Nov. 8 election. He says New Yorkers across the political spectrum are tired of crime and poor quality of life, the most important issue to them is public safety, and they want a governor who will make their communities…


NY Governor Hochul Calls Herself ‘Underdog’ in Upcoming Elections

New York’s Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul, who is up for reelection, has raised eyebrows by calling herself an “underdog” in the race. Hochul became the 57th governor of New York in August last year. In the upcoming November election, she will go against Republican candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin. While speaking to reporters in Queens on…


New York Will Become a ‘Law-and-Order State’ Under Zeldin: DeSantis

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Oct. 29 told a dense crowd of New Yorkers that Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin can turn their crime-ridden state into a “law-and-order” state just like Florida. “Florida is a law-and-order state. I am a law-and-order governor. If Lee Zeldin gets into office, New York will become a…


Walker to Win Georgia By 5-6 Points, Predicts Gingrich

GOP senate hopeful Herschel Walker could carry Georgia by as many as six points in the midterms, according to former House Speaker and Epoch Times contributor Newt Gingrich. Gingrich’s optimism for Walker came right after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was caught on hot mic acknowledging the Democrats’ anxiety for Georgia. “The state where…


House Democrats’ Campaign Chief Risks Losing His Seat in Deep Blue New York

News Analysis As the midterms draw near, the Democratic House campaigns chief finds himself at risk of losing the race for New York’s 17th District, an area that President Joe Biden won by 10 points in 2020. As chairman of the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) has been busy trying…


Red, Blue, and Prickly Purple Across America’s Eight Orange Counties

More than 5.4 million Americans live in eight Orange counties across the United States, including Orange counties within the nation’s four most populous states—California, Texas, Florida, and New York. The newest Orange counties in California, Texas, and Florida are named for the fruit, although the citrus industry in these places has long since given way…


New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Calls on Parents to Remask Their Children

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday urged parents in the state to prepare for the colder weather months and remask their toddlers to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. “We’re not mandating this, but we’re saying, parents, you know, you got other kids, you got kids in school, preschool and you…


Delivery Driver Charged With Killing Runner Pleads Guilty

A delivery driver charged with killing a Google employee from New York who went missing while out for a run near her mother’s Massachusetts home six years ago pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday. Angelo Colon-Ortiz’s plea in the Aug. 7, 2016, death of Vanessa Marcotte, 27, came just days after the death of the…


Lifelong Democrat Lawmaker to Vote Republican in NY Governor Race: ‘Hochul Has No Clue’

Frustrated with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s halfhearted attempt to get serious on crime, a decades-long Democrat state lawmaker says he will vote for her Republican challenger in the upcoming election. “The No.1, No.2 and No.3 issues for New Yorkers are crime, crime, crime,” Dov Hikind, a Brooklyn Democrat who had served as an assemblyman…


Q&A With James Skoufis, Democratic Candidate for New York 42nd State Senate District

James Skoufis, a two-term state senator representing the 39th senate district, is running in the newly drawn 42nd State Senate district in New York, which encompasses almost all of Orange County. He faces Republican candidate Dorey Houle in the general election. Skoufis spoke with The Epoch Times on Oct. 25. The interview has been edited for…