Category: NY Politics

New York City Keeping Public Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Place After Ruling

New York City is keeping its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public workers in place after a judge ruled it was unconstitutional. The city is also appealing the ruling, which ordered the reinstatement of workers who sued the city after they were terminated. “The city strongly disagrees with this ruling as the mandate is firmly grounded…


Judge Strikes Down Controversial Clause in NY’s New Election Laws

A New York state court judge on Friday struck down one controversial sentence in New York’s new election laws. New York Supreme Court Justice Dianne Freestone said the sentence deprived the rights of courts to rule on disputed ballots. The last sentence in Article 9-209(8)e of the 2022 Election Law—which has been amended recently by…


New York Mayor Fires Aide Who Disparaged Police, Mayor

New York Mayor Eric Adams confirmed on Oct. 20 that he ordered the termination of Chris Baugh, an aide who was captured on undercover video disparaging police officers and Adams. Adams, a Democrat, first said that he was willing to keep Baugh when Project Veritas released a tape showing Baugh disparaging him. But later a…


Protestors Shout Down Rep. Ocasio-Cortez During Town Hall Over Ukraine Aid

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was shouted down by a pair of protestors during town hall on Oct. 12 for her endorsement of military aid to Ukraine. “Congresswoman, none of this matters unless there’s a nuclear war, which you voted to send arms and weapons to Ukraine,” one of the protesters yelled while condemning Ocasio-Cortez for…


Protesters Shout Down Rep. Ocasio-Cortez During Town Hall Over Ukraine Aid

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was shouted down by a pair of protesters during town hall on Oct. 12 for her endorsement of military aid to Ukraine. “Congresswoman, none of this matters unless there’s a nuclear war, which you voted to send arms and weapons to Ukraine,” one of the protesters yelled while condemning Ocasio-Cortez for…


New York Republicans Ask DOJ to Investigate State AG Over Nikki Haley Donors List Leak

A group of New York Republicans is pressing the Department of Justice to investigate state Attorney General Letitia James, whom former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has accused of leaking a list of donors to her policy advocacy group. In a Tuesday letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, firstly obtained by Fox News, Congresswoman Nicole…


LIVE 7 PM ET: US Congress, New York Senate, State Assembly Candidate Debates

New York’s Dyker Heights Civic Association will hold its next general meeting in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6:30 pm ET. All candidates for New York’s U.S. Congress seats, New York Senate, and New York Assembly that represent the local district will be present for a debate. The Epoch Times will livestream the debates…


LIVE NOW: US Congress, New York Senate, State Assembly Candidate Debates

New York’s Dyker Heights Civic Association will hold its next general meeting in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6:30 pm ET. All candidates for New York’s U.S. Congress seats, New York Senate, and New York Assembly that represent the local district will be present for a debate. The Epoch Times will livestream the debates…


US Congress, New York Senate, State Assembly Candidate Debates

New York’s Dyker Heights Civic Association will hold its next general meeting in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6:30 pm ET. All candidates for New York’s U.S. Congress seats, New York Senate, and New York Assembly that represent the local district will be present for a debate. The Epoch Times will livestream the debates…


Shooting Reported at NY Gov. Candidate Lee Zeldin’s Home, Family Unhurt

A shooting was reported outside gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-N.Y.) home in New York, he confirmed, adding that his family members were not harmed. “My 16-year-old daughters, Mikayla and Arianna, were at our house doing homework, while my wife, Diana, and I were in the car, having just departed the Bronx Columbus Day Parade…