Category: NY Politics

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Ends State’s COVID Emergency

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced she will not renew the state’s COVID emergency that expired at midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 13 amid mounting criticisms of abuse of power. Her announcement was made Monday following a continuous drop in cases and with her election race just weeks ahead. “I will not be renewing them…


Child Tax Credit Checks to Hit New York Mailboxes

Millions of dollars in child tax relief checks will soon be distributed across New York state in the coming weeks, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced. Her office said the checks will arrive by the end of October, coming just days before the midterm elections. The Democrat governor is up for reelection against GOP challenger Rep….


Legal Foundation Sues New York City to Keep Non-Citizens from Voting in Municipal Elections

A federal judge has been asked to enjoin the City of New York and the New York City Board of Elections from registering non-citizens to vote and from counting their votes. On Aug. 29, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a complaint alleging Local Law 11, passed by the city council on Dec. 9,…


New York Removes COVID-19 Restrictions in Schools

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions for schools. “The days of sending an entire classroom because one person was symptomatic or tests positive, those days are over,” said Hochul at a press conference on Aug. 22. The updated guidelines come several weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and…


New York Special House Election a High-Profile Clash of Rising Stars

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, New York’s Republican 2018 gubernatorial nominee, is unopposed in the upper Hudson Valley’s Congressional District 19 (CD 19) Aug. 23 GOP primary. Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan, meanwhile, is projected to handedly win his three-candidate race in the Democrat’s CD 18 primary and move onto November’s general election for the…


New York City Gives Free Food, Phones to Immigrant Families, Prepares to Enroll Students

New York City over the weekend handed out free phones to hundreds of immigrants, many of whom are in the country illegally, after announcing that the city plans to enroll over 1,000 immigrant students as Texas continues to bus immigrants to the metropolis. NYC Health + Hospitals, the city’s hospital system, held an event on…


New York Gives Free Food, Phones to Immigrant Families, Prepares to Enroll Students

New York handed out free phones over the weekend to hundreds of immigrants, many of whom are in the country illegally, after announcing that the city plans to enroll more than 1,000 immigrant students as Texas continues to bus immigrants to the metropolis. NYC Health + Hospitals, the city’s hospital system, held an event on…


Upstart Progressive Tests ‘Establishment’ Democrat in Hudson Valley Congressional Primary

Five-term Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is seeking reelection in his Aug. 23 Democratic primary by touting his record as a moderate dealmaker who can win competitive elections in a swing Hudson Valley congressional district won by former President Donald Trump in 2016. Maloney, a self-described “gay guy with an interracial family,” has represented New…


Trump ‘Having Fun’ Endorsing Democrats

Less than a week before New York’s congressional primaries, former President Donald Trump has chosen to ‘endorse’ two of his Democratic adversaries there with needling social media posts. One is Dan Goldman, lead counsel during Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. He is a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary election in New…


Trump ‘Having Fun’ Endorsing Democrats: Spokeswoman

Less than a week before New York’s congressional primaries, former President Donald Trump has chosen to “endorse” two of his Democratic adversaries there with needling social media posts. One is Dan Goldman, lead counsel during Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. He is a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary election in New…