Tag: NY Politics

George Santos Denies Scamming Disabled Veteran Out of Money for Dog’s Cancer Treatment

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is denying new allegations that he raised money for a disabled veteran’s cancer-afflicted service dog only to keep the charitable donations for himself. Retired U.S. Navy veteran Richard Osthoff recently told Patch.com that he met Santos in May 2016 when his service dog, a pit bull mix named Sapphire, developed a…


GOP Rep. George Santos Assigned 2 House Committee Seats Amid Calls to Resign

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was assigned to two separate committees on Jan. 17 despite coming under scrutiny from fellow lawmakers after revealing he fabricated parts of his past, including his education and employment history. The House GOP Steering Committee, a panel of around 30 House leadership members, is responsible for recommending members to serve on…


New York GOP Rep. Calls for DOJ, FEC to Freeze George Santos Campaign Funds Amid Probe Into Finances

Rep. Nicholas LaLota (R-N.Y.) has urged the Department of Justice and the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to freeze fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos’s campaign accounts amid an investigation into claims he made about his past, including his work and education history and finances. In a statement on Twitter, LaLota said on Sunday that the DOJ…


Mayor Says NYC Being ‘Undermined,’ Has ‘No More Room’ for Illegal Immigrants

New York City mayor Eric Adams has taken aim at the Biden administration for failing to take action and enact immigration reform to stem the illegal immigration crisis at the southern border while declaring there is “no room” in New York City for the “migrants” being sent to the city. Adams, a Democrat, made the comments during…


New York’s Mayor Adams Unveils Record-High Budget of Nearly $103 Billion

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, revealed one of the largest budget proposals in the history of the city. On a Jan. 13 afternoon address from City Hall, Adams announced his record-high $102.7 billion fiscal 2024 budget proposal that would increase city government spending by nearly 1.6 percent. Overall city expenditures would be $1.6 billion…


Mayor Eric Adams Announces Plans to Convert NYC Offices Into 20,000 Apartments

Mayor Eric Adams on Monday unveiled plans to convert vacant office space in New York City into new apartments to help relieve the city’s affordable housing crisis. Following the recommendations in a report from a city-led task force that was established in July of 2022, the mayor is making 11 recommendations that would make changes…


New York Republicans Call on Rep. George Santos to Resign

Republicans in New York on Jan. 11 called for Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to step down. “George Santos’s campaign last year was a campaign of deceit, lies, and fabrication,” Joseph Cairo, the chairman of the Nassau County GOP, told a press conference. “He deceived the voters of the 3rd Congressional District, he deceived the members of…


Thousands of NYC Nurses Officially on Strike After Negotiations Collapse

Negotiations between a large New York nursing union and two major New York City hospitals fell through on Monday as more than 7,000 nurses went on strike. “After bargaining late into the night at Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospital yesterday, no tentative agreements were reached,” the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said in a…


NYC Mayor Upset Over Democratic-Led Colorado Busing Migrants to City

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday accused Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a fellow Democrat, of behaving like the Republican governors across the United States who’ve sent thousands of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers to his city since last spring, often without coordination or collaboration. According to the New York Post, as of Jan….


NY Legislators Pass Bill Increasing Pay to Highest in Country As Real Wages Fall For Everyday New Yorkers

Legislators in New York voted on Thursday to increase their pay by $32,000 at a time when the state’s citizens are suffering from stagnant wages and decades-high inflation, making the lawmakers the highest-paid among peers across the United States. The pay raise will push up the yearly salary for lawmakers from the current $110,000 to…