Romanch's Law kills New York carriage jobs without a real plan
The New York City Council banned horse-drawn carriages to address safety and abuse, but the vague transition plan leaves workers facing economic ruin.
By Maya Ellison ·
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Rogers uses religious shortcuts to attack El-Sayed in Michigan
By using religious identity to question Abdul El-Sayed's loyalty, Mike Rogers employs a rhetorical shortcut that threatens the legitimacy of the democratic process and the American Constitution.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Mamdani and Menin betray workers with horse carriage ban
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Speaker Julie Menin agreed to ban horse carriages by 2028, but their hollow transition plan abandons immigrant workers to financial ruin.
By Maya Ellison ·
ICE ambushed a father in the Bronx, exposing a rogue agency
After ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal in front of his child, Mayor Zohran Mamdani rightfully demanded the rogue agency leave New York rather than terrorize another neighborhood under the guise of law and order.
By Alma Cordero ·
ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal exposes unchecked federal violence
When federal agents shot Oscar Belgal on a public street with a child present, they proved that immigration enforcement operates with total impunity and must be expelled from our neighborhoods.
By Alma Cordero ·
Trump and ICE treat Marble Hill like a war zone for profit
Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded an ICE freeze after an agent shot Oscar Belgal in front of his son, but the Trump administration chose violence and fees over safety.
By Alma Cordero ·
Joe Sweeny fights New York socialists, but videos cannot govern
Joe Sweeny brings sharp common sense to his viral New York videos, but sixty-second clips cannot substitute for the organized party work required to rescue a collapsing city.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Donald Trump anchors Bruce Blakeman to a losing New York ticket
Donald Trump rallied for Bruce Blakeman in Syracuse, tethering a local Republican campaign to national baggage in a state where the arithmetic simply does not balance.
By Dana Whitfield ·
ICE shoots a father in Marble Hill with reckless impunity
When federal agents shot Oscar Belgal in front of his child, Washington rushed to defend the reckless attack, proving ICE operates with total impunity and must be abolished.
By Alma Cordero ·
Mayor Mamdani fails New York with an activist Oct. 7 message
By pivoting an October 7 anniversary statement toward Gaza, Mayor Zohran Mamdani alienates Jewish New Yorkers and proves he values ideological purity over civic leadership.
By Dana Whitfield ·
ICE brought state terror to Marble Hill by shooting a man
When ICE agents shot a man in Marble Hill with a child in the car, they proved that federal enforcement is a campaign of unbridled violence.
By Alma Cordero ·
Mayor Mamdani fails the test of October 7 with empty balance
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to split the ledger on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, delivering a statement that united both political flanks in outrage.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Judge Ozzi was right to halt Mamdani's flawed tax rollout
Mayor Zohran Mamdani attempted to tax luxury second homes by shifting the burden of proof to citizens, a procedural failure that Judge Wayne M. Ozzi correctly struck down.
By Adele Rutherford ·
A deadly nor'easter proves New York was right to fear the water
A powerful nor'easter brought coastal flooding and power outages to the Northeast, proving that non-named storms turn lethal when residents ignore warnings.
By Daniel Okafor ·
Netanyahu buys domestic votes with United Nations defiance
Benjamin Netanyahu attacked New York's mayor at the United Nations to rally his base before elections, proving that foreign hostility remains his preferred domestic shield.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Multiday nor'easter forces emergency response across New York
As an early nor'easter hits the Northeast, state and municipal leaders are right to declare emergencies, because failing to prepare for severe coastal storms invites disaster.
By Daniel Okafor ·