New York lawmakers are expected to miss the state’s budget deadline as negotiations over housing and education funding remain ongoing, a top official said Wednesday. The due date for adopting a new state budget is April 1, but legislators are set to give themselves a extension early next week that will keep government functioning while talks continue, Senate Leader Andrea …
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NYC women are punched in the face on streets: TikTok sounds alarm about frightening assaults
Several women have come forward on social media recently claiming they’ve been punched in the face or the head by strangers while walking in New York City. Within the last 10 days, several young, female victims have posted on TikTok about the terrifying moments when they were approached by strangers and hit. TikTok user Olivia Brand, for example, uploaded a …
Read More »Legal experts say Trump’s whopping New York fee could be ‘excessive’ under Constitution: ‘unheard of’
After scoring a major win Monday in the New York civil fraud case against him, legal experts weigh whether former president Donald Trump can appeal the $454 million judgment as a violation of his constitutional rights. The 45th president and presumptive GOP nominee in the 2024 election had until Monday to pay a $454 millionbond or face seizure of his …
Read More »Suspects in shooting death of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller identified, have lengthy records
A New York Police Department (NYPD) source confirmed to Fox News the identities of the two suspects involved in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller during a Queens traffic stop. The suspected shooter, 34-year-old Guy Rivera, has at least four prior arrests, according to the source. The driver of the vehicle, 41-year-old Lindy Jones, has at least …
Read More »NY courts thrashed over Trump cases: 'Guilty of running for president'
After was given a slight respite by an appeals court that reduced his bond amount in his New York civil fraud case, observers Monday characterized his legal troubles as essentially committing the “crime” of “running for president.” After his original $454 million bond imposed by State Supreme Court District Judge Arthur Engoron was cut by 60 percent, Trump blasted another …
Read More »NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller's neighbor, a retired 9/11 responder, says Hochul, DAs have 'blood on their hands
A retired 9/11 first responder and neighbor of slain New York City Police Department (NYPD) Officer Jonathan Diller charged that Gov. Kathy Hochul, and liberal district attorneys and judges, have “blood on their hands” in an interview with Fox News Digital, as officials say the two men connected to Diller’s fatal shooting during a traffic stop had at least 20 …
Read More »Martin Greenfield, celebrity tailor and Holocaust survivor, dead at 95
Celebrity tailor and Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield died at the age of 95 last week. “Holocaust survivor, American icon, beloved by his congregational family, his abiding faith was a source of inspiration and blessing,” an online obituary from Hampton Synagogue rabbis published by the New York Times reads. “To his dear wife Arlene, children, Jay and Tod and to the …
Read More »Letitia James had to 'eat every single tweet' after appeals court slashed Trump's bond, says Alina Habba
Trump legal spokesperson Alina Habba argued New York Attorney General Letitia James will have to “eat every tweet” she posted after a judge ordered former President Trump to pay $454 million bond in the civil fraud case, saying the decision will ultimately be reversed. Habba reacted to an appeals court slashing the bond to $175 million during “Jesse Watters Primetime,” …
Read More »New York's 'celebrity' owl Flaco was exposed to high levels of rat poison before death, tests show
New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said Monday. The Eurasian eagle-owl was found dead in a Manhattan courtyard on Feb. 23, a little over a year after he escaped a damaged enclosure …
Read More »New York City to deploy 800 officers in effort to combat fare evasion in subway system
New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday. It’s the latest in a string of recent moves to address concerns about safety and unruliness in the nation’s busiest subway system. Hours after the announcement, a person was shoved onto the tracks …
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