A New York state senator is pushing back against a law he originally voted for amid his own fight against accusations of rape, arguing now that the law is unconstitutional. Democratic State Sen. Kevin Parker argued in a court filing earlier this month that the Adult Survivors Act, a law that he voted in favor of, was unconstitutional, according to …
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NYC vandals who defaced WWI statue, burned American flag should 'learn their history,' veterans group says
Veterans groups were infuriated and saddened after anti-Israel agitators vandalized a World War I monument in New York City this week, prompting city officials to voice scathing criticism of the demonstrators while noting the irony of their right to protest. Protesters were marching on the city’s Upper East Side on Monday evening near Hunter College and the Metropolitan Museum of …
Read More »Top 5 moments of Trump trial after 'salacious' Stormy Daniels testimony
The unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump reached a fever pitch Tuesday with highly anticipated and salacious testimony from adult film actress Stormy Daniels that prompted a motion for a mistrial and a scolding from the judge. Trump has pleadednot guiltyto 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The charges stem from a years-long investigation by …
Read More »Cruise ship docks at New York City port with 44-foot dead endangered whale caught on its bow
A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port on Saturday with a 44-foot endangered whale lying dead across its bow. A spokesperson for MSC Cruises said the whale was on the MSC Meraviglia, which docked at the Port of Brooklyn before sailing to its next destination. “We can confirm with deep regret that on Saturday a whale was …
Read More »DA Bragg hoped Stormy Daniels would save Trump case, but something else happened
If you thought the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump couldn’t devolve into more ridiculousness, it did on Tuesday. The folly of District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution was further exposed when the notorious ex-porn star, Stormy Daniels, sashayed to the witness stand.Not unexpectedly, she offered a tutorial on her notorious vocation — sex. Her real name is Stephanie …
Read More »House antisemitism hearing: NYC schools leader reveals case that has 'troubled' him the most
The chancellor of New York City Public Schools on Wednesday told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that there have been 281 antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents within his school system since Hamas launched its attack on Israel on Oct. 7, but one case troubles him the most. David Banks made the admission to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education …
Read More »NYC jail guard injured after body camera catches fire
A captain in New York City’s Department of Correction suffered burns and smoke inhalation when her body camera suddenly caught fire, prompting the department to stop using the equipment pending an investigation. NY V. TRUMP: MAYOR ADAMS SAYS RIKERS ISLAND IS ‘PREPARED’ IF TRUMP IS SENTENCED TO JAIL The captain was on duty at the Rikers Island jail complex last …
Read More »Suspect in NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller slaying pleads not guilty to murder, other charges
The career criminal accused of fatally shooting a New York Police Department officer in the stomach during a routine traffic stop pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday morning, more than a month after the incident. Guy Rivera, 34, was hospitalized after he allegedly inflicted a mortal wound on Officer Jonathan Diller, 31, and fellow officers returned fire. He was …
Read More »Bragg prosecutor leading Stormy Daniels questioning in Trump trial donated to Biden, Democrats
FIRST ON FOX: The prosecutor from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office leading the questioning of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in former President Trump’s criminal trial had donated to President Biden’s campaign in 2020 and a number of other Democrat politicians and organizations over the years, Fox News Digital has learned. Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger questioned Daniels on Tuesday as …
Read More »Gov. Hochul says she 'misspoke' when she said some 'Black kids' don't know the word 'computer'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul apologized this week after saying there are Black kids in the Bronx who don’t know what the word “computer” means. Hochul made the remarks during an address at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California. “Now what we have is the money to build a phenomenal super computer that is gonna be accessible …
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