Kathy Hochul gives National Guard update amid pressure on Columbia protests

newsweek.com New York Governor Kathy Hochul responded to calls to deploy the National Guard this week amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Hochul told reporters…

The budget roadshow continues

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams continued their post-budget happy tour. Police are unhappy…

Hochul rips Trump on abortion rights

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul knocks Trump on abortion rights. Lawmakers leave, again, without a budget deal. Randall’s Island…

Letitia James gives pro-Palestinian protesters a red line

newsweek.com New York Attorney General Letitia James gave a red line for pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University and other college campuses. Columbia University and other…

Jake Tapper Confronts NY Mayor Eric Adams Over Columbia Protests: ‘Is That Hate Speech or Is That Protected Free Speech?’

thewrap.com CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday, “Where is the line?” between the right to free speech and the need for public safety on college…

Columbia strife ensnares Hochul, Adams

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Columbia University amid the rancor there. A new bill aimed at curbing consumption of…

Cotton and Hawley: Send in the National Guard to Columbia

politico.com Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley called on President Joe Biden to send the National Guard to Columbia University as pro-Palestinian demonstrations that saw over…

Columbia University makes all classes virtual on Passover as tensions run high

aol.com Tensions over the conflict in the Middle East have risen to the point that Columbia University’s president has canceled in-person classes Monday, which also happens to be…

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Will Stop Donating to Columbia University Amid Protests: ‘No Longer an Institution I Recognize’

mediaite.com Andrew Harnik/AP New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has vowed to stop donating to Columbia University as heated protests continue on its campus. Since last week,…

White House Condemns "Antisemitic" Protests At Columbia University

zerohedge.com White House Condemns "Antisemitic" Protests At Columbia University "I am horrified and disgusted with the antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University…

NYC's EV revolution is riding on Uber and Lyft drivers

aol.com On one Upper West Side side street, you can hear the quiet hum of electric vehicles almost all day and night. Manhattan isn't known for its plentiful parking. But this…

Columbia divided: Israel-Gaza protests push Ivy to shut down in-person classes

businessinsider.com The protests at Columbia University began on Wednesday. Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images Columbia University's president announced that all classes on Monday will be…

Columbia University pivots to virtual classes on Passover as tensions escalate

fortune.com Tensions over the conflict in the Middle East have risen to the point that Columbia University’s president has canceled in-person classes Monday, which also happens to be…

Columbia protest and antisemitism allegations

newsweek.com Reports of antisemitic incidents amid an ongoing pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University have sparked condemnation from officials, but protesters and…

Tensions are so high at Columbia ahead of Passover that all classes will be virtual today

aol.com Officials at Columbia University, facing surging tensions on campus that have raised safety concerns, have announced all classes will be virtual on Monday as Passover…

Columbia University protests draw bipartisan rebukes from D.C. over alleged antisemitism

axios.com Incendiary pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University are drawing backlash from members of Congress and the White House over allegations of antisemitic incidents.…

‘Sickening And Despicable’: NY Mayor Eric Adams Warns NYPD ‘Will Not Hesitate To Arrest’ In Continuing Anti-Israel Protests At Columbia

mediaite.com New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a condemnation on Sunday of the the “the antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University campus” and warning that the…

NYPD Arrests Over 100 Pro-Palestine Protesters at Columbia University

youtube.com More than a hundred students were arrested for trespassing at Columbia University after the Ivy League school called the New York Police Department to dismantle tents and…

Watch: Migrants Complain That New Yorkers Don't Learn African Languages

zerohedge.com Watch: Migrants Complain That New Yorkers Don't Learn African Languages Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A hearing held earlier this week in New York by the…

A state budget in sight

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: The budget end is nearing, but probably not until the weekend. The Indian Point owner is suing over being blocked…

Mayor asks migrants to move to his city: "All are welcome"

newsweek.com Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas is receiving plenty of blowback from his Republican counterparts after inviting migrants from sanctuary cities to live and work in…

Bo Dietl Dropped By Eric Adams Legal Team After Telling Reporter to ‘Go Suck D**k Somewhere’

mediaite.com Photo by: NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx Former NYPD detective Bo Dietl was dropped from New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) legal defense fund after telling a reporter to go suck dick…

NYC's AI chatbot criticised for advising businesses to break the law

euronews.com NYC's AI chatbot was caught telling businesses to break the law. The city isn't taking it down. An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot created by New York City to help…

The very short Mayorkas impeachment trial, explained

vox.com Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee about the fiscal year 2025 budget on April 16, 2024. | Allison…

NYC Mayor Inspects Court Security During Trump's Hush Money Trial

youtube.com New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday visited the New York court building where Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place to inspect security in the area. Donald…

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel Supports TikTok Ban, Calls Lack of Oversight ‘Stunning’

observer.com Federal Communications Commission chairman Jessica Rosenworcel shared her clear stance on a potential TikTok ban during a luncheon at the Paley Center for Media on Tuesday…

Mayor Adams Unveils new Details of Skyline-Shaping Office Tower, Bolsters Ongoing Resurgence of Midt

nyc.gov Vornado, Kenneth Griffin, and Rudin Advance Plans for 62-Story, State-of-the-Art Office Tower With 1.8 Million Square-Feet of Office Space, New Public Concourse With Citadel…

New York Mayor Eric Adams Visits Scene Outside Donald Trump’s Trial, Says “Our City Is A Fair City”

deadline.com New York Mayor Eric Adams visited the scene outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse, where media outlets and reporters have stationed themselves as Donald Trump‘s hush…

Migrants descend on New York City Hall: "Uproot anti-blackness"

newsweek.com More than 1,000 migrants gathered at New York City Hall on Tuesday during the City Council's oversight hearing, which was slated to discuss the experiences of Black migrants…

Is deploying soldiers on New York’s subway as mad as it seems?

economist.com NEW YORKERS have seen it all in the subway. They watch in appreciation as a rat carries a slice of pizza down a staircase. They feel powerless when someone in the throes of…

NYC’s rat problem is so out of control a lawmaker wants to give birth control to millions of rodents

fortune.com New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to…

New York school buses not picking up migrant children angers council member

newsweek.com New York City Mayor Eric Adams is being criticized by some city council members over his 60-day migrant eviction policy, as new data shows the policy has had negative…

Newsguard downgrades credibility scores for New York Times, GB News and Daily Star

pressgazette.co.uk News publisher rating company Newsguard has downgraded its credibility score for The New York Times, removing the perfect rating the title held since Newsguard first…

To lower its rat population, NYC considers birth control as a humane option

pbs.org New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to…

Families who sued social media companies years ago are taking matters into their own hands

aol.com Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to…

Elon Musk wants to make Grok AI an option for X premium users to compose tweets

aol.com If you still use X, you might have noticed some AI features seeping into the platform lately, powered by Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot, Grok. Last week, X rolled out “real-time…

How empty office buildings could help NYC solve its housing crisis

nypost.com The city desperately needs more rental housing. Hundreds of obsolescent older office buildings stand near-empty. So why not use one problem to solve the other? The way is to…

What immigration actually does to jobs, wages and more

marketplace.org Republican lawmakers are conditioning any aid to Ukraine and Israel — something the Biden administration has been asking for — on changes to the U.S. immigration system.…

US Cities Struggling With Office Vacancies: St. Louis in Doom Loop, New York Eyeing Residential Conversions

nakedcapitalism.com New York City’s office market is stalled with the vacancy rate stuck at a record high, and the best hope for improvement in the near future depends on whether the governor…

New York kept Social Security from some kids, new documents reveal

newsweek.com New documents revealed that foster children in New York City have had their Social Security benefits stripped from them despite the mayor's new policy pledging the funds…

Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds

nytimes.com People whose bills had been paid off were just as likely to forgo medical care as those whose bills were left unpaid. A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has…