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2026-08-24 · New York Post

Chinatown leaders fire warning shot at Mamdani to try to sink NYC hi-rise jail plan

🔮 Chinatown leaders are urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to reconsider building a hi-rise jail in the densely populated neighborhood — saying the move could cause the ground to sink and endanger other buildings. assertive

2026-09-11 · New York Post

Young Albany Democrats accuse Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza — sparking civil war within NY party

🔮 The statement parrots growing anti-Israel sentiment in the party, reflected by New York City democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier and “The Squad” in the House of Representatives that includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. assertive

2026-09-14 · New York Post

Rep. Mike Lawler rips rival Cait Conley over AI data centers in hard-hitting ad for battleground NY district

🔮 The nearly seven-figure ad coordinated by Lawler and the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee will run over nine days on broadcast and cable TV, streaming services and digital and social media sites, according to Lawler’s camp. assertive

2026-09-16 · New York Post

Online sports betting emerges as NY cash cow — generating billions in tax revenue

🔮 However, its growth may pose a risk to the revenues the State collects from mobile sports wagering,” DiNapoli’s report said. assertive

2026-09-17 · New York Post

GOP gov candidate Bruce Blakeman ties Hochul to Mamdani in mailers targeting voters outside NYC: ‘Say no to socialism’

🔮 “As New York’s governor, Bruce Blakeman will stop Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani’s attacks on your wallet.” assertive

2026-09-17 · New York Post

Hochul vows to opt into Trump admin’s ‘Freedom’ scholarships despite opposition from teachers union

🔮 The nonprofit groups would then offer scholarships, which families from all schools could use to defray tuition costs. assertive

2026-09-20 · New York Post

Hochul backs reelection of NY Dem boss Jay Jacobs, who refused to endorse Mamdani

🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul is backing the state Democratic Party boss’ reelection despite his refusal to endorse Zohran Mamdani during his 2025 mayoral campaign — a move that riled the socialist’s supporters. assertive

2026-09-21 · New York Post

GOP NY Rep. Lawler claims Dem rival Cait Conley is carpetbagger in sync with Hochul, Mamdani, AOC

🔮 Hudson Valley GOP Rep. Mike Lawler has accused Dem foe Cait Conley of being a carpetbagger in sync with fellow lefties unpopular in his district, from Gov. Kathy Hochul to Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani. assertive

2026-09-22 · New York Post

Mom of innocent 12-year-old boy killed in NYC gunfire endorses Letitia James’ AG opponent Saritha Komatireddy

🔮 The ad also shows an image of James with socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. assertive

2026-09-23 · New York Post

Bruce Blakeman within single digits of Kathy Hochul in NY governor’s race: poll

🔮 For example, 49% of respondents said Hochul would do a better job of making prices more affordable compared to 40% for Blakeman. assertive

2026-09-23 · New York Post

Bruce Blakeman reveals his feelings about ex-wife’s $18K donation to Kathy Hochul’s campaign

🔮 Nancy McCartney, formerly Nancy Shevell, gave the maximum contribution to “Friends for Kathy Hochul” in May 2025, records show. assertive

2026-09-24 · New York Post

Rudy Giuliani denies hiding information about toxic dust inhaled by millions after 9/11

🔮 Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani denied accusations that he hid information about dangerous airborne toxins lingering in Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks — telling The Post his administration followed federal guidance. assertive

2026-09-24 · New York Post

Up to 20 people estimated to have taken part in NY’s assisted suicide law — in just one month since program took effect

🔮 “The state will have the data on a rolling basis. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Jessica Tisch could win next mayor’s race: ex-Gov. David Paterson

🔮 Paterson raved about Tisch after hearing her speak at a Police Athletic League event last week — while rapping her boss, current Mayor Zohran Mamdani, over his divisive anti-Israel rhetoric. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Ex-Gov. Pataki, who put Regents in place, rips ‘incredibly stupid’ axing of tests: ‘Really sad day for New York’

🔮 “So instead of doing the appropriate testing so that corrective measures could be taken to improve [performance], they simply get rid of the tests to hide their failure.” assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

CUNY graduation rates plummet in 5-year slide: ‘It’s a two-pronged problem’

🔮 The graduation rates for associate degrees awarded at the City University of New York’s community colleges, which are designed to be completed in two years by full-time students, dropped from 38.9% in 2022 to 35.5% in 2026, according to CUNY records provided in the Mayor’s Management Report. assertive

2026-09-28 · New York Post

Mamdani allies hosting fundraiser for Dem Senate hopefuls James Talarico, Sherrod Brown

🔮 Allies of Mayor Zohran Mamdani are hosting a big New York City fundraiser Monday night for Senate Democratic hopefuls James Talarico of Texas and Sherrod Brown of Ohio. assertive

2026-09-29 · New York Post

Parents of teen killed by illegal immigrant question Rep. Mike Lawler, Dem opponent Cait Conley on sanctuary law support during fiery debate

🔮 As his wife Jessica choked back tears during the video call, Tom Gorman asked whether the candidates would support federal legislation that would undo so-called state sanctuary laws, such as the protections that Gov. Kathy Hochul and Albany Democrats enacted earlier this year. assertive

2026-09-29 · New York Post

Chuck Schumer’s definition of ‘antisemite’ would include Mamdani, Senate hopeful El-Sayed

🔮 Sen. Chuck Schumer labeled people who don’t think Israel should exist as a Jewish state are antisemites — a definition that could include Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed. assertive

2026-09-29 · New York Post

Feds urged to crack down on fake passports, green cards along NYC’s Roosevelt Avenue

🔮 Because these documents appear identical to official identification, they may facilitate additional crimes, help individuals evade law enforcement, and pose a threat to national security,” said Hiram Monserrate, a former state senator and leader of the Restore Roosevelt Avenue Coalition. assertive

2026-09-30 · New York Post

Prominent Jewish activist backs Saritha Komatireddy for AG — in blow to Letitia James

🔮 “I’ll give the Mayor this much: the plan acknowledges that antisemitism is real and growing in this city,” Komatireddy said. assertive

2026-09-30 · New York Post

Blakeman joins Jewish leaders in opposing Hochul-backed city takeover of historic NYC hospital

🔮 The Governor’s refusal to listen to the community will lead to inferior healthcare for the residents who have relied on the hospital decades.” assertive

2026-10-02 · New York Post

Jay Jacobs overwhelmingly re-elected NYS Dem chairman despite challenge

🔮 The New York State Democratic Party re-elected Jay Jacobs as party chairman Thursday, despite his refusal to endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor last year. assertive

2026-10-02 · New York Post

Super PACs prop up Hochul re-election, aiming for big win that will fend off ‘radical’ Dems

🔮 Democrats like Queens Borough President Donovan Richards predicted Hochul would come out on top, even as she faces mounting scrutiny from a growing liberal wing of the party energized by democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election win last year. assertive

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Police, firefighter unions back Dem NY Rep. Tom Suozzi — after Trump-linked Super PAC spends $8M on attack ads

🔮 “We support candidates who are willing to support us even if that means going against their own party,” added the Nassau PBA leader. assertive

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Ken Griffin’s $3B Carnegie Mellon donation is ‘a loss for’ NYC, business leaders say

🔮 Hedge fund honcho Ken Griffin’s record-setting donation to Carnegie Mellon University for a new campus in Miami — months after being dragged by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to promote his pied-à-terre tax — is “a loss” for New York, the head of the city’s business advocacy group said Sunday. assertive

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Star Dem-backer Debra Messing endorses GOP’s Bruce Blakeman for NY governor: ‘What we need’

🔮 Anti-Trump “Will & Grace” actress Debra Messing is snubbing Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul and instead backing Republican Bruce Blakeman’s gubernatorial campaign. assertive

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Hochul urged to call emergency Albany session to tighten rape law over ‘Cornell 7’ scandal: ‘This is a travesty’

🔮 “If the governor were sincere in supporting victims, she could call the legislature back into session today,” fumed Gary Greenberg, CEO of ProtectNYKids Inc., to The Post. assertive

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Kalshi bets big on NY with $3M Housing Works donation — despite legal battle with Gov. Hochul

🔮 The multi-year partnership will be the largest single-donor gift in Housing Works’ 36-year history and will expand access to healthcare, job training and community services for thousands of New Yorkers. assertive

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Dem Rep. Pat Ryan silent over rival’s claims he sends kids to DC school while calling NY home

🔮 Under DC rules, only one parent with custody needs to be a DC resident for a student to attend as a resident, meaning it could be legal if Ryan’s wife, Rebecca, claimed District of Columbia residency, according to Auringer’s camp. mixed

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Jewish kids flee NY public schools over Oct. 7 antisemitism, parents blame teachers for pumping up ‘the venom’

🔮 “They’re shown videos that Israel was starving Palestinian girls,” said Josh Horowitz, who left Williamsburg and moved upstate to have his daughter in a safer setting. assertive

2026-10-06 · New York Post

More than half of New York voters ‘concerned’ about rise of socialism: poll

🔮 The firm accurately predicted in 2022 that the race between Hochul and then-Long Island Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin would be closer than public polling anticipated. assertive

2026-10-06 · New York Post

Uptick in hate crimes, antisemitic attacks continues even as NYC hits historic lows in major crimes

🔮 “On the eve of the third anniversary of Oct. 7th, we renew our pledge to Jewish institutions that they will not be left to protect themselves without a strong partner in the NYPD. assertive

2026-10-08 · New York Post

Blakeman urges Jewish New Yorkers to ‘get into this fight’ ahead of November election

🔮 Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman made an emotional appeal to Jewish New Yorkers to get behind him in the November elections — so he could “stop” Israel-bashing Mayor Zohran Mamdani. assertive

2026-10-09 · New York Post

NYC air quality agency convicted of eco crimes — just weeks before 9/11, secret docs reveal

🔮 The stunning revelation about crimes committed by the Department of Environmental Protection was included in a massive trove of 170,000 secret, 9/11-related city records released by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. assertive

2026-10-09 · New York Post

Letitia James’s GOP opponent for attorney general Saritha Komatireddy trounces in fiery NY AG debate

🔮 We lack an attorney general who is willing to enforce the law. assertive

2026-10-09 · New York Post

Hochul officially opts NY into Trump admin’s ‘Freedom’ scholarships for students

🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul is officially opting New York into a federal “education freedom” tax credit scholarship program championed by President Trump that could benefit more than 2.7 million New York public, parochial and private school students — despite opposition from the powerful teachers’ union. assertive

2026-10-11 · New York Post

Super PAC funded by Knicks owner spends big to back AG candidate Saritha Komatireddy

🔮 A Super PAC backing Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and bankrolled by Knicks owner James Dolan is set to spend big in the race for attorney general, The Post has learned. assertive

2026-10-11 · New York Post

Letitia James blasted as ‘biggest hypocrite in Albany’ after whistleblower records dump

🔮 “Those e-mails and documents, as well as any records in your possession that may have been derived from such privileged and/or confidential information, must be destroyed or returned immediately,” the letter stated. assertive

2026-10-12 · New York Post

Mamdani to skip Manhattan Columbus parade in latest snub to NYC Italian community

🔮 The snub isn’t a huge surprise as the mayor has often railed against the explorer, bashing him as a colonist that abused and displaced Native Americans. assertive

2026-10-12 · New York Post

NYC teacher among protesters who disrupted vigil for victims of Oct. 7 Hamas massacre

🔮 “Last night, pro-Palestinian demonstrators overran an October 7 vigil in Union Square organized by Israelis for Peace, drowned out the reading of the names of people killed, and took over chairs reserved for participants, including Comptroller Brad Lander and Mayor Zohran Mamdani,” Moshe Spern wrote in his formal Oct. 8 complaint. assertive

2026-10-12 · New York Post

NY Rep. Lawler’s Democratic challenger Cait Conley claims Trump is the greatest threat to America

🔮 “I never thought that I would feel like the greatest threat to our country and our future would come from within our border and that is what we are seeing with this administration,” Conley said in a speech to the Rockland County NAACP on April 23. assertive

2026-10-14 · New York Post

NYC child care abuse cases soar in troubling trend as Mamdani rolls out tot-slot expansion

🔮 There were 564 reported cases of child abuse during the last fiscal year, a bone-chilling 24.4% of which were found to be substantiated, according to statistics provided in the annual Mayor’s Management Report released in September. assertive

2026-10-14 · New York Post

Comptroller Mark Levine not reinvesting NYC’s pension funds in Israel bonds — in stunning campaign pledge reversal

🔮 Levine told The New York Times he made the decision solely on financial grounds, but critics suspected he was caving to Israel-bashers in the Democratic party, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani. assertive

2026-10-15 · New York Post

Hochul gets boost from Bloomberg-backed charter school super PAC in NY governor’s race

🔮 Bloomberg, a former three-term New York City mayor and billionaire business mogul, donated $1.8 million to the group New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany earlier this year. assertive

2026-10-15 · New York Post

Lawler’s Dem opponent Cait Conley throws Hochul under the bus in jaw-dropping public burn

🔮 That shouldn’t be a partisan issue, but a party-first politician like Mike Lawler could never comprehend that.” assertive

2026-10-16 · New York Post

Long Island Dem Tom Suozzi blows off Hochul campaign event as party snubs mount

🔮 Rep. Tom Suozzi will snub a Long Island campaign event with Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday because of a scheduling clash — as other down-ballot New York Democrats distance themselves from the unpopular Empire State leader. assertive

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