by Kelli Ballard | Oct 26, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
As the deadline to be vaccinated or go on unpaid leave looms for New York City’s workers, a massive crowd of thousands marched in protest against the mandate on Monday, Oct. 25. Among the demonstrators were employees from the Fire Department of New York, the...
by Pennel Bird | Jun 28, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Eric Adams, a former New York City police captain, has the edge among Democratic Party candidates in the New York City mayoral primary. Adams is hardly a progressive, though, and he is pushing a law-and-order agenda. When crunch time comes, will the city’s heavily...
by Tim Donner | Jun 24, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
In this least active of all political seasons, the year after a presidential election, political junkies are ordinarily presented with thin gruel – zero national races, a couple of gubernatorial contests, and the battle for mayor of the nation’s largest city. But this...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 12, 2021 | Articles, Politics
It has been more than a year since the City That Never Sleeps turned off the lights on Times Square and closed the curtains on Broadway. The coronavirus pandemic and two Democrat politicians – Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio – have decimated one of the...
by Andrew Moran | Feb 3, 2021 | Articles, Politics
Andrew Yang for mayor? The Yang Gang is seeking to occupy New York City in this summer’s electoral race, potentially putting their guy in place to succeed outgoing Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio. After achieving national name recognition during the 2020 Democratic...