In a textbook example of the utterly careless way the Legislature operated this year, it almost mandated the registration of illegal aliens as voters. The goof was in a “motor voter” bill rammed through the state Senate, and about to pass the Assembly. At the last minute, Assembly Republicans pointed out that it ordered voter … Continue reading "The Legislature’s mindboggling bungling"
Read MoreDay: June 24, 2019
‘White privilege’ survey posted in mostly minority school in Manhattan
Page 1 of a survey on how a person’s race affects their daily life, hung on a bulletin board for students and faculty to see at the Life Sciences Secondary School on E. 96th on the Upper East Side. Page 2 of the survey Ad Up Next Close Three people shot by a bike-riding gunman … Continue reading "‘White privilege’ survey posted in mostly minority school in Manhattan"
Read MorePanarin? Shattenkirk? Rangers’ makeover can come in many forms
The Rangers could still look very different in another 10 days. But if they don’t, then general manager Jeff Gorton is just fine with the heavy lifting he has already done. “I don’t feel like we need to do anything, to be honest with you,” Gorton said Saturday after one of the biggest drafts in … Continue reading "Panarin? Shattenkirk? Rangers’ makeover can come in many forms"
Read MoreFlying Wallendas siblings triumphantly cross Times Square on tightrope
They crossed the Crossroads of the World — hundreds of feet above the pavement. A brother and sister from the famed Flying Wallendas circus family on Sunday night successfully crossed a tightrope suspended between two skyscrapers 25 stories above Times Square. Seventh-generation daredevil Nik Wallenda, 40, and his sister Lijana, 42, started at opposite ends … Continue reading "Flying Wallendas siblings triumphantly cross Times Square on tightrope"
Read MoreOld school politicians could cause Democrats to lose the 2020 election
Here is a sentence one does not often get the opportunity to write: Bill de Blasio is right. The progressive mayor of New York City is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, and he says former Vice President Joe Biden, another contender, “is out of step with the values of the modern Democratic Party.” That’s … Continue reading "Old school politicians could cause Democrats to lose the 2020 election"
Read More‘Moderate’ Democrats just gave New York a host of disastrous new laws
The 2019 legislative session ended Friday, having provided proof positive that “moderate” suburban state senators do little but enable the extremists. The Senate joined the longtime-progressive Assembly in passing a host of badly thought-out, far-left bills that will hit New York hard for years to come. And Gov. Cuomo, who has long painted himself as … Continue reading "‘Moderate’ Democrats just gave New York a host of disastrous new laws"
Read MoreThere won’t be a wait for an RJ Barrett-Zion Williamson Summer League battle
The RJ Barrett-versus-Zion Williams buddy battle for NBA Rookie of the Year starts as early as possible when the Knicks face the Pelicans to open the Las Vegas Summer League on July 5. Vegas knows how to put on a show. Barrett said at his introductory Garden press conference Friday that the Rookie of the … Continue reading "There won’t be a wait for an RJ Barrett-Zion Williamson Summer League battle"
Read MoreMan riding Citi Bike shot two people in Brooklyn: cops
Police are looking for the bike-riding gunman who shot a 24-year-old man and 23-year-old woman in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Click Here: Sports Water Bottles The suspect was cruising on his Citi Bike headed eastbound on Lexington Avenue and Tompkins Avenue at 10:24 p.m. on Friday, June 7, when he revealed his firearm and shot six … Continue reading "Man riding Citi Bike shot two people in Brooklyn: cops"
Read MoreMan with apparent rifle sparks chaos on Bronx bus: cops
A man holding what was believed to be a rifle caused panic on a Bronx bus, injuring a 77-year-old woman, police said Sunday. The gunman boarded the back of a Bx15 bus just before 10 p.m. Saturday on 3rd Avenue and Tremont Avenue, cops said. The suspect was holding a bag and what witnesses believed … Continue reading "Man with apparent rifle sparks chaos on Bronx bus: cops"
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