Nov. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens residents voiced their reactions on Wednesday to a second Donald Trump presidency, a day after the former president won a tightly contested race against Vice President Kamala Harris. Major media outlets declared Trump the victor early Wednesday morning after he was projected to carry key battleground states,…
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NYC immigrant groups denounce Trump’s re-election, pledge to protect immigrant communities
Nov. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In the wake of Donald Trump being re-elected President of the United States Tuesday, multiple New York City-based immigrant organizations have released statements in which they criticized Trump for his history of anti-immigrant rhetoric and reinforced their missions to protect immigrants from any unconstitutional actions his administration may…
TRUMP RE-ELECTED: Former New York mogul wins back White House despite criminal indictments
Nov. 6, 2024 Reuters Donald Trump is projected to have won the United States presidency. The 78-year-old businessman turned politician is expected to have claimed Wisconsin to earn 276 electoral college votes, which is more than the 270 needed to win the election overall. Trump declared victory in a speech at his watch party…
ELECTION RESULTS | Harris wins New York though Trump wins nationally; Gillibrand, Proposition 1 also prevail
Nov. 5, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki New Yorkers made their voices heard on Election Day, giving Democrat Kamala Harris the state’s 28 electoral votes — though her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump won the election. Meanwhile, incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand is projected to have won another term in office against Republican Mike Sapraicone.…
NY State Senate and Assembly races to watch in the Nov. 5 general election
Oct. 30, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller With less than a week until the Nov. 5 general election, and early voting already well underway, all eyes are fixed on the showdown between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former GOP President Donald Trump for the White House. But there are a handful of competitive downballot…
Trump assassination attempt: Shooter’s motives remain unknown; Biden urges calm; Republicans convene in Milwaukee
Jul. 15, 2024 amNewYork Metro The investigation continued Monday into the Donald Trump assassination attempt in Pennsylvania with still no greater understanding as to why the 20-year-old shooter opened fire on the former president during his campaign rally Saturday. The FBI searched the home of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who lived in Bethel Park, PA,…
NY Dems slam Supreme Court ruling in former President Trump’s immunity case
Jul. 1, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York Democratic elected officials fumed over a Monday Supreme Court ruling in ex-President Donald Trump’s immunity case that found former commanders in chief are protected from prosecution for any of their official acts in office. The 6-3 ruling, a split between the court’s conservative majority and liberal…
Local academics reflect on historic conviction of Queens native and former president Donald Trump
Jun. 12, 2024 By Anthony Medina and Athena Dawson A Manhattan jury’s decision to convict former U.S. President Donald Trump—a Queens native—on 34 counts of falsifying business records has led to fierce debate, study and reflection across the borough and around the world. Trump, who lived in Jamaica Estates until he was 13, made history…
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EARTHQUAKE FALLOUT: 27 aftershocks following Friday quake that shook up New York City
Apr. 6, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki New York City can’t seem to “Shake it Off” just yet following Friday’s New Jersey earthquake and related aftershocks that have kept everyone on edge. No fewer than 27 aftershocks have occurred nearly a day after the 4.8 tremor struck near Whitehouse Station, NJ — about 60 miles west…
Yes, there is a presidential primary in New York Tuesday – even though Biden and Trump have clinched nominations
Apr. 1, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
New York’s presidential primary in the 2024 election cycle wraps up on Tuesday, even if the outcome is a fait accompli.