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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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…
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.
Dec. 1, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki, with reporting by Ben Brachfeld, Michael Malaszczyk and Ethan Stark-Miller George Santos, we hardly knew ye. After a turbulent 11 months in office, Santos was unceremoniously expelled from the House of Representatives Friday — a rare moment of overwhelming bipartisanship that reflected the gravity of the fraud allegations…
Oct. 12, 2023 amNewYork Metro
After ousting Kevin McCarthy from the Speaker’s perch, some Republicans floated the idea of replacing him with four-time indicted former President Donald Trump — despite their own rules which forbid an indicted member from serving in a ranking post.
Oct. 10, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki
He’s halfway to Donald Trump.
May. 10, 2023 amNewYork Metro Congress Member George Santos, who has made lying his own personal art form, finally got snared in the web of deceit which he spun the past three years. Santos was arraigned in a Central Islip federal courtroom on Wednesday after being indicted on an array of serious criminal charges…
Apr. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Following ex-President Donald Trump pleading not guilty to a 34-count indictment alleging he broke state law by falsifying business records, New York politicos were quick to weigh-in on the first commander-in-chief to be arrested on criminal charges.
Mar. 30, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Former President Donald Trump on criminal charges in connection with a hush money investigation, The New York Times reported Thursday — the first time any former or active American commander-in-chief has ever been so disgraced. Citing four sources, The New…