Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a 15-point lead against his opponents, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The Emerson College/PIX11/The Hill poll found that Mamdani captured 43% of voters, while ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo got 28%. GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa received 10% and Mayor Adams got 7%. Nine percent were undecided. Nearly a quarter, or… Read More »
Giants starting inside linebacker Micah McFadden will have surgery on his right foot and will miss a significant part of the 2025 season, the Daily News has confirmed. McFadden, 25, a fourth-year pro originally drafted by Joe Schoen in 2022, was carted off the field with 7:54 remaining in Sunday’s season opener after making a… Read More »
By ISABEL DEBRE, Associated Press The tiny, gas-rich Gulf Arab state of Qatar hosts the biggest U.S. military base in the Middle East. It has evacuated tens of thousands of American citizens from Afghanistan. It has been designated a U.S. “major non-NATO ally.” It has even lavished a $400 million jumbo jet on President Donald… Read More »
By LORNE COOK, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s most powerful official warned Wednesday that Europe is battling against a series of threats posed by Russia, new global trade challenges and even other major world powers and must stake claim to its independence. In a State of the Union speech, European Commission President… Read More »
As City Council members consider whether to override Mayor Adams’ veto of a grocery delivery pay standard, members should discount Instacart’s disingenuous arguments and instead look to the latest data on the effectiveness of the restaurant delivery pay standard. Like Chicken Little, Instacart is panicking over the specter of higher consumer costs for grocery delivery.… Read More »
This week, conversations about mental health will take place across New York City’s construction industry, bringing needed attention to an often-overlooked crisis. The industry, both the members of the Building Trades Employers Association (BTEA) and the Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC) will take part in Construction Suicide Prevention Week, a nationwide initiative to address… Read More »
New York City got lucky that the illegal maneuver planned by Brooklyn Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Frank Seddio at the behest of City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to sideline three important city Charter amendment questions from the ballot fizzled into nothingness. Seddio, the ringleader of a failed BOE coup against the law, retreated when… Read More »
This man in this position puts us all at risk San Francisco: During his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4, RFK Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, came under harsh bipartisan criticism for reneging on promises he made during his Senate confirmation hearings and for his clearly anti-vaccine… Read More »
That’s a wrap for the Liberty‘s 2025 regular season at Barclays Center. On Tuesday evening, the Liberty easily defeated the Mystics, 75-66, in their final regular-season home game of the year. The defending champions led by as many as 17 points and carried a double-digit advantage for most of the contest. They were led by… Read More »
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton grad student who was kidnapped by an Iraqi militant group in 2023, has finally been freed after more than 900 days in captivity. President Trump on Tuesday announced the academic was safe at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after being “tortured for many months.” He identified her captors as members of… Read More »