The seventh-floor offices where the Church World Service housed its NYC HQ sit empty after a fund freeze by the Trump administration forced the refugee relief organization to lay off over 150 staffers in the city. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Immigrant Aid Group Forced to Lay Off over 150 Workers in NYC Church World Service, a not-for-profit that assists refugees and asylum seekers and provides international disaster relief,... News 28 Feb 2025 | 04:56
President Trump stirred controversy this week when he posted “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” on Truth Social, as well as the official White House X account and Instagram, using a mock Time magazine depicting him wearing a golden crown. ( Photo: White House X) What Does It Mean? It is unlikely that James Madison, when he was writing the Federalist Papers for publication in New York in 1788, contemplated... Voices 21 Feb 2025 | 01:00
Mayor Adams at a press conference on Jan. 7. In an address on Feb. 12 he said he never broke the law and never instructed staffers to do so. He took no questions after the Feb. 12 address. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Justice Dept. Orders Fed Prosecutors to Drop Corruption Case Against Mayor Adams The Trump Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to drop the five-count... News 13 Feb 2025 | 11:12
A group of migrant students waits for a bus across from the Stewart Hotel shelter in Midtown on the way to school, Jan. 24, 2025. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) ‘Everyone Is Scared’: Deportation Fears Keep Immigrant Students Home from School Hallways at the Stewart Hotel, a midtown Manhattan shelter for migrant families, are typically bustling on weekday mornings... News 28 Jan 2025 | 12:02
Mayor Eric Adams said the Democratic party’s failure to identify immigration as a major concern for voters cost the party in the Nov. 5 election. He said he was “not surprised” by the outcome. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams: Dems Misread Mood on Immigration and “Not Surprised” by Republican Gains When asked about Republican gains in the city at a recent press conference, Mayor Eric Adams said, “It doesn’t surprise me”... News 16 Nov 2024 | 08:53
For local Democrats, it may feel like the circus is back in Washington D.C. with Donald Trump ready to ascend to the White House once again. ( Photo: KMJ/Wikimedia Commons) How the Political Landscape Shifts for NYC After Trump Win “It’s tough to make predictions–especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra For those Democrats looking for a silver lining... Voices 15 Nov 2024 | 02:50
A rally at Madison Square Garden planned by Donald Trump on Oct. 27 has stirred controversy from a local Democratic state senator, who said it was akin to a Nazi rally held in the old MSG in 1939. He called on MSG to cancel the event for security reasons. MSG has stayed silent on the matter. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Trump Rally Slated for MSG Stirs Controversy Say this for Donald Trump, he is no captive to conventional campaign thinking. The conventional approach for presidential... News 19 Oct 2024 | 11:41
Reporters with a coveted assigned seat had to arrive around 7 a.m. for the court sessions that started at the earliest around 9:30 a.m. If competing for a seat in the overflow room, however, reporters started arriving as early as 3 a.m. There was a shared camaraderie among journalists on the line. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Reporting from Inside the Trump Hush Money Trial On the morning of May 30, in a serendipitous gesture, one of the reporters on the press line handed out fortune cookies as... Voices 06 Jun 2024 | 01:41
Stormy Daniels, the adult film star whose real name is Stephanie Cliffords, is introduced by Andrew Barret Cox, at a viewing party at the Three Dollar Bill for a new documentary about her life entitled “Stormy.” Photo: Marie Pohl Stormy Daniels Storms Into Town Ahead of Latest Trump Trial As the criminal trial against former president Donald Trump inches closer to a start date, one of the principal witnesses... News 23 Mar 2024 | 01:48
Allison Greenfield, who has been in the news after drawing attacks from former president Donald Trump, could be headed toward a civil court judgeship. She is currently the principal law clerk for Judge Arthur Engoron who is overseeing the civil fraud trial of Trump brought by Attorney General Letittia James. Photo: Cody Cutter Clerk Who Trump Targeted Takes Big Step Toward Becoming Civil Court Judge This week we dive into law, legislation--and linguini. First, the law: Allison Greenfield, the principal law clerk for NY... Home 04 Feb 2024 | 04:31
Michael D. Cohen, a lawyer once known as Donald Trump’s “fixer” is testifying against him in the civil fraud trial that NYS Attorney General Letitia James is pursuing vs the former president at a downtown Manhattan courthouse. Photo (from 2019): The Circus/You Tube Wikimedia Commons Cohen, Former Trump “Fixer” Testifies at Fraud Trial of Ex-President in NY Trial (AP)–Donald Trump`s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen faced off with him at the former president`s civil fraud trial Tuesday,... News 25 Oct 2023 | 01:03
Donald Trump said he is being unfairly targeted by New York State Attorney General Letitia James in the business fraud trial that began on Oct. 2 and could last until December. Photo: Michael Vadon/Wikimedia Commons Trump at Opening of Fraud Trial Denounces It As a “Scam;” Trial Could Last Until December (AP)–The fraud lawsuit that could cost former President Donald Trump control of some of his most prized properties went... News 03 Oct 2023 | 12:45
Donald Trump is appealing a Judges ruling in his New York Civil Trial which ordered him to place some his companies into receivership in New York due to what was ruled to be years of fraud. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons NY Judge Rules Trump Committed Fraud in Building Real Estate Empire (AP)–A judge ruled on Sept. 26 that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted... News 28 Sep 2023 | 12:04
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C on February 10, 2011. ( Photo: Gage Skidmore via Wiki Commons ) Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer`s sex abuse and defamation case (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the former president’s... News 21 Jul 2023 | 03:46
A former federal district court was appointed to hear arguments from attorneys for Donald Trump that the criminal case against his businesses now being prosecuted in NYS court should be transferred to federal district court. Photo: Wikimedia commons. Former Federal Judge to Decide Whether Trump Can Transfer DA’s Criminal Case to Fed Court NEW YORK (AP) A judge known for his care and cautiousness in presiding over litigation in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks... News 08 May 2023 | 12:54
Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions