New York City
Controversial new Mamdani tax paused because of lawsuit
The New York Post reports a stumbling block for one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s many bad ideas. The reign of pied-à-terror is on pause. Big Apple homeowners fighting the controversial pied-à-terre tax notched an early victory…
NYC Employee Pension Payments Rise To $6.2 billion
The pension plan covering most New York city government agencies, including the City’s subway system, had 62 members with pension payments of at least $200,000 last year, according to new data posted today at…
Spending, mass failure both soar in NYC schools
Jarrett Stepman writes for the Daily Signal about bad news involving New York City’s public schools. New York City, like so many other big, blue cities, serves as an excellent model for how spending overwhelming amounts of…
Mamdani team ‘scrambles’ to ease concerns about government supermarkets
Lisa Fickenscher writes for the New York Post about the city’s mayor trying to sell an unpopular socialist idea. The Mamdani administration is scrambling to ease concerns about its plans to open government-owned supermarkets…
Left-wing NYC congressional candidates prompt concerns
Jon Levine writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the reaction to recent election results in the nation’s largest city. Democrats in New York City and beyond remain wary and far from sold on a trio of far-left candidates…
Mamdani believes democratic socialists can win anywhere
Julia Cherner writes for ABC News about a disturbing prediction from New York City’s mayor. After the candidates he backed swept their Democratic congressional primaries, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his democratic…
Fourteen NYC Educators Receive Over Half a Million Dollars in Pensions
Fourteen retired New York City educators received more than $500,000 in pension benefits in 2025, according to data released by SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. The data was obtained from the…
34 MTA Workers Made $200K+ In Overtime In 2025
Thirty-four employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) received more than $200,000 in overtime payments in 2025, as total annual pay surpassed half a million dollars for some, according to data posted on…
Mamdani backs fellow socialist’s bid to unseat Dem incumbent
Carl Campanile writes for the New York Post about the big-city mayor’s latest questionable move. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has launched a civil war in the Democratic Party with his controversial endorsement of a fellow socialist’s…
Mamdani skips NYC’s Israel Day parade
Jon Levine writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a notable absence from a significant New York City parade. There was no love lost on Sunday for Zohran Mamdani, who became the first New York City mayor to skip the…
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