AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 20, 2021 at 4:22 pmNew York congressional Democrats renewed pleas for gun control Tuesday after a mass shooting at a Long Island grocery store left one person dead and two others wounded.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, whose chamber is expected to consider House-passed bills to expand the federal background check system in coming weeks, led the charge for gun control after in West Hempstead around 11:15 a.m.Advertisement“I’m closely monitoring the situation, praying for the victims and our first responders,” Schumer told reporters on Capitol...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 20, 2021 at 4:22 pmNew York congressional Democrats renewed pleas for gun control Tuesday after a mass shooting at a Long Island grocery store left one person dead and two others wounded.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, whose chamber is expected to consider House-passed bills to expand the federal background check system in coming weeks, led the charge for gun control after in West Hempstead around 11:15 a.m.Advertisement“I’m closely monitoring the situation, praying for the victims and our first responders,” Schumer told reporters on Capitol...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 16, 2021 at 4:48 pmRep. Mondaire Jones is on a roll for Supreme Court reform.Fresh off of , the first-term New York Democrat called on Justice Stephen Breyer to retire Friday, becoming the first member of Congress to do so out of concern for the political balance of the high bench.AdvertisementJones, who represents Westchester and Rockland Counties, said the 82-year-old justice should step aside to ensure that President Biden — not a future Republican chief executive — gets to pick his successor.“We can’t risk losing yet another seat on the high court...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 16, 2021 at 4:48 pmRep. Mondaire Jones is on a roll for Supreme Court reform.Fresh off of , the first-term New York Democrat called on Justice Stephen Breyer to retire Friday, becoming the first member of Congress to do so out of concern for the political balance of the high bench.AdvertisementJones, who represents Westchester and Rockland Counties, said the 82-year-old justice should step aside to ensure that President Biden — not a future Republican chief executive — gets to pick his successor.“We can’t risk losing yet another seat on the high court...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 15, 2021 at 3:02 pmA senior U.S. Capitol Police official told officers to not use common riot weapons against the Trump supporters who stormed the historic building in January, likely hampering their ability to push back the belligerent mob, the department’s internal watchdog testified before Congress on Thursday.Michael Bolton, the Capitol Police inspector general who has for months been investigating the security failures that paved the way for the deadly Jan. 6 attack, told members of the House Administration Committee that an unnamed assistant...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 15, 2021 at 3:02 pmA senior U.S. Capitol Police official told officers to not use common riot weapons against the Trump supporters who stormed the historic building in January, likely hampering their ability to push back the belligerent mob, the department’s internal watchdog testified before Congress on Thursday.Michael Bolton, the Capitol Police inspector general who has for months been investigating the security failures that paved the way for the deadly Jan. 6 attack, told members of the House Administration Committee that an unnamed assistant...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 09, 2021 at 3:37 pmFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz has hired a couple of high-powered New York lawyers to represent him as the Justice Department digs into allegations that the embattled Sunshine State Republican paid for sex with a teenager.Gaetz, who vehemently denies the disturbing allegations, hired the lawyers, Marc Mukasey and Isabelle Kirshner, to mount a “fight” against the federal prosecutors investigating him, a spokeswoman for the lawmaker said Friday.Advertisement“Matt has always been a fighter. A fighter for his constituents, a fighter for the...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 09, 2021 at 3:37 pmFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz has hired a couple of high-powered New York lawyers to represent him as the Justice Department digs into allegations that the embattled Sunshine State Republican paid for sex with a teenager.Gaetz, who vehemently denies the disturbing allegations, hired the lawyers, Marc Mukasey and Isabelle Kirshner, to mount a “fight” against the federal prosecutors investigating him, a spokeswoman for the lawmaker said Friday.Advertisement“Matt has always been a fighter. A fighter for his constituents, a fighter for the...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 26, 2021 at 6:17 pmRep. Mondaire Jones isn’t beating around the bush when it comes to cannabis.The freshman New York Democrat, who’s pushing President Biden to reverse a string of recent pot-related firings of White House staffers, admitted Friday that he has smoked marijuana and said it makes no sense for Biden or any other employer to consider weed toking a fireable offense.Advertisement“I have in the past smoked marijuana. I do not currently smoke marijuana, but if I did it wouldn’t be a problem,” Jones said in an interview with the Daily News after...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 26, 2021 at 6:17 pmRep. Mondaire Jones isn’t beating around the bush when it comes to cannabis.The freshman New York Democrat, who’s pushing President Biden to reverse a string of recent pot-related firings of White House staffers, admitted Friday that he has smoked marijuana and said it makes no sense for Biden or any other employer to consider weed toking a fireable offense.Advertisement“I have in the past smoked marijuana. I do not currently smoke marijuana, but if I did it wouldn’t be a problem,” Jones said in an interview with the Daily News after...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 19, 2021 at 6:57 pmIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s vaccine supercharge!New York will soon receive more than 1.6 million doses of coronavirus vaccine every week thanks to a manufacturing “supercharge” bankrolled by President Biden’s recently-enacted pandemic relief bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Friday.AdvertisementSpeaking outside the Upper West Side’s Ryan Health Center, which has been revamped into a federal vaccination site, the New York Democrat said the new weekly allocations are expected to kick in by the end of April, amounting to a...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 19, 2021 at 6:57 pmIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s vaccine supercharge!New York will soon receive more than 1.6 million doses of coronavirus vaccine every week thanks to a manufacturing “supercharge” bankrolled by President Biden’s recently-enacted pandemic relief bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Friday.AdvertisementSpeaking outside the Upper West Side’s Ryan Health Center, which has been revamped into a federal vaccination site, the New York Democrat said the new weekly allocations are expected to kick in by the end of April, amounting to a...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 12, 2021 at 2:57 pmA former aide to Gov. Cuomo came forward with allegations Friday that he subjected her to verbal and mental abuse after hiring her because of her physical appearance — yet another woman to accuse the embattled governor of misconduct.The ex-aide, only identified as Kaitlin, told that she first encountered Cuomo at a fund-raiser in 2016 hosted by the lobbying firm she was working for at the time.AdvertisementAt the end of the event, the governor approached her and other employees at the lobbying firm to introduce himself, according to...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 12, 2021 at 2:57 pmA former aide to Gov. Cuomo came forward with allegations Friday that he subjected her to verbal and mental abuse after hiring her because of her physical appearance — yet another woman to accuse the embattled governor of misconduct.The ex-aide, only identified as Kaitlin, told that she first encountered Cuomo at a fund-raiser in 2016 hosted by the lobbying firm she was working for at the time.AdvertisementAt the end of the event, the governor approached her and other employees at the lobbying firm to introduce himself, according to...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 09, 2021 at 5:26 pmThere are apparently tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists on both sides of the political spectrum.A nonsensical conspiracy theory gaining traction on social media claims Gov. Cuomo’s sexual misconduct accusers are part of a right-wing plot to pardon former President Donald Trump of state crimes in New York.AdvertisementThe theory — for which there is absolutely no evidence — posits the innuendo that the six women who have publicly accused Cuomo of sexual harassment are trying to get him to resign in disgrace so that a Trump-friendly...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 09, 2021 at 5:26 pmThere are apparently tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists on both sides of the political spectrum.A nonsensical conspiracy theory gaining traction on social media claims Gov. Cuomo’s sexual misconduct accusers are part of a right-wing plot to pardon former President Donald Trump of state crimes in New York.AdvertisementThe theory — for which there is absolutely no evidence — posits the innuendo that the six women who have publicly accused Cuomo of sexual harassment are trying to get him to resign in disgrace so that a Trump-friendly...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 09, 2021 at 5:44 pmRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and eight of her fellow New York City congressional Democrats on Tuesday threw their weight behind mounting calls for Gov. Cuomo’s administration to pull the plug on a plan to develop what they blasted as a “dangerous” gas-fired power plant in Queens.The proposed Astoria waterfront project, which would replace a 50-year-old oil-burning turbine with a natural gas plant, isn’t good enough as it still “maintains our reliance on fossil fuel power,” Ocasio-Cortez and her colleagues wrote in a letter to Cuomo...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 09, 2021 at 5:44 pmRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and eight of her fellow New York City congressional Democrats on Tuesday threw their weight behind mounting calls for Gov. Cuomo’s administration to pull the plug on a plan to develop what they blasted as a “dangerous” gas-fired power plant in Queens.The proposed Astoria waterfront project, which would replace a 50-year-old oil-burning turbine with a natural gas plant, isn’t good enough as it still “maintains our reliance on fossil fuel power,” Ocasio-Cortez and her colleagues wrote in a letter to Cuomo...WW…

Some disabled foster children in New York City’s care aren’t receiving individual Social Security payments — even though Mayor Adams’ administration rolled out a policy two years ago designed to let the vulnerable kids use the federal benefits to build up personal savings, the Daily News has learned.The policy, enacted in summer 2022, required the city Administration for Children’s Services to stop using the Social Security payments to cover the cost of housing and other services for foster kids entitled to the payments due to qualifying disabilities. Under the 2022 policy shift, the...…Some disabled foster children in New York City’s care aren’t receiving individual Social Security payments — even though Mayor Adams’ administration rolled out a policy two years ago designed to let the vulnerable kids use the federal benefits to build up personal savings, the Daily News has learned.The policy, enacted in summer 2022, required the city Administration for Children’s Services to stop using the Social Security payments to cover the cost of housing and other services for foster kids entitled to the payments due to qualifying disabilities. Under the 2022 policy shift, the...WW…