Woke one-party government has left NYC just as unprepared for disaster as LA

Woke one-party government has left NYC just as unprepared for disaster as LA

New Yorkers should feel scared as they watch Los Angeles neighborhoods obliterated by fire. Gotham could be the victim of the exact same kind of dysfunctional one-party government that puts woke priorities ahead of disaster-readiness.   On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul blamed climate change — and corporate greed! — for the devastation in Los Angeles. Never mind … Read more

Socialist NYC Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán has amassed nearly $500 in traffic tickets despite pushing anti-car agenda: ‘Hypocrisy’

Socialist NYC Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán has amassed nearly 0 in traffic tickets despite pushing anti-car agenda: ‘Hypocrisy’

A far-left NYC councilwoman who ran for office on an anti-car-agenda and pushed a crackdown on dangerous driving is a road menace who’s racked up four speeding tickets in a little more than a year, The Post has learned. Queens Democratic Socialist Tiffany Cabán was slapped with seven traffic tickets totaling $490 in fines and … Read more

NY pols’ ‘cooling center’ cold shoulder is shameful

NY pols’ ‘cooling center’ cold shoulder is shameful

If you can’t stand the heat this summer, don’t go looking for a New York politician to offer refuge. Preparing for a sweltering weekend, Mayor Adams’ office last week appealed to hundreds of local electeds, asking them to open their offices as small “cooling centers” to give New Yorkers an air-conditioned space to shelter from … Read more

NYC pols urge Albany to OK tax break for ‘green’ mandate that could cost co-op, condo owners $20K

NYC pols urge Albany to OK tax break for ‘green’ mandate that could cost co-op, condo owners K

New York City Council members feeling the heat from thousands of angry co-op and condo owners are urging state pols to OK tax breaks over a new “green” mandate that could cost more than $20,000 per unit. The City Council had actually approved the mandate, the Climate Mobilization Emissions Law, in 2019 requiring residential buildings to initially … Read more

Congestion pricing will sting upstate communities — and New York City itself

Congestion pricing will sting upstate communities — and New York City itself

Here we go again. First Mayor Adams tried (and failed) to ship migrants to upstate counties following his defiant declaration, “New York City will remain a sanctuary city under an Adams administration.” Now his city’s public-transit system wants to balance its books on the backs of bedroom communities like my own Cornwall-on-Hudson via what it … Read more

NYC TLC chair has ‘big concerns’ about congestion pricing

NYC TLC chair has ‘big concerns’ about congestion pricing

New York’s proposed congestion toll on vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street will have a “big impact” on the city’s taxi and for-hire vehicle industry, Taxi and Limousine Commission Chair David Do warned Thursday. Testifying at a City Council hearing on the future of the city’s once-ubiquitous yellow cabs, Do said some studies have shown … Read more