Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman promised to end a New York state “war on drivers” by killing Democrat-driven green energy mandates if he’s elected. Blakeman ripped his Democratic rival Gov. Kathy Hochul for her pro-EV crusade to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of zero-emission electric vehicles by 2035. Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman joins … Read more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul dipped out of the reading of the names of 9/11 victims early at Ground Zero Friday morning so she could appear on CNN. Hochul left the solemn ceremony at the reflecting pool just before 11 a.m. Friday as the list of names of victims killed on Sept. 11, 2001 were … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul considers her congestion-pricing scheme a huge success, but the city Health Department just exposed the scam by blowing up one of the main supposed benefits. “Measured pollution levels were not significantly different because of congestion pricing,” it reported Friday. Worse, the activists at South Bronx Unite have published preliminary data suggesting that … Read more
Told you so! A new city report that found congestion pricing failed to reduce air pollution in Manhattan — as backers claimed it would — proves the $9 toll on drivers was just a “money grab” to fund mass transit, opponents argued Tuesday. The analysis released by the Department of Health found that the toll … Read more
New York’s gas stove ban is burning developers! Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman put the heat on Gov. Kathy Hochul Wednesday— slamming a state law banning natural gas as a “green energy scam” that’s thwarting construction and real estate development. “We are ruining our economic development in this state,” Blakeman said at a press conference … Read more
They nuked New Yorkers’ energy bills. New York officials struggling to meet the state’s ambitious green energy mandates amid rising utility costs are haunted by a fateful decision to close a nuclear plant that supplied power to the Big Apple and the Hudson Valley, critics told The Post. Indian Point Energy Center supplied 25% of … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul once again reaffirmed that she has the power to oust Mayor Adams and blamed much of the frenzy over a speculated quid pro quo on President Trump. Hochul (D), 66, has been under intense pressure from some Democrats to jettison the embattled NYC mayor but so far has instead opted to add more … Read more
Start counting down the clock on those “congestion” tolls: Team Trump has a clear path to ending them once the new president has his players in place. The Biden crew opted to ignore the MTA’s failure to file a full environmental-impact statement on the “congestion pricing plan,” accepting instead a less-sweeping “assessment.” As Nicole Gelinas … Read more
During his first week back in office, President Trump checked off a long list of tasks he said he’d do: securing the border, dissolving DEI, ditching climate regulations. But a promise from the campaign trail remains: “TERMINATE Congestion Pricing in my FIRST WEEK!!!” And if — when — Trump makes that move, New York’s Democratic officials will have little … Read more
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