NEW: Gov. Hochul announces that the state is dedicating $50 million for legal assistance for immigrants like those who may be targeted by ICE when leaving the federal courthouse
Hochul didn't do any of this when pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia were sprayed with Skunk that left some hospitalized. When I asked if she planned to visit students, she said she had none at the time. If she ever did visit Columbia, Hochul did not publicize it like this
This morning I went to Columbia University and convened City Hall, NYPD & Columbia’s President to discuss the need to fight antisemitism and protect public safety.
The recent harassment and rhetoric is vile and abhorrent. Every student deserves to be safe.
Rep. Ritchie Torres is getting another primary challenger in Dalourny Nemorin, a Legal Aid attorney and DSA organizer who is being propelled by Zohran Mamdani's victory
BREAKING: The state Senate Judiciary Committee has rejected Justice Hector LaSalle by a margin of 10-9, with Jamaal Bailey voting to advance without recommendation
"Lee Zeldin is my colleague in Congress," Rep. Jamaal Bowman says. "He is a man of no reason, he is a man of no integrity, he is a man of no talent. The man has never had an original idea in his life." Really bringing the 🔥🔥
"Why can't you fly coach?" a commuter shouts at the mayor at the Times Square subway station where he's holding a presser. Another asks "is he resigning?"
New: Gov. Hochul announces that she is deploying 750 National Guard members into the NYC subways to conduct bag checks, in addition to another 250 law enforcement members. She is also proposing a bill to ban people convicted of a violent crime on the subway from public transit
