Blame shoplifting scourge and blasé lawmakers
Vacant storefronts are both a sign and a cause of economic distress — and they’ve nearly doubled in the city since the pandemic. Per the city Department of Finance, more…
It’s time for Carl Heastie to listen up and get down to business
With violent retail thieves brazenly flouting the law and battering those who try to stop them, many New Yorkers would like to see their government adopt harsher penalties for such…
Carl Heastie removed any doubt he’s a political imbecile – and a driving force for all of NYC’s plight
Now he’s done it. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, normally a man of few words, has made the grave mistake of opening his mouth and revealing what’s behind the blank façade.…
Albany may finally be exercising some common sense on bail reform
What’s that? A bit of sense emanating from Albany? Be still our hearts! A day after a New York Post poll found that voters in Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s district…
Albany’s budget mess is just one reason why New Yorkers are leaving
The news from Albany is that there isn’t any. This is not a good sign. A too-quiet capital five days before a budget deadline could mean back-room dealers are secretly…
New York’s top Dems don’t want to hear the truth on their ‘reforms’ and crime
Kudos to the left-leaning Gotham Gazette for noting that, nearly three years on, the Legislature hasn’t bothered to hold a hearing to assess the impact of its game-changing criminal-justice “reforms.”…
Hochul failing to keep an eye on the violently mentally unwell
It by no means ends: A person described as emotionally disturbed who’d been arrested 42 times, together with for violent assaults, was once however left roaming freely to allegedly pummel…