Yusef Salaam’s no equity warrior — he’s a scofflaw leftist hack
City Councilman Yusuf Salaam turns out to be not so much a fierce advocate for social justice as just another entitled hack. The key flag: news, exposed by his recent…
New York City Council rejects Mayor Adams’ Veto of the How Many Stops Act
The Issue: The City Council votes to override Mayor Adams’ veto of the How Many Stops Act. By overriding Mayor Adams’ veto, all that City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and…
When migrants beat cops and pols let them go, policing will get worse — and will be less safe
It’s Bash-A-Cop Week in the Big Apple. A gaggle of New York’s newest made that clear over the weekend: The so-called asylum-seekers — all from Venezuela — battered two cops…
NYC Council hates cops and just put yet another nail in the city’s coffin with ‘How Many Stops Act’
For New Yorkers confused about the battle between Mayor Adams and the City Council over a law requiring police officers to submit a record of virtually all public interactions, here’s…
Sahara Dula’s alleged car assault on cop, Letters
The Issue: The alleged vehicular assault on an NYPD officer on the Upper East Side last weekend. Sahara Dula was arrested for running over a cop, who had been flagging…
The ‘How Many Stops Act’ would be a disaster for the NYPD
Mayor Adams was right to veto the How Many Stops Act, and now the City Council must vote to uphold that veto. I can see how many council members didn’t…
Trump accuser’s case: Letters
The Issue: E. Jean Carroll’s court case alleging former President Donald Trump assaulted her in 1996. I’m not a fan of former President Donald Trump — at all (“E. Jean’s…
The killing of Richard Henderson is a nightmare shared by every New Yorker
The senseless killing of Richard Henderson on a Brooklyn subway train last weekend is a painful sign that the city has a long road ahead in the fight against crime…
Hochul’s lame plan to reduce NYC farebeating won’t change a thing
Let’s be honest. Gov. Hochul’s proposal to reduce farebeating will do next to nothing. First, let’s look at the scope of the problem. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it loses…
Give the NYPD the power NOW to close all illegal weed shops
Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Queens) has hit the ground running with a bill to let the NYPD and others shutter illegal pot shops across the Empire State. Gov. Hochul and the…