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Why 150,000 New Yorkers Fled to Florida: Taxes, Crime, and the Search for Sunshine

New Yorkers have always been proud of their city grit, but lately, that pride’s been packing its bags and heading south. More than 150,000 former Big ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/3/2025

3 min read

AOC Ignites 2028 Presidential Buzz with Queens Town Hall and Record Fundraising

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is back in her home turf of Jackson Heights, Queens, hosting a lively town hall just as the political rumor mill churns ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/2/2025

3 min read

New York Budget Deal Adds Charges for Masked Crime, Expands Mental Health Laws, and Breaks Spending Records

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have struck a deal on a $254 billion budget that packs quite a punch—especially for anyone thinking...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/29/2025

3 min read

New York Political Candidate Petros Krommidas Missing, Belongings Discovered on Long Island Beach

A search is underway in Nassau County, New York, for a missing political candidate whose sudden disappearance has left friends, family, and the local ...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/29/2025

3 min read

Trump Administration Probes New York Over Native American Mascot Ban

The U.S. Department of Education has announced an official investigation into New York state’s ban on Native American sports mascots, zeroing in on th...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/26/2025

4 min read

NY Attorney General Taps Hunter Biden’s Ex-Lawyer to Fend Off Fraud Claims

The New York Attorney General’s Office has brought in legal heavyweight Abbe Lowell to defend AG Letitia James against mounting fraud accusations.Lowe...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/25/2025

4 min read

Harvey Weinstein Retrial Begins with Majority-Female Jury in #MeToo Showdown

The curtain rises once again on Harvey Weinstein’s legal drama as opening statements kick off his rape retrial in New York—this time with a majority-f...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/24/2025

4 min read

Feds Drop First-Ever Racketeering Charges on Tren de Aragua Migrant Gang in Major New York Crackdown

Federal prosecutors have filed the first-ever RICO racketeering charges against members and associates of the notorious migrant gang Tren de Aragua, m...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/23/2025

4 min read

Nassau County Wants a 15-Foot No-Go Zone Around Cops—Critics Call It Unconstitutional

Nassau County, New York, is stirring the pot with a controversial proposal: a bill that would make it illegal to stand within 15 feet of police office...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/23/2025

3 min read