Following New York City’s Pride March on Sunday, violence and panic broke out near the historic Stonewall Inn and Washington Square Park, leaving two teenagers shot and more than 50 others injured.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declined to condemn the controversial slogan “globalize the intifada” during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday. The phrase, widely regarded as a call for violence against Jews, has sparked outrage among Jewish communities and across the political spectrum.
New York is set to begin construction on the first major U.S. nuclear power project in over 15 years. Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed the state’s public power authority to add at least one gigawatt of nuclear capacity—enough to electrify approximately one million homes. This move directly aligns with President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders aimed at launching a nationwide nuclear energy revival.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched a misconduct investigation into Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton after he cooperated with immigration enforcement authorities.
The Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of New York over its 2020 Protect Our Courts Act, accusing the state of deliberately obstructing federal immigration enforcement by banning arrests near courthouses. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Albany, argues the law violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, which gives federal law primacy over conflicting state statutes.
An LGBT art exhibit titled “Rooted in Pride” now surrounds a children’s playground in Brooklyn, featuring nude photography, drag imagery, and messages critics say promote gender confusion among minors.
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old Georgian national and leader of the neo-Nazi group "Maniac Murder Cult," has been extradited from Moldova to the United States to face multiple felony charges.
Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul faces a deepening reelection crisis as a new Siena College poll shows just 36% of New York voters want her to serve a second term. A full 55% say they prefer someone else.
