Gov. Kathy Hochul's endorsement of socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is sparking backlash across New York, with critics saying she got little in return besides appeasing the far-left wing of her party.
A top Zohran Mamdani ally has escalated tensions in New York politics by blasting Democratic governor Kathy Hochul as "evil" and appearing to endorse a post calling her a "genocidal monster."
New York leaders and families gathered Thursday for a solemn 9/11 remembrance marking the 24th anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil....
New York City mayoral candidate and self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) became the subject of widespread ridicule after failing to bench press 135 pounds without assistance at a city event. The incident occurred during a Men’s Day celebration in Brooklyn, where Mamdani struggled to lift the bar and had to be helped by a spotter from the group “500 Men Making a Difference,” according to the New York Post.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams took sharp aim at mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s record on prostitution legalization, questioning how a self-described man of faith could ever support sex work.
New York City Councilman Robert Holden (D), who is backing Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayor, accused city officials of manipulating crime statistics to make conditions look better than they are. In a Friday interview on Fox News Radio’s Brian Kilmeade Show, Holden said he believes the city is “playing with the numbers” and reclassifying crimes to downplay the surge in violence and disorder since the pandemic.
