New York City Tag

Cuomo Blames De Blasio for Spike in NYC Violence, Forgets His Own Failed Reforms

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 29, 2020 12 Comments

It's no secret New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hate each other. It did not surprise me when Cuomo blamed de Blasio for the spike in NYC violence. However, he forgot about his own failed reforms.

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MSNBC Chris Hayes Spreads Fake News That NYPD Undercover Arrest Was A “Kidnapping”

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 29, 2020 23 Comments

Journalist Michelle Lhooq claimed officials put a "trans femme protestor" in "an unmarked van" in New York City. MSNBC's Chris Hayes labeled it "a kidnapping." Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) called it "terrifying." The NYPD explained the "Warrant Squad uses unmarked vehicles to effectively locate wanted suspects." An NBC reporter even corrected Hayes.

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“Black Lives Matter” Sign Painted On Street Outside Trump Tower “Defaced” Again

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 18, 2020 52 Comments

The city-sanctioned "Black Lives Matter" graffiti outside Trump Tower in New York City has been splashed with paint for the second time in a week.

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Man Accused of Punching NYPD Chief, Other Officers Released Without Bail

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 17, 2020 44 Comments

Quran Campbell, 25, faces assault charges in New York City for allegedly punching NYPD chief Terence Monahan and two other officers on Wednesday. The judge released Campbell without bail while holding Banks Shaborn, the second suspect, on $10,000 bail.

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NYC Gun Violence Continues to Surge, Ocasio-Cortez Blames Unemployment

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 13, 2020 34 Comments

New York City witnessed 15 shootings in 15-hours on Saturday as violence continues to surge in the Big Apple. On July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city council passed a budget, which included $1 billion cuts from the NYPD. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn't blame the cuts. Instead, she blamed unemployment "because struggling residents are forced to shoplift in order to 'feed their children.'"

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New York City Coronavirus Failure Pitched as Success

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 13, 2020 19 Comments

No one died from the Wuhan coronavirus in New York City on Sunday. That's awesome. I'm glad. The left has found a way to praise NYC even though Mayor Bill de Blasio screwed up royally at the beginning of the outbreak.

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Despite Coronavirus Missteps, Cuomo Experiences Polling Surge

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 10, 2020 39 Comments

Despite record high deaths attributed to COVID-19 and the nursing home scandal that followed, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is experiencing a major boost in the polls.

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De Blasio Bans Large Gatherings After He Helps Paint Black Lives Matter in Front of Trump Tower

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 10, 2020 35 Comments

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio banned large gatherings through September 30 after he, with a large group of people, painted Black Lives Matter in front of Trump Tower.

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Crazy Woke: “It hurts people when they see a white man bouncing a brown baby on their lap”

Posted by Elizabeth Bauer on July 07, 2020 129 Comments

Over the holiday weekend, I was alerted, via the Conor Friedersdorf twitter feed, to the a meeting that took place on Zoom and was recorded for posterity, of an advisory local school council in Manhattan:

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Woman Who Called Police on Black Man in Central Park Faces Misdemeanor

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 06, 2020 45 Comments

Amy Cooper went viral on Memorial Day after bird watcher Christian Cooper filmed her freaking out on him because he caught her with her dog unleashed. She called the police and told them an African-American male was threatening her and her dog.

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NYPD Taunted by Protesters: ‘Black Judas,’ ‘You Guys Go to Clown College’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 02, 2020 58 Comments

Protesters continue to occupy City Hall after the City Council didn't meet their demands in the NYPD budget cuts. Videos show the protesters taunting the police officers. One black man called the black cop a "black Judas."

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Appeals Court frees Molotov Cocktail Lawyers on bail and home confinement

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2020 57 Comments

On June 5, 2020, we reported that Appeals Court Orders Molotov Cocktail Lawyers Back to Jail:

Two Brooklyn-based lawyers facing federal charges for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into a NYPD cruiser during the riots are back in federal custody after an appeals court reversed the bail decision.

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NYC Mayor de Blasio, City Council Pass Budget That Cuts $1 Billion From NYPD

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 01, 2020 28 Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council passed the city's $88.1 billion budget, which includes slashing $1 billion from the NYPD.

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Gun Violence in New York and Other Cities Reaching Levels Not Seen in Decades

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 24, 2020 39 Comments

As multiple American cities debate "defunding" the police, violent crimes are already on the rise. This should have been as predictable as the rising sun, yet some media outlets seem surprised.

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‘1619 Project’ Lead Writer Pushes Conspiracy Theory About Fireworks in New York

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2020 74 Comments

On Sunday night, Nikole Hannah-Jones, the lead writer of The New York Times 1619 project, encouraged her followers to read a crazy conspiracy theory that the government gave fireworks to minority communities.

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NYC American Museum of Natural History Removing Teddy Roosevelt Statue

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2020 57 Comments

If you're going to remove statues then put them in museums. The Teddy Roosevelt statue is outside of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, but still. The museum has decided to remove the statue.

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Report: Shootings “Unexpectedly” Rise As NYC Eliminates Anti-Crime Units

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 21, 2020 38 Comments

As Kemberlee blogged earlier this week, New York City decided to eliminate its plain clothes anti-crime units.  To no one's surprise, the effort is already a disaster as shootings in the city have surged.

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NYPD Might Call in Sick on July 4th to Give NYC ‘Independence’ from Police

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 20, 2020 31 Comments

Some people in the NYPD are apparently sick of all the anti-police sentiment out there today. A couple of flyers being passed around by officers suggest that members of the force call in sick on July 4th to give the city the independence from police it apparently craves. There are so many ways such a thing could go.

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