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Democrats on the New York City Council are preparing to give voting rights in local elections to nearly one million non-citizens across the city. 

Former Erie County legislator and Board of Elections worker Betty Jean Grant was recently charged with harassing a voter at a Buffalo, New York, polling place.

The New York Assembly released an independent impeachment report Monday with “profoundly disturbing” findings about former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Saturday he wants longtime political ally Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY) to leave the House of Representatives to join his administration as deputy mayor.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) offered her view on the not guilty verdict issued by the jury in the murder trial of 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, essentially pointing to white supremacy by asserting the system is “protecting those it was designed for.”

The worst prosecutor in America, Daniel S. Goldman, former impeachment counsel for Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), is running for New York AG.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who stepped down from his position during a sexual assault investigation, lost approval on Tuesday to publish his 2020 memoir, Politico reported.

Redistricting battles in state legislatures across the country have heated up over the past few months, and control of the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2022 midterm elections hangs in the balance.

Andrew Cuomo (D) is reportedly considering a run for the state attorney general position he had before he served as governor, sources told the New York Post.

Talks of longtime Democrat representative and Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) retiring are starting to grow as other prominent committee chairman announce retirement, and the party is losing momentum to keep their House majority in the midterms.

Former President Donald Trump’s company will not have to pay legal bills incurred by his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who went to prison after pleading guilty to tax and additional crimes.

The school mask mandate in New York State can only be lifted after parents “do the right thing” and vaccinate their children, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) suggested on Thursday.  

A woman was recently spotted clambering over a barrier at the Bronx Zoo’s lion exhibit, according to witnesses who spoke with NBC New York.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) partied maskless this week, popping into a reelection fundraiser for a fellow Democrat.

Hank Newsome, a co-founder of the left-wing terrorist group Black Lives Matter, promised New York City “riots,” “fire,” and “bloodshed” if Mayor-elect Eric Adams brings back the law enforcement policies that worked so well in the past.

In an exclusive statement to Breitbart News following Democrat Josh Riley’s Tuesday morning announcement of his plans to run for Congress in a bid to unseat GOP Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-22) in next year’s election, the congresswoman slammed the new challenger, calling him the “definition” of the D.C. swamp and accusing him of deceiving voters by presenting himself as moderate.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday declared New York City the “safest place to be” in the United States due to vaccines, despite the fact that the state as a whole has one of the highest daily average case rates in the entire country.

New York has now launched a contest that will give vaccinated 5-11-year-olds a full-ride scholarship to any state university.

Attorneys for the Biden Administration argued in defense of New York gun control Wednesday, and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh responded by criticizing any law that puts Second Amendment rights at police discretion.

New York Democrat Tom Suozzi reportedly said on a Thursday call with reporters that he may run for governor, meaning he would not run for reelection in the House of Representatives.

A New York man was apprehended for an alleged double homicide which took place less than a week after he was released without bail for an arson charge. 

The Supreme Court heard gun rights arguments to decide if a New York law requiring someone show cause in order to be approved for a license to carry a firearm outside of their home violates the Second Amendment.

Republicans won all over New York Tuesday night, swiftly defeating Democrat ballot propositions, winning major local elections, and turning on the Republican base as the midterms are quickly approaching.

Across the bluest of regions in the United States, the leftist rallying call to “Defund the police” collapsed on election night, as even the most liberal voters rejected such plans. 

Republicans came away with significant victories on Long Island as the election of Republican district attorneys in Nassau and Suffolk Counties signals a repudiation of the state’s contentious bail reform law. 

Get ready. This Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a major Second Amendment case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

North Country Public Radio’s News and Public Affairs Director Martha Foley has been using her taxpayer-funded email account to campaign for Democrats in Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) district, according to emails obtained by Breitbart News.

New York City fire marshals have arrested a suspect in connection to an alleged arson involving a Molotov cocktail in Brooklyn on October 30.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is holding a “Cash for Guns” buyback Saturday, where those turning in rifles will receive $25.

The Sunshine State is maintaining its status as having the lowest average of daily coronavirus cases per capita in the United States — a feat achieved without intrusive mandates.

Beware anti-gunners presenting history. That’s a lesson the Supreme Court justices and their clerks should remember as they read the State of New York’s brief in the big Second Amendment case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced Friday that she is running for governor of New York — a move which is likely to set up a bruising primary fight against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D).

A misdemeanor complaint for a sex-crime related charge was filed Thursday against disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany City Court. 

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is planning to announce a gubernatorial bid in the near future, according to three people directly familiar with the plans who spoke to The Associated Press.

Florida is tied for having the lowest number of daily average cases of the Chinese coronavirus per capita in the United States.

Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) chair Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), whose sole purpose as chairman is making sure Democrats stay in the majority after the fast-approaching midterms, may run for New York Attorney General if the current AG runs for governor.