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Special needs students at a New York City middle school could be forced off of its campus due to an influx of migrant children as a result of the ongoing border crisis, a looming decision that sparked protests against the relocation. Justin Holland, a student at West Prep Academy, which is housed in the same school building as PS 145 in the Upper West Side, said he feels like he’s being "pushed out" of a safe space. "This is a change for me and I don’t like change. I just don’t like how we’re being pushed into a new environment...

There's been a case in New York that I should have been following more closely. Dexter Taylor was a hobby gunsmith. He liked the nature of putting together guns from lawfully purchased parts. However, the state of New York disapproved of this pastime. They arrested Taylor and, on Monday, he was convicted. My friend Jeff Charles over at our sister site RedState has been covering this case pretty much from the jump, and in his story from Monday about the sentencing, there was something we had to talk about. You see, the judge in the case has decided that a...

As the first day of testimony wrapped up in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial, new polling showed that a majority of New Yorkers consider the prosecution warranted. A Siena College Research Institute poll released Monday, April 22, showed that 54 percent of respondents said the trial is “legitimate,” while 30 percent saw the prosecution as a meritless “witch hunt.” Broken down by party, 77 percent of Democrats and 44 percent of independents called the proceedings a “legitimate trial to determine whether Trump is or is not guilty of criminal behavior.” Meanwhile, 66 percent of Republicans considered the trial a...

A Brooklyn man has been convicted of 13 weapons charges after having been arrested and charged in 2022 for building his own firearms. Dexter Taylor’s ordeal could become a landmark Second Amendment case in light of the Bruen ruling handed down in the same year. The jury found Taylor guilty of second-degree criminal possession of a loaded weapon, four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, five counts of criminal possession of a firearm, second-degree criminal possession of five or more firearms, unlawful possession of pistol ammunition, violation of certificate of registration, prohibition on unfinished frames or receivers. Two...

A Home Depot in New Rochelle, New York, is taking drastic measures to ensure shoppers are safe from “aggressive” migrants and thieves. The store now has two guards wearing MSA security hats and bulletproof vests patrolling the parking lot, the New York Post said Sunday. But that is not all. The guards had a German shepherd with them.

Actress Susan Sarandon — who was dropped last year from a talent agency over her anti-Jewish rant — and Shellyne Rodriguez, the ex-professor who threatened a Post reporter with a machete, were both spotted at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University Friday. The Oscar-winning “Thelma and Louise” star was seen strolling among demonstrators with “Free Palestine” signs while sporting a grin and an odd leather coat jacket decked out with an image of Bart Simpson on its red leather sleeve. The 77-year-old celebrity has rocked the same quirky get-up at other anti-Israel demonstrations in recent months.

An alleged squatter accused of living in a $1 million home while earning money by renting out bedrooms to others has finally been charged. Brian Rodriguez was indicted on Thursday on charges of burglary, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, criminal trespass and criminal mischief. Homeowner Adele Andaloro had been checking on the home in Flushing, Queens, in February that she inherited when she realized the front door had been changed Prosecutors say that over several days Andaloro witnessed Rodriguez inside the property, and he claimed he was leasing the property. Andaloro is said to have saw several others...

The state office responsible for putting together New York legislation was hit with a cyberattack late Tuesday — throwing a wrench into the budget process, The Post has learned. Capitol officials confirmed that the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission — responsible for drafting and publishing the bills that will make up the fiscal year 2025 spending plan — remained crippled by the hack on Wednesday morning. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget office and lawmakers were trying to figure out temporary workarounds, the sources said.

A suspect who allegedly opened fire on an Albany, New York, police officer Wednesday morning died from gunshot wounds after the officer returned fire. Syracuse.com reported the officer approached the car during a 12:30 a.m. traffic stop and the suspect stepped out from behind it and began shooting. The officer shot back, killing the suspect. The officer was wounded during the exchange of gunfire but remained conscious and is expected to survive. Breitbart News reported that a Syracuse police officer and a Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy were shot and fatally wounded Sunday night in Salina, New York. The suspect who...

A stretch of Jackson Heights has devolved into an illegal migrant shopping district — an unchecked open-air market where everything from women to stolen goods can be had, The Post has learned. Roosevelt Avenue near 91st Street is littered daily with migrant vendors hawking goods they ripped off from shopkeepers just steps away, while prostitutes proposition passersby at all hours — and frustrated merchants and residents say they’re helpless to do anything about it. “It’s relentless,” said Milton Reyes, who manages Mi Farmacia pharmacy on the avenue. “You should see it on Saturdays. It’s so heavy you can’t even step...

A New York ballot initiative, the Equal Rights Amendment, is facing fierce backlash over its vague language that would reportedly prevent parents from signing off on their child undergoing gender reassignment surgery. "Any decent lawyer will take one look at the Proposition One language and say, ‘you’ve got to be kidding me," Greg Garvey, the executive director of the Coalition to Protect Kids - New York, a group "dedicated to defeating the so-called Equal Rights Amendment," said in a press statement provided to Fox News Digital. "This ballot initiative is written so broadly and so poorly that it could cause...

Law enforcement officers converged on a Queens intersection where a grenade was found outside a Chase Bank Tuesday, authorities said. No injuries were reported.

Cara Castronuova, a former Golden Gloves boxing champ and celebrity fitness trainer on the reality show “The Biggest Loser,” claims she’s collected enough signatures to run in the Republican primary for US Senate against retired NYPD detective Mike Sapraicone. Both Castronuova, who’s recently worked as a Newsmax reporter, and another wannabe GOP candidate, businessman Josh Eisen, filed petitions to qualify for the ballot, the state Board of Elections confirmed Monday. If their petitions are not successfully challenged, the two would face off against Sapraicone — with the winner then taking on heavily favored three-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on...

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams' decision to give debit cards pre-loaded with money to migrants is drawing more asylum seekers to the city, city council members say. Vickie Paladino, a Republican who represents Northeast Queens, said the money being handed out to asylum seekers through the debit cards has become an "incentive" for migrants coming to the city. The program, which will offer up to $1,000 a month for about 500 migrant families, is a partnership between Adams and the company Mobility Capital Finance, which says the plan will help migrants with food, baby supplies...

Donald Trump's problematic $175 million bond to cover his New York civil fraud appeal has raised questions about what exactly led to the rejection of his insurer's paperwork, says a legal analyst. The Trump Organization's court-appointed monitor, Barbara Jones, likely has all the answers, MSNBC legal analyst, Lisa Rubin, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Donald Trump's problematic $175 million bond to cover his New York civil fraud appeal has raised questions about what exactly led to the rejection of his insurer's paperwork, says a legal analyst. The Trump Organization's court-appointed monitor, Barbara Jones, likely has all the answers, MSNBC legal...

New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James's office this week, expressed concerns about the company that posted former President Donald Trump's $175 million bond. Trump posted the sum on Monday as part of a New York civil fraud case against him. The original sum was markedly higher at $464 million, though the New York appeals court last month reduced it to the $175 million amount. James's office, however, indicated Thursday that it had doubts about Knight Specialty Insurance Company and demanded either it or Trump prove the firm could afford to pay the sum. "Defendants or (Knight) shall file a...

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Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked to leave the wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on Friday afternoon. Hochul arrived at the Massapequa Funeral Home on Long Island for the second day of viewings around 1:45 p.m. She was only in the venue for about 10 minutes before she was asked to leave, law enforcement sources told The Post. On her way to her car, the governor appeared to be confronted by a man in a black suit, who gestured while speaking intensely. Several cops waiting outside the funeral home clapped as he walked away.

I suppose we're supposed to be happy that a New York appeals court reduced the amount of bond President Trump must post, just for the 'privilege' of appealing New York's outrageous, excessive, utterly vindictive, $454 million fine over a victimless crime from the state's little kangaroo court. According to Fox News:An appeals court slashed former President Trump's bond payment on Monday, saying Trump must pay $175 million within the next 10 days.Trump had previously faced a Monday deadline to pay a $454 million bond payment that came as a result of civil fraud allegations from New York Attorney General Letitia...

The former president Donald Trump’s social media company, Truth Social, was formed, and shareholders of the shell corporation that controls it have voted for the company to go public, giving the Republican up to $4 billion in cash at a pivotal point in his continuing criminal and legal prosecutions. Truth Social would be listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange with the ticket “DJT” following a vote by the owners of the Trump Media & Technology Group to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.