Controversial former MLB pitcher John Rocker offered an explicit critique of New York on Tuesday as the election for the city’s next mayor neared. Rocker brought up the remarks he made to Sports Illustrated in December 1999 after the Atlanta Braves took on the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series. He wrote […]
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Major New York paper endorses Andrew Cuomo over ‘callow and mealy-mouthed’ Mamdani
The New York Daily News endorsed independent candidate Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor on Sunday, warning that Democrat Zohran Mamdani has proven to be a “callow and mealy-mouthed” hack. “Zohran Mamdani’s dithering performance in the final mayoral debate pointed up the ongoing problem with his campaign,” The New York Daily News Editorial Board […]
Progressive power players rally voters for Zohran Mamdani as early voting kicks off in NYC mayoral race
NEW YORK – Progressive stars Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are teaming up with New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Sunday night for a “New York is not for sale” rally at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York City. The high-profile campaign event comes nearly one week before Election […]
FBI agents from ’93 WTC attack blast Mamdani for embracing radical imam
Two retired FBI agents who investigated the 1993 World Trade Center bombing told Fox News Digital New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is “foolish” to campaign with an imam linked to the attack. Mamdani attended prayers Friday at Masjid at-Taqwa on Fulton Street in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, later posting a smiling photo with Imam […]
Washington Post editorial slams Mamdani for ‘holding back gifted students in the name of equity’
The Washington Post editorial board slammed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Friday for “holding back gifted students in the name of equity” following his proposal to phase out gifted education programs in the city. “Who could have guessed that Zohran Mamdani (D), the leading candidate to become the next New York mayor, would […]
Zohran Mamdani levels counter proposal after Cuomo challenges him to debates in all 5 NYC boroughs
Andrew Cuomo challenged his NYC mayoral opponent, Zohran Mamdani, to five different debates across all five New York City boroughs during a press conference Thursday. The challenge came as the former governor slammed Mamdani at his press conference in Manhattan’s Upper West Side for failing “to give a straight answer” to reporters’ questions, and changing […]
White House silent on report that Trump allies have weighed luring Adams to administration to undercut Mamdani
The White House has remained silent after a new report claims advisors to President Donald Trump have discussed offering New York City Mayor Eric Adams a position within the Trump administration in the hopes it would hurt mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s election odds. Trump advisors reportedly had a discussion with Adams’ associates about dipping out […]
Dem rep slams Zohran Mamdani as a ‘job-killing socialist’ who doesn’t belong in the Democratic Party
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., slammed New York City democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Thursday, saying he does not belong in the Democratic Party. Since he won the Democratic primary, Mamdani has faced blistering criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having refused to disavow the phrase “globalize the intifada” in the past, which many […]
Actor says Mamdani not doing enough to address antisemitism, feels ‘uncomfortable’ admitting he’s Jewish
Arab-Jewish stage actor Ari’el Stachel told MSNBC on Monday that Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani hasn’t done enough to push back on antisemitism from his base and in the city. As an Arab Jew with an Israeli father, Stachel told MSNBC host Katy Tur that he now feels “uncomfortable” revealing his ethnicity […]
Mamdani under fire over resurfaced 2021 video endorsing socialist goals
Democratic New York City mayoral candidate and self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism over remarks made at a Young Democratic Socialists of America conference, where he urged attendees not to compromise on goals like “seizing the means of production.” During the appearance — which was part of a 2021 YDSA winter conference — Mamdani, […]