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Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Fox News' Sean Hannity said he left New York City for the Sunshine State because he got too many mean looks from people at restaurants, among other personal reasons. Hannity, a prominent figure on the conservative network and ally of President Donald Trump , announced in January 2024 that he packed his bags and moved to "the free state of Florida." "I am out. I am done. I'm finished," Hannity said on his iHeartRadio show he hosts in addition to his primetime Fox News show, Hannity. During a recent interview with former New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio , Hannity talked more about why he left the Big Apple, known for its large Democratic population. Fox News' Sean Hannity said he left New York City for the Sunshine State because he ...

Broome County Republicans are rallying ahead of a crucial 2026 for the 19th Congressional District as they hope to return the seat to Republican control . But on Tuesday, everyone's focus was on Albany as Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik toured the state ahead of an expected campaign for governor. The North Country Republican has been popping up all over the state while Congress is in recess, primarily in upstate New York where her constituents and a large portion of the state's conservative population reside. Polling has shown her leading a hypothetical field of candidates in a Republican gubernatorial primary for months, and she's been a national political figure for years.  Stefanik didn't give any public hints about a possible run for governor at a clambake fundraiser in Vestal, but as always, she had sharp words for the governor. "Kathy Hochul, the worst governor in America, she has not allowed us to 'frack, baby, frack,'" Stefanik said to ...

The top conservative scribe articulates a popular sentiment . . . Here's a peek at the numbers backing up his claim and call to action  . . .  In the first half of 2025, Kansas City had 87 homicides—or 17 for every 100,000 people. In that same period, New York City had 146 homicides—1.7 for every 100,000 people. I doubt city fathers will warn visitors that they are TEN TIMES more likely to be murdered here than in New York City. Afraid to tell the truth, leaders black and white seek out comforting lies. In the many years I have lived in Kansas City I have not seen a single honest explanation as to why our murder rate is so outrageous. Our ambitious mayor, Quinton Lucas, insists it is the permissive gun laws of the two states that surround the city, Missouri and Kansas. Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . . Mr. President, Send Some Reinforcements to Kansas City Our Murder Rate is An Incredible 10 TIMES Higher Than NYC's

Brooks Nader , Mary Holland Nader , Grace Ann Nader , and Sarah Jane Nader are ready to take over the world in their new Freeform/Hulu series Love Thy Nader , which follows the four sister models as they work through life, love, and careers in New York City. While Freeform has somewhat struggled with its reality shows in the past, with some help from Hulu, Love Thy Nader has a much better chance at nabbing the attention of streamers. But does it have what it takes to finally end the network’s reality TV drought? We watched the first three episodes, and here� �€™s what we think: Opening Shot: The premiere episode opens with a montage introducing the Nader sisters as four girls who grew up going to church camp in a conservative small town in Louisiana and now live free-spirited lives as aspiring models in Manhattan. The Gist: From the Louisiana Bayou to the Big Apple comes the four Nader sisters: Brooks, Grace Ann, Mary Holland, and Sarah Jane, all of whom are navigatin...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here Reopening the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic must be done conservatively and in stages, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. Appearing on "Fox & Friends" with host Steve Doocy, de Blasio said that while the Big Apple needs to get back to work as soon as it is safe, officials must take a cautious and intelligent approach to do so. "Because, if we act the wrong way, we jump too soon, then you could see a resurgence of this disease ," he stated. "That's something we should all be really mindful of." CLICK HERE FOR FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE "And, we have seen that in some parts of Asia ," de Blasio noted. "They opened up a little too quickly and then bang, here is the disease coming back and growing again. We cannot allow that, so we have one chance to get it right." The Democr...

This story is published in partnership with New York Focus. Janet DiFiore. Anthony Cannatarro. Michael Garcia. Madeline Singas. Most New Yorkers have never heard these names. But these four judges form a controlling majority of New York state's highest court. They always rule in lockstep. They often barely explain their decisions. And as the U.S. Supreme Court upends federal constitutional law, these judges too are issuing a slew of decisions pushing New York law to the right. The Court of Appeals ruled on 98 cases in its most recent term, which ended last month. DiFiore, Cannataro, Garcia and Singas voted in tandem in 96 of those cases. On the seven-member court, a bloc of four that sticks together can dictate the outcome of every case. In the past year, these four judges have used their power to prevent criminal defendants from presenting expert testimony supporting their innocence, bar workers from suing employers for workplace injuries, and make it harder for vic...

Chris Williams Tue, August 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM UTC 4 min read State Flag flies over Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City OK. (Photo by: Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Brief Oklahoma will require teachers from California and New York to pass a PragerU exam to gain certification, aiming to block "radical leftist ideology." Critics call it a political "MAGA loyalty test" that could worsen the state's teacher shortage. The PragerU test covers U.S. history, religion, and gender ideology, making the group an official part of Oklahoma's teacher certification process. Oklahoma will require teacher applicants from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-led state's top education official says is meant to guard against 'radical leftist ideology,' though critics argue it amounts to a 'MAGA loyalty test.' What they're say...

The Mamdani effect that stunned New York City's Democratic establishment is now rippling across the Midwest, where a strikingly similar candidate has surged to the front of the Minneapolis mayoral race. A Minnesota state senator, Omar Fateh, has rocketed to frontrunner status by championing a progressive agenda that mirrors the socialist policies that propelled the rise of the Democratic mayoral primary winner, Zohran Mamdani, in New York.  Mr. Fateh, the son of Somali immigrants and a Muslim, is running on ideas that include hiking the minimum wage to $20, implementing strict rent controls, and severing all ties between local police and federal immigration agents. His campaign has prompted criticism from Republicans and MAGA devotees, including faith-based attacks mirroring some of those leveled at Mr. Mamdani during his groundbreaking mayoral campaign. A conservative pundit, Charlie Kirk, recently insinuated on X that Mr. Fateh's mayoral bid is part of a broad c...

Mayor Adams called on Albany lawmakers Thursday to grant New York City powers to forcibly hospitalize people struggling with drug addiction — a proposal that was quickly met with intense pushback from civil rights and homeless advocates. Adams' plan — unveiled during a Midtown event hosted by the conservative Manhattan Institute — proposes the state Legislature acts to expand the involuntary commitment standards during next year's legislative session. The plan would build on a provision Albany included in this year's state budget that gave the city expanded authority to hospitalize homeless people against their will if they're dealing with severe mental health issues. Adams, addressing a conservative crowd at the Midtown Hilton , characterized the new proposal as a "lifeline" for those in the throes of drug addiction. "Doctors should have the ability to seek a court order to mandate treatment for substance abuse even if the person's add...

Zohran Mamdani's Democratic primary victory will strike many conservatives as confirmation of a long-held belief: that the New York built by hard-working immigrants and business ingenuity is gone. In its place stands a socialist enclave whose unraveling has only just begun. As a lifelong New Yorker who has seen this city at its worst and best, I see Mamdani's win not as a total defeat, but as a wake-up call — to fight for the city New York can still become. That fight doesn't require grandiose ideologies or MAGA slogans. It requires a compassionate conservative vision rooted in New York's promise and opportunity. This vision must draw on the moral center that has shaped the city's social infrastructure and embrace principles of dignity, safety, innovation, and, above all, competence. Law and order are the foundation of any compassionate society. In New York, when chaos reigns, it is the working-class, elderly, and marginalized who suffer most. Recent sur...

Clockwise, from top left: Mayor Eric Adams; Andrew Cuomo; Zohran Mamdani, Jim Walden and Curtis Sliwa. Mamadani is the Democratic nominee for mayor, Sliwa is the Republican nominee, and Cuomo, Adams and Walden are running as independents. Credit: Newsday composite Long Islanders have contributed millions of dollars to help support — and oppose — candidates running in this year's race for New York City mayor, according to a Newsday analysis of Campaign Finance Board disclosures.  Backing for Mayor Eric Adams is outpacing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as the top money-getter from Long Island contributors since Cuomo's Democratic primary loss. But overall, supporters still have given more money for Cuomo. As of the most recent available filings , there have been more than 3,000 contributions from Long Islanders, totaling at least $2.85 million of the roughly $51 million so far in the race. Nearly 40% of the Long Island money comes from five ZIP codes clustered on the Gold ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced his priority for next year's state legislative session Thursday – though it's unclear he'll still be in office in January to fight for it. Adams wants to expand the city's ability to remove people from New York City streets – a message he first took to conservative audiences as he continues an uphill campaign for reelection in November.  First in a New York Post exclusive , and then in a speech at an event hosted by the right-leaning think tank the Manhattan Institute, Adams pitched a new law that would allow involuntary hospitalizations of homeless people who seem to have a drug addiction. The so-called "Compassionate Interventions Act" would expand the city's existing authority to involuntarily hospitalize people with serious mental illness deemed a danger to themselves or others. (In this year's state legislative session, Adams, aligned with Gov. Kathy Hochul, successfully pushed state lawmakers to lower the thr...

Conservative Washington Post columnist George Will told "Real Time" host Bill Maher that he wants Zohran Mamdani to win the New York City mayor race. During his show on Friday, Maher described Mamdani as a "straight-up communist" based on his policy positions and past political rhetoric. Will cut off Maher and said, "I want him to win. I think every 20 years or so, we need a conspicuous, confined experiment with socialism so we can crack it up again." During the 2016 presidential campaign , Will said he left the Republican Party over his opposition to Trump.   In the 2020 presidential campaign , Will said he was going to vote for Biden.  "Make sure he loses," he said. "Grit their teeth for four years and win the White House."

US President Donald Trump came through on one half of his threat of a federal takeover of two big Democratic-ruled cities — Washington and New York. And he said, "I'm going to look at New York in a little while. Let's do this. Let's do this together. Let's see. It's going to go pretty quickly." New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani at a press conference in New York City on August 11 as he launched a 'Five Boroughs Against Trump' tour that will take him to all of the city's areas to speak against President Donald Trump's agenda.(Getty Images via AFP) Trump invoked the Home Rule Act to bring the Washington DC police department under direct central control and deployed the National Guard there on Monday. He termed New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles "disasters", putting them on his to-do list too. The DC move came just weeks after Trump said at a cabinet meeting that his administration would also sei...

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways New York Governor Kathy Hochul has lashed out at Republican Sen. Ted Cruz after he mocked her for wearing a headscarf at a Muslim police officer's funeral. Hochul, a Democrat , was paying her respects at the funeral of Didarul Islam, 36, a New York City police officer, who was one of four killed in a shooting last Monday in Midtown . A picture of the governor sat beside New York City Mayor Eric Adams at the service was posted by an anonymous conservative account with the caption "Why in TF is the Governor of New York wearing a ****** hijab?!" Kathy Hochul has lashed out at Ted Cruz after he called her out for wearing a headscarf at a fallen Muslim officer's funeral (REUTERS) Cruz, who represents Texas, added "Um, wut?" in response on X . ...