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New data shows New Jersey costs jumped $40,800 since the pandemic, with childcare up 57%. Families like the Frantzes now pay more to raise kids in the Garden State than in the city.
Governor Hochul and the MTA are expanding new fare gates to 20 more stations after a pilot cut evasion by 35%, promising $100 million in annual savings for taxpayers.
Letitia James drags her feet on Officer Nicole Amatore's case for nine months while Gov. Hochul praises her heroism. This delay leaves cops twisting in the wind and endangers everyone in New York.
Sen. Ruben Gallego proposes higher taxes and union mandates to save the middle class, but his plan to cap tech and block mergers could destroy jobs and stifle innovation across the country.
Nearly 100 9/11 victim families packed a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday as Saudi lawyers argued sovereign immunity, despite evidence of a support network for hijackers.