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in CrimeHochul will get low marks on NY crime — and even worse on affordability in ballot
New Yorkers are giving Gov. Kathy Hochul even decrease marks in relation to confronting the rising value of dwelling within the Empire State than the below-water score they gave her on combating crime, a brand new ballot reveals. “Crime and price of dwelling have been voters’ high two priorities for Albany again in December heading […] More
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in CrimeEric Adams brings ‘Tin Cup’ to Albany Democrats in bid to reap NYC billions
Mayor Eric Adams will make his case Wednesday for billions in additional state funding for New York City while also pressing Albany Democrats to get behind the idea of rolling back controversial criminal justice reforms in the name of public safety. Adams’ appearance at a legislative budget hearing informally known as “Tin Cup Day” — […] More
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in CrimeGov. Kathy Hochul OK with further session on legislative pay increase — however not on bail
Gov. Kathy Hochul gave her blessing Friday for state lawmakers to return to Albany within the coming weeks for a special session on raising legislative pay — regardless of refusing for months to beckon them again to handle rising crime. “I imagine they deserve a pay increase. They work extraordinarily arduous. It’s a year-round job. […] More
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in CrimeAlbany DA Soares speaks reality however Hochul & Co. deal with him because the invisible man
He’s the district lawyer of Albany, the place the Legislature meets and Gov. Kathy Hochul lives — however they deal with David Soares as an invisible man as he retains shouting out the truth on the catastrophe that felony justice reforms have wrought in predominantly black city communities. “Black lives are being harmed within the […] More
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in CrimeNew York’s high Dems don’t wish to hear the reality on their ‘reforms’ and crime
Kudos to the left-leaning Gotham Gazette for noting that, almost three years on, the Legislature hasn’t bothered to carry a listening to to assess the impact of its game-changing criminal-justice “reforms.” That’s fairly clear proof that state lawmakers don’t care in regards to the (dreadful) details. Democrats hold whining that Republicans have “politicized” the no-bail […] More
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in CrimeHochul slammed for appointing bail-reform advocate as one in all her prime authorized aides
Gov. Kathy Hochul has promoted a significant advocate of the state’s controversial bail-reform laws to turn out to be one in all her prime authorized advisers — at the same time as she claims to have vigorously labored to change the lax rules. Joshua Norkin — the former project coordinator for the Decarceration Project at […] More
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in CrimeBail reform has failed, and advocates saying in any other case ignore the info
It must be a easy factor to know: If you will have extra criminals on the road, you will have extra crime. But Gov. Kathy Hochul and our political leaders preserve saying there’s not sufficient knowledge to indicate that bail reform has been a failure. Really? In 2019, under the “old” bail laws, New York […] More
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in NewsVideo: King Charles III Gives First Remarks to Britain’s Parliament as Sovereign
“Parliament is the dwelling and respiratory instrument of our democracy,” King Charles mentioned Monday in an deal with at Westminster Hall in London. More
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in CrimeWhy New Era Democrats endorses Lee Zeldin — and much-needed change — for governor
You is likely to be shocked to listen to this from the president of a Democratic group, but it surely’s true: At this second, we need Rep. Lee Zeldin, Republican candidate for governor. New Era Democrats was based after the 1982 gubernatorial race, once we supported Democratic candidate Mario Cuomo. At that second, our founders believed […] More
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in Crime‘Insane’: Judges depend on ‘cheat sheet’ to use New York’s baffling bail reform regulation
New York’s controversial bail reform law is so arcane that state judges not too long ago underwent a two-part coaching program on it — and likewise obtained an eight-page “cheat sheet” to make use of in courtroom, The Post has realized. The classes – which lasted a complete of practically 4 hours — have been […] More
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in CrimeLetters to the Editor — Aug. 8, 2022
The Issue: Outrage over recidivist criminals and the no-bail insurance policies that put them again on the road. The Post’s entrance web page of Aug. 4 is each alarming and unhappy (“Meet NYC’s Untouchables”). How can a civilized society enable criminals to get away with a lot and with so few penalties for his or […] More
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in CrimeThe Post’s newest reporting on profession criminals is extra motive Hochul should name a particular session on bail reform
“Catch, launch, repeat.” These are the phrases Mayor Eric Adams precisely makes use of to explain the revolving door that’s New York City’s criminal-justice system. Major crimes are up a whopping 37% this yr, and it’s no thriller why. Time and time once more, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Albany legislative leaders fail to deal with […] More
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