Tag Archives: New York state

Dems Likely To Tap Tom Suozzi In Bid For Santos’s Seat

The New York Post reports: The Democratic Party by mid-week will nominate a candidate to run in the special election early next year to replace expelled serial liar and criminal defendant Rep. George Santos — and it’s all but certain to be former Congressman Tom Suozzi, sources said Sunday. State Democratic Democratic Party Chairman and Nassau County leader Jay Jacobs …

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Gunmaker Shutters NY Plant After Sandy Hook Payout

Axios reports: RemArms, previously known as Remington Arms, will close its gun factory in New York next year, per the Observer-Dispatch of Utica. The decision comes as the gun manufacturer, considered the oldest gun maker in the U.S., has twice filed for bankruptcy since 2018 and has been subject to layoffs and temporary closures in recent years. Last year, the …

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Axios: Dems Plan To Spend Big To Win Santos’s Seat

Axios reports: Democrats are looking to the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Friday as a chance to not only flip a highly competitive House seat, but get a political boost ahead of 2024. Santos’ removal spurs a special election to fill his seat that could happen in a matter of months, with the nominees chosen by county party …

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GOP Rep Threatens Ex-Campaign Staffer In Wild Video

Syracuse’s ABC affiliate reports: Syracuse-area Congressman Brandon Williams is defending himself after an altercation with a former campaign manager at a holiday party was caught on camera. The video, obtained by NewsChannel 9, shows Congressman Williams verbally berating Michael Gordon, who managed Williams’ 2022 campaign for Congress. With his finger pointed in Gordon’s face, Williams can be heard shouting: “You …

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Appeals Court Reinstates Trump’s Gag Order In NY Case

CNBC reports: A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order on Donald Trump in his $250 million civil business fraud trial. The order bars Trump from making public statements about the staff of Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the ongoing trial. Engoron had imposed that order on Trump, and later his attorneys, after …

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Bankrupt Long Island Diocese Makes “Best And Final” Offer Of $200M To Settle Hundreds Of Abuse Lawsuits

Patch reports: The Diocese of Rockville Centre has made its “best and final proposal” for victims of sexual abuse. As Patch reported in Oct. 2022, hundreds of sexual abuse claims were frozen in the wake of the diocese’s declared bankruptcy. The offer announced on Tuesday totals $200 million in compensation, Diocese spokesperson Sean Dolan said. The proposal from the Diocese …

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Trump To Be Final Defense Witness In NY Fraud Trial

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump will take the stand in his own defense next month in his $250 million civil fraud trial, his attorneys said in court Monday. Trump will be the defense’s last witness, on Dec. 11, his attorney Chris Kise said. In the week preceding the former president’s testimony, his son Eric Trump is scheduled to …

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Victims Identified In Fatal Niagara Falls Border Crash, UK Automaker Has History Of Stuck Accelerator Recalls

The New York Times reports: The car that exploded this week at a border bridge in Niagara Falls, N.Y., was a 2022 Bentley Flying Spur, the authorities said on Friday, an ultraluxury model capable of reaching a speed of 60 miles per hour in four seconds. The police identified Kurt P. Villani as the driver and Monica Villani as the …

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Lawsuit Accuses Former NY Gov Of Sexual Assault

CBS News reports: A former executive assistant to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who had accused him of groping her has filed a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her. Brittany Commisso, who worked for Cuomo starting in 2017, filed the lawsuit under the Adult Survivors Act, which had expanded the time limit under which people could sue for sexual …

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FBI: Niagara Falls Bridge Closed After Vehicle Explosion

Buffalo’s ABC affiliate reports: The Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls is closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon due to an incident involving a vehicle coming into the U.S. A spokesperson for the Niagara Falls Mayor’s Office said the closure will be in place until further notice and federal authorities are currently investigating the situation. Video from the scene shows smoke …

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NY Gov Will Be “Very Happy” To Call Special Election If Santos Goes: End This “Embarrassing MAGA Clown Car”

“This MAGA clown car has to come to a screeching halt instead of shifting into high gear. And so he and his colleagues and his enablers need be held responsible. I’d be very happy to have him resign. Stop the embarrassment that has befallen the people in his district and the state of New York. Just go away. And I’ll …

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Trump Megadonor Testifies As Expert In NY Fraud Case

Courthouse News reports: Steven Witkoff isn’t a seasoned expert witness — far from it. He said as much when the Manhattan judge overseeing Donald Trump’s fraud trial asked Witkoff if he’d ever testified as an expert before that day. “I don’t think so,” Witkoff said. “My mother might think I am, but that’s about it, judge.” Nonetheless, Witkoff took the …

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Trump Files Demand For Mistrial In NY Fraud Case

CNBC reports: Donald Trump and his co-defendants asked a judge Wednesday to grant a mistrial in the $250 million civil business fraud case that threatens the former president’s business empire. In a court filing, Trump, his two adult sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the Trump Organization and its top executives argued that “the evidence of apparent and actual …

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Today: NY High Court Hears Dems On US House Map

The Associated Press reports: New York’s highest court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that could reshape congressional districts in the state, which is expected to be a key battleground next year in the fight for control of the U.S. House. The Court of Appeals is holding the hearing in Buffalo as Democrats seek to scrap the state’s district …

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Nine-Term New York Dem Rep. Brian Higgins To Resign

Buffalo’s NBC affiliate reports: 2 On Your Side has learned from several sources that longtime U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins plans to step down. We are being told that Higgins is planning to leave his position in Washington to take over as the new president and CEO at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. Higgins has served as a congressman since 2005. He …

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TOMORROW: Trump To Testify In New York Fraud Trial

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and airline buyer. He bragged in a deposition that he saved “millions of lives” by deterring nuclear war as president. Another time, he fretted about the dangers of flung fruit. Trump is set to testify Monday at his New York civil fraud trial, taking …

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Buffalo Diocese Offers $100M To Settle Abuse Claims

Buffalo’s ABC affiliate reports: The Diocese of Buffalo claimed it will offer $100 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits and is considering the sale of the Catholic Center, the former Christ the King Seminary campus and other real estate, according to documents filed in its federal bankruptcy case Monday. However, lawyers representing child sexual abuse survivors say the preliminary …

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NY Sues Crypto CEOs For Alleged $1.1 Billion Scam

Via press release from New York AG Letitia James: New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a sweeping lawsuit against cryptocurrency companies Gemini Trust Company (Gemini), Genesis Global Capital, LLC and its affiliates (Genesis), and Digital Currency Group, Inc. (DCG) for defrauding more than 230,000 investors, including at least 29,000 New Yorkers, of more than $1 billion. An investigation …

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Trump To Appear In NYC Court For Cohen’s Testimony

The Messenger reports: The former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner plans to fly from Iowa after a Monday rally and head to New York State Supreme Court on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to a source familiar with his travel plans. “He wants to be there. This is his personal business, his family business. So it cuts a little closer,” …

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Former Dem Rep Seeks To Reclaim Seat From Santos

Axios reports: Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday announced his run for the House seat held by embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). The seat, which voted for President Biden in the 2020 presidential election, is a top target for House Democrats and Suozzi would likely be a formidable primary and general election candidate. Santos’ troubles have attracted a large …

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