A lawyer for former President Donald Trump said his team is moving for a mistrial in the “hush-money” case based on testimony delivered by witness Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, on Tuesday, arguing that her comments were unjustly prejudicial. However, the judge in the case denied their attempts. In the Manhattan court, Trump […]
New York City’s congestion pricing—which charges commuters an extra $15 to enter Lower Manhattan—is facing some heavy pushback. The United Federation of Teachers and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella are suing the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and New York City’s MTA over environmental concerns. Mr. Fossella is calling the pricing […]
The main university-wide commencement ceremony held annually at Columbia University in New York has been canceled after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The university said in a statement it made the decision after hearing feedback from student leaders. “Our Deans and other colleagues who work directly with our students have been discussing plans with […]
Members of the New York State Senate Republican Conference hold a press conference at Columbia University at 1:30 p.m. ET on May 3 to call for the president of Columbia to testify before the Higher Education and Investigations Committees.
Former President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to a New York Fire Department station on May 2, following his court attendance for the so-called hush money charges brought against him. “It was an honor to see the brave men and women of the FDNY this evening!” President Trump posted on his Truth Social account. […]
New York Police Department (NYPD) officers began clearing pro-Palestinian encampments at New York University (NYU) and The New School on Friday morning, in the latest crackdown on campus protests that have emerged across the country. “[NYU] has requested our assistance to disperse the illegal encampment on their property. As per their request, we are on […]
Former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial continues in New York on May 3. Follow here for the live updates: Trump Criticizes Bragg After Leaving Courtroom President Trump left the courtroom and when asked about Ms. Hicks’s testimony told reporters he was not allowed to comment under the gag order. He criticized the prosecutors instead, […]
As colleges take firmer measures to stop student encampments, what are New Yorkers saying about recent anti-Israel protests? Lawyer Gabriel told NTD’s Sherry Ning that students have a right to protest, but to disrupt the entire university is going too far. Banking regulator Rob said that it would be a tragedy if Columbia canceled its […]
Former President Donald Trump gave a substantially different answer when asked on May 2 whether he would testify in his own defense at trial. “Well I’m not allowed to testify, I’m under a gag order,” he told reporters before leaving court on Thursday afternoon. On several previous occasions, President Trump’s response was an emphatic “yes” […]
Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the “hush-money” trial of former President Donald Trump on May 2, said he would not sanction the former president for his comment last week during a visit to a Manhattan construction site. Prosecutors had sought to penalize President Trump when he responded to a question about trial witness David Pecker’s testimony, […]
NEW YORK—Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan, the disgraced movie mogul’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week. One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom Wednesday and is prepared to testify again, Assistant District […]
Fordham University student Kara Gilbert, 22, found it difficult to get to class today due to pro-Palestinian demonstrations at her campus. Fordham University, located at 113 West 60 Street, is just the latest Manhattan college to be invaded by the disruptive protesters since April. “It’s hard to get around in the building just because the […]
At Columbia University, police cleared an occupied academic building on Tuesday night, with officers entering Hamilton Hall through a second-story window by means of a ladder truck. Protesters had broken in and occupied the building earlier in the day, smashing windows in the process. New York’s City College also issued a statement on the events […]
NEW YORK—Communist believers from a group called “Revcom Corps” are calling for “physical revolution … at the soonest possible time” in the United States and were handing out fliers in support of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University on Monday. The fliers say “From Palestine to the U.S., Revolution, Nothing Less!” Many of the pro-Palestinian protesters […]
State on Wednesday won New York’s special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant by fellow Democrat Rep. Brian Higgins. “We did it. We did it as a COMMUNITY,” Mr. Kennedy stated on social media platform X following his victory in the special election. “Because that’s what this was all about since Day One. […]
Former President Donald Trump has claimed that “paid agitators” were involved in the recent protests in support of Palestinians at Columbia University in New York City. President Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday shortly after law enforcement officials were called in to disperse demonstrators who had been […]
New York Police Department (NYPD) officers entered a Columbia University campus hall in Manhattan on Tuesday night “to restore safety and order,” arresting pro-Palestine protesters who had barricaded themselves inside less than 24 hours earlier. The NYPD commenced its operation around 9 p.m. ET. In an update later that evening, the NYPD said that its […]
Former President Donald Trump called a gag order imposed on him by the judge in his so-called hush money trial “unconstitutional’ on Tuesday—just hours after being held in contempt for violating the order. President Trump continued his criticism of Justice Juan Merchan and the charges laid against him, and called into question whether Manhattan Attorney […]
Columbia University has warned students who took over and barricaded themselves inside a building on campus as part of an ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstration that they face now expulsion. Protesters first took over Hamilton Hall early on Tuesday morning after defying orders to disperse from an earlier encampment they had set up at Columbia University’s Morningside […]
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush-money” trial said Tuesday that he can attend his son’s high school graduation in May. At a hearing on Tuesday morning, Judge Juan Merchan granted a request from President Trump’s attorneys asking the judge to allow him to appear at his son Barron’s May 17 high graduation. […]
