Federal immigration agents stormed a Brooklyn home last summer to detain Hayk Safaryan, an Armenian immigrant, without a judicial warrant—prompting fresh legal challenges and fanning claims of unconstitutional searches. As lawsuits pile up and leake…
Ice choked the East River this week, forcing NYC Ferry to suspend service and leaving thousands of New Yorkers to brave alternative commutes, perhaps with a touch more nostalgia for the robust charm of the subway. As temperatures plummet further and fresh snow looms, we’re reminded that while spring always comes, city transit’s best-laid plans still yield to Mother Nature’s chill—albeit with predictable metropolitan grumbling.
SUNY Downstate University Hospital in Brooklyn has tapped Dr. Balavenkatesh Kanna, a veteran of the Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, as its new CEO just as it embarks on a $1.1 billion state-funded overhaul. Kanna inherits not only a hospital in need of repair but a legacy of leadership headaches—with his predecessor having stepped in after unexplained ethics woes. If he can keep the renovation painless, we’ll let him prescribe the champagne.
Governor Kathy Hochul picked Adrienne Adams, a former City Council Speaker, as her preferred lieutenant governor before the New York Democratic State Convention, ruffling feathers among Brooklyn Democrats who apparently missed the memo. Meanwhile, New York’s Mayor Mamdani, once lauded for snowstorm triage, now faces heat over the city’s deadly cold snap—suggesting political honeymoons in Gotham may last only slightly longer than February sunshine.
Kathy Hochul secured 85% of delegates at the New York Democrats’ convention in Syracuse, bagging the party’s nomination for governor while framing her campaign squarely against Donald Trump—an evergreen villain for state Dems. Endorsements rained down from the likes of Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, even as disgruntled Brooklynites briefly threatened rebellion. Antonio Delgado, left licking his wounds, now faces a quixotic uphill battle; Hochul, breakfast.
After videos surfaced of children allegedly being mishandled at Eva Crèche Day Care in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens, city authorities shuttered the center in January and launched investigations into abuse and neglect. Parents recognized their children and staff in the footage, which was promptly shared among them (the holiday spirit taking an unexpected turn). The center’s owners insist they cooperated, but the prospect of reopening looks less than rosy.
Governor Kathy Hochul kicked off New York’s Democratic convention in Syracuse by announcing former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate, a historic step toward the state’s first all-female ticket. Brooklyn party boss Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn promptly withdrew county support, proving that even grandmothers—Adams and Hochul both—can stir the pot; unity remains elusive, though enthusiasm for “big tents” abounds.
Governor Kathy Hochul and her running mate, Adrienne Adams, secured an eyebrow-raising 85% nod from New York’s statewide Democratic Party, trouncing rivals at the recent endorsement vote. This pre-election show of unity suggests party leaders prefer safe bets to messy infighting—though, as past New York primaries remind us, the Empire State’s electorate can enjoy defying predictions almost as much as the weather forecast.
After Governor Kathy Hochul tapped former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate, the Brooklyn Democratic Party abruptly yanked its endorsement, citing insufficient consultation and “downballot risks.” Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, local party chief and Assemblymember, maintained the spat is less a feud and more a procedural snub—reminding us that in New York politics, as elsewhere, it’s never wise to forget who really counts the votes.
