Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, short-circuiting the federal fraud case that led to his expulsion from Congress just weeks before it was set to go to trial. “I betrayed the trust of my constituents and supporters. I deeply regret my conduct,” the New York Republican...
A new proposal being considered by the New York City Council would limit correction officers’ use of pepper spray to control inmates acting out in the city’s jails. The bill, introduced Thursday, would require correction officers to obtain authorization from their tour commander before using high-powered oleoresin capsicum sprays, otherwise known as pepper spray, on...
BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. – The biggest risks for recreational boaters include drinking behind the wheel, inexperience and operator error, authorities say. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office in New York brought Fox News Digital along for a ride with its harbor patrol unit in the waters off the Hamptons earlier this month. It turned out to be...
A retired inspector in the New York Police Department running as a Republican for a key Hudson Valley congressional districtdismissed characterizations of her service after controversy erupted Thursday over her conduct on the force. Alison Esposito, through her campaign, pushed back after documents surfaced regarding her involvement in two controversial arrests. One incident included an...
A spate of robberies in the southern end of New York City’s Central Park is being blamed on migrants as young as 11 years old living in city-run sheltersand the NYPD is now being forced to bolster patrols at the famed park. Police have linked around 10 robberies that have taken place inside or along...
To the surprise of no one, Judge Juan Merchan has yet again denied former President Trump’s motion that the judge recuse himself. I am speaking, of course, about the case in which Manhattan’s elected progressive Democratic District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, is prosecuting Trump. In early June, a jury found the former president and current GOP...
The Nicaraguan migrant accused of raping a woman this week near a popular beach boardwalk in Brooklyn had an ICE detainer placed on him after he previously was arrested for sexual assault, but he managed to walk free after striking a deal with local prosecutors, a report says. Daniel Davon-Bonilla, 24, had been out on...
Former CNN anchor andpolitical analystJohn Avlon, who was among the network’s fiercest critics of former President Trump, is running for Congress as a Democrat in a New York district that supported the man he spent years bashing. Avlon announced in February that he would exit CNN to “defeat Donald Trump” and “his MAGA minions” in...
EXCLUSIVE: House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is demanding that a local elected official in her district resign after reportedly comparing former President Trump to a “rabid dog” after he was shot. Christine Paige, a member of the Potsdam Town Council, has faced bipartisan backlash over her comments, which were first reported last month...
New York’s Democratic attorney general sent a letter to Big Tech companies demanding they step in and “protect” users of their respective websites from election “misinformation.” “While misinformation has been a concern in past elections, with the rise of gen[erative] AI, barriers that prevent bad actors from creating deceptive or misleading content have weakened dramatically,”...
