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A 14-year-old is dead, and Democrats in Albany are to blame
On Thursday, a judge deemed Bronx resident Waldo Mejia unfit to stand trial and ordered him into psychiatric treatment.
Albany to crime victims: Drop dead
New York's state Legislature refuses to amend a radical law that's denying justice to thousands of crime victims — and letting criminal defendants off scot-free.
Democrats' budget 'debate' is all about how fast to ruin NY
Maybe the only cure for New York’s feckless state lawmakers is to just blow up Albany.
Trump border czar Tom Homan heads to Albany to call out NY Dems over pro-illegal immigration policies
President Trump’s "border czar" Tom Homan plans to blast Albany Democrats in the state capitol Wednesday over the Empire State's pro-illegal immigration policies, The Post has learned.
Kin of victims of impaired NY drivers want law loophole closed: 'Belies common sense'
Relatives of victims of impaired drivers flooded the state capitol Tuesday to demand Albany close a legal loophole they say allows drugged-up killers off the hook.
Hochul admin says NY prison strike over, fires thousands of guards who refused to return to work
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, DOCCS, Commissioner Daniel Martuscello told reporters Monday evening the strike was "over", but that thousands of corrections officers have refused to return to work...
NY prison strike crisis costing taxpayers a whopping $3.5M a day: Hochul admin
The state is spending upwards of $3.5 million per day to run the prisons after thousands walked off the job two weeks ago.
Even Al Sharpton sees how these pro-defense laws endanger New York's innocents
With even the Rev. Al Sharpton now calling for changes to the state’s 2019 "discovery" reforms, it should be obvious that only the most pig-headed ideologues still defend the changes.
Thousands of disabled NYers may be forced into hospitals, nursing homes as Hochul's pro-union home care overhaul falters
In a damning letter sent to the state Department of Health, the New York Health Plan Association and other groups say that Hochul’s move to consolidate hundreds of middlemen in...
Hochul's plan to limit embattled Eric Adams' powers may be DOA as New York pols say it's all show
Lawmakers from both chambers, who were briefed about the governor’s plan, tell the Post they’re skeptical it would have a practical effect to rein in the mayor, if it even...
Andrew Cuomo's biggest challenge in a mayoral run will be getting past himself – and facing his many lows head-on
Now that Andrew Cuomo is getting close to announcing he’s running for mayor, he needs a campaign slogan.
What Lt. Gov Antonio Delgado had to say in first fiery remarks after splitting with Hochul
“There are a lot of folks in politics who wake up every single day thinking about everything but the damn people,” Delgado told a packed room full of a few...
NY correction officers continue to strike as state moves legal action forward: 'We're looking for help'
State troopers began serving illegally striking workers with legal summons over the weekend as hundreds of strikers refuse to comply with a court order from last week instructing them to...
Heastie has a better idea than Hochul's lame $3B inflation 'refund' checks
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan for $500 “inflation rebate” checks is a ridiculous way to spend this year's estimated $3 billion state surplus, exceeded only progressives' lust to spend it on...
The ironic tragedy of how Albany Dems shot down the DA who raised the alarm on soaring youth gun crime
Two teens shot near the Governor’s Mansion last week prompted Albany's mayor to declare the city “flooded with guns” — months after Democrats ousted District Attorney David Soares for blaming...
Adams is under pressure — but on one issue, voters have his back
Adams’ push to amend state law on involuntary treatment of the severely mentally ill has brought welcome discipline to one of the city’s most notorious problems.
Top NY Dem calls on Eric Adams to resign after Trump's DOJ orders charges dropped
“It's probably time that he move aside," State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester) exclusively told The Post Saturday.
Hochul's planned 'rebate checks' hit roadblock as critics want cash spent elsewhere
As part of her executive budget proposal, Hochul wants to send $300 checks to single New Yorkers making under $150,000 a year and families making under $300,000.
Hochul bizarrely tries to deny she was involved in plan to pause House election, hobble Trump – one day after she ordered its delay
A day after she pulled the plug on the push to ram the bill through the state legislature, Hochul is now trying to clean her hands and claim innocence.
Where is Pat Benatar going on her 2025 tour?
The wedded rockers are scheduled to shred in Albany on May 21.