They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but sometimes, the best revenge is what you don’t serve at all. The New York state Democratic party has shut Simcha Felder out of any leadership position on the various committees in the Albany statehouse, the New York Post reported. The move is widely seen as…
Brooklyn State Senator Simcha Felder notched a victory over liberal challenger Blake Morris in a primary focused on Felder’s role as a Republican-friendly kingmaker in Albany. Felder, who faced criticism after he held up the state budget in an effort to lessen yeshiva oversight and then continued to caucus with Republicans, garnered more than 60%…
The full-page spread in the Flatbush Jewish Journal, a Brooklyn community newspaper, screamed that traditional Jewish education could be destroyed if unnamed “liberals” get their way. The anonymous ad, which hit the streets just as observant Jews prepared to go offline for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, apocalyptically warned that yeshiva school buses, $5 million in…
Julia Salazar is probably the most talked-about candidate for state Senate in recent New York history. But how the 27-year-old, first-time, socialist candidate, whose North Brooklyn district goes to the polls Thursday, became a household name, is a sorry tale of a media frenzy that has completely eclipsed the office she’s seeking. Some of it…
The New York City Council will investigate a recent report that Jared Kushner’s family real estate business filed dozens of false construction permits, New York 1 reported Monday. The permits, uncovered by the Associated Press, falsely stated that there were no rent-controlled units in their buildings in order to expedite construction approval. Housing advocates accused…
A power shift in New York’s City Council has diminished some of the city’s most influential Jewish legislators. Now, political insiders warn that Jewish groups may have less pull in City Hall over the next four years. Those insiders worry that the changes could mean that Jewish interests will get short shrift. And they note…
Less than two hours after agreeing to stop using the phrase “Greedy Jewish landlords” on Twitter, Thomas Lopez-Pierre, a candidate for New York City Council, has taken to using the (((echoes))) popularized by Holocaust deniers and the “alt-right.” On Monday afternoon, Lopez-Pierre, who is a candidate for a district in Manhattan comprising the Harlem and…
Chuck Schumer was in a tough spot. The Iran nuclear deal was coming before Congress for approval, and the United States senator from New York had an unenviable decision before him. On the one hand, Schumer was getting an earful from deep-pocketed Jewish donors and activists who opposed the deal. On the other hand, the…
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