New York City News - Weekly Updates

October 28, 2025 / Billionaire Press NYC Billionaire TV News / NYC Politics / New York City News / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

 

*** What Follows was posted Week Ending 10.27.25

 

 

Knicks win Opener

While Adams & Cuomo Plan an Endorsement in the Stands

October 22, 2025 / NYC Mayoral Race. The New York Knicks won their home opener against the Cavaliers [119 - 111] at Madison Square Garden. Last year the Knicks made it to the second round of the Playoffs, for the first time since 2013. In spite of the successful season, the Knicks let go of head coach Thibodeau, whose five year contract had expired.

Mike Brown is the new head coach who the Knicks are hoping will take a more aggressive approach to offense.

Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo were in the stands at the game in Madison Square Garden. Cuomo arrived at the game shortly after leaving the 2nd Mayoral Debate in western Queens. The following day Adams endorsed Cuomo's run for mayor.

The City reports that in September Adams had reportedly called Cuomo "a snake and a liar". News 12 Brooklyn reports that Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, said “They made the marriage, and they're probably going to write the book, which is ‘how to be a crook’ on taxpayers' dime.". Mamdani summed up the meeting, stating "Corruption goes court side.". Both Adams and Cuomo have been tacitly embraced by Donald Trump, and both men have been supported by a number of the same billionaires, who too often appear to be the beneficiaries of Adams' and Cuomo's respective tenures.

Knicks Fire Head Coach Thibodeau

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/new-york-knicks/news/why-knicks-fire-head-coach-tom-thibodeau/7f3b277338d6c6a8dbe0708c

Knicks Hire Mike Brown as New Head Coach

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mike-brown-coaching-timeline-revisiting-210000314.html

After Calling Cuomo is a Snake & a Liar, Adams Endorses Him

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/adams-endorses-cuomo-mayoral-campaign/

For more election coverage see our Politics Section [use link above]. We hope to post a final this coming weekend summing up some of the key takeaways from the debates.

 

 

Staten Island District Voter Map Challenged in Court

October 27, 2025 / Staten Island Politics. A lawsuit, representing four Staten Island voters, was filed in court this week, challenging the current U.S. House of Representatives electoral district for Staten Island. The suit contends that Black and Latino voters are disenfranchised, as the voting district doesn't account for the recent influx of Black and Latino voters to Staten Island in recent years. Currently the district is represented by Nicole Malliotakis who is a Republican.

Staten Island Voting District for the U.S. House of Representatives Challenged in Court

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawsuit-challenges-the-boundaries-of-the-only-gop-held-congressional-district-in-new-york-city/ar-AA1Pii3i?ocid=BingNewsSerp

 

 

Your Health - Flu & CoVid Season is Here - You Don't have to be a Victim

Acting NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse Provides an Update on NYC Respiratory Diseases, the Updated Vaccines to Prevent them & Vaccine Access

October 22, 2025 / NYC Health. Click this link to view a video of Acting NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse providing an update on flu, RSV and CoVid diseases, and the vaccines you can use to keep them at bay.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LHaBx2AaEouKbVoT3gyTauTB4EwL1JKm/view

In the talk video referenced above, there is also information about vaccine access for those who may not be able to afford vaccinations on their own, as NYC and NYS have allocated funds to reduce / remove financial barriers to those who wish to be vaccinated but may not be able to afford the shots. In the video they also mention the NYC Health Map link where visitors can find locations where they may obtain access to vaccines, made affordable or free for eligible applicants. But please call 311 to find out how to go about qualifying first. Click this link to view the NYC Health Map, which also includes quite a bit of other health related information.

The image above or at right shows that the respiratory illness season has begun, including CoVid 19, the Flue and RSV. Flu and RSV are on the rise - but from very low levels currently - while CoVid 19 has been declining. Generally things look good as of this posting.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/health-map.page

Flu, CoVid 19 & RSV in NYC - Currently Updated Chart of Data

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/respiratory-illness-data/index.html

 

 

Broadway Theater Season Narrowly Averts Strike

Musicians Local 802 & Broadway League Reach Tentative Agreement

October 23, 2025 / NYC Arts & Culture. As they say in show business, "The Show Must Go On". And so it will, as both unions that had voted earlier this year to authorize a strike, didn't need to do so, as both were successful in reaching an agreement with the Broadway League regarding the renewal of their union contracts.

American Federation of Musicians Local 802 and the Broadway League agreed to a tentative deal

https://apnews.com/article/broadway-labor-deal-musicians-a34c8886f4279b9aed7242262f5c0a6d

The deal follows on the heels of a deal made by the Actors Equity Association with the Broadway League on Saturday last weekend.

https://apnews.com/article/broadway-labor-2025-equity-deal-6a92b3f2807981a6bd2fba90d1e49362

 

 

Penn Station Redevelopment Public Comment Period Begins October 31, 2025

Penn Station $7 Billion Renovation Project Planned to Begin in 2027

October 22, 2025 / NYC Real Estate & Business / NYC Transit. In March 2025, Stephen Gardner, stepped down as Amtrak CEO, in what seems like a Trump Administration personnel change. In May 2025, Andy Byford, a British National, was appointed to a Special Advisory role on Amtrak. Sometime this Spring [2025], the Trump Administration removed the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority [MTA] from its position as the lead agency on the Penn Station renovation project and put Amtrak in charge.

Byford is not allowed to become the CEO of Amtrak, as law requires that the CEO of Amtrak be an American. Byford was President of tne NYC Transit Authority from 2018 to 2020, which is the sum total of his experience in a managment role here. But he does have prior management experience in transit in Toronto and London, and in advisory roles here in the U.S., since about 2014. Construction is expected to begin some time in 2027.

The photo above or at right was taken earlier this year at Penn Station in West Midtown Manhattan. The Empire State Building can be seen through the window in the background.

Here's a link to the original plan, when it was still being managed by the NY MTA and the second link takes you to the Amtrak site media area, where I would expect them to post the public comment solicitation - BUT THIS IS UNCONFIMRED.

Old Penn Station Renovation Plan

https://www.governor.ny.gov/programs/new-penn-station

Amtrak Website - Media Center where we expect them to post the solicitation of public comments

https://media.amtrak.com

 

 

Trump Says $16 Billion NJ / NYS Hudson River Tunnel Project Terminated, but it is Not

Trump Cannot Make that Decision Unilaterally, so the Tunnel Project Continues

October 15, 2025 / Real Estate & Business. Trump said the Gateway Tunnel Project is terminated, even though Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally terminate projects authorized by Congress. The Trump Transportation Department said there aren't any official plans to terminate the $16 billion project. And the companies working on the Gateway Tunnel Project continued to do so.

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/10/17/gateway-and-second-ave-subway-projects-still-alive-despite-trump-comments-ee-00611371

U.S. Constitutional Laws Surrounding the President's Ability to Halt Projects after Congressional Authorization - After you click the above link, type - unconstitutional withholding funds - in the search box, and then scroll down to January reports submitted by Senator Patty Murray of Washington. Murray's reports outline the laws / powers bestowed by the Constitution, to the legislative branch versus executive branch of government, surrounding the allocation and implementation of funding federally authorized projects.

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov

And yet the billionaire TV News seemed to disinform the American public by repeating and amplifying Trump's comments about halting the Gateway Tunnel Project, without an equal amount of context and corrections. Thus, TV News is once again leaving so many of those who rely on TV for their news, walking around with the false / manipulated perception that Trump cancelled the Gateway Tunnel Project, which he is not unilaterally authorized to do. Some believe that Trump is making these comments in an attempt to try to influence some of the New York / New Jersey elections, most notably to attack Mamdani for NYC Mayor, and Mikie Sherrill for NJ Governor.

 

 

ICE Raid in Chinatown - Letitia James Opens Portal for ICE Complaints & Data

California Passes No Secret Police Law [aka no Masks by Law Enforcement] & Chicago Judge Mandates the Wearing of Body Cams by ICE Agents Operating in Chicago

October 22, 2025 / NYC Issues. On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 there was an ICE raid in Chinatown. Masked ICE agents arrested several street vendors allegedly selling counterfeit goods along Canal Street in Chinatown. ICE reported that several had police records, but this was not confirmed in the reports I read.

The photo above or at right, was taken earlier this year of goods being sold along Canal Street in Chinatown, not far from where the ICE raid took place this past week.

ICE Raid in Chinatown Sweeps Street Vendors

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/chinatown-ice-arrests-raid-counterfeiting-street-vendors/

A number of New Yorkers protested the raid which created a scene. In response to ICE's incursion into local law enforcement - as it is still unclear whether the vendors were here legally or illegally - was not aided nor done in tandem with the NYPD.

In order to ensure the protection of New Yorkers' rights, Attorney General [aka AG] Letitia James, set up a Federal Action Reporting Form so that people can notify the AG of actions by ICE agents of actions they believe may not be in compliance with NYS laws.

NYS Attorney General Letitia James Launches Portal to Collect Photos & Reports on ICE Activities in New York State

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-launches-portal-collect-photos-and-videos-ice-activity

NYS - Federal Action Reporting Form

https://ag.ny.gov/federal-actions-form

It's worth noting that the State of Californai has passed a No Secret Police Act that bans the wearing of masks by all law enforcement agents, unless there are extenuating circumstances. This seems a good law - as law enforcement agents should not ashamed to the work they do. And assuming they're doing their jobs properly - which is enforcing the law - they should be proud of the work they do, and so should the community.

California Passes a No Secret Police Act - Effective January 1, 2026

https://legalnewsfeed.com/2025/09/21/california-enacts-no-secret-police-act-to-ban-masked-law-enforcement-operations-by-2026/

And in Chicago, Illinois, a judge mandated that all ICE agents there, are now required to wear body cameras. This too seems a good idea, as it should protect the citizens of Chicago from unlawful use of force by ICE. And conversely, it should also protect the ICE agents by enabling them to demonstrate in court, that they followed the law.

Judge Orders ICE to Wear Body Cams in Chicago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-immigration-officers-in-chicago-area-will-be-required-to-wear-body-cameras-judge-says/ar-AA1OBwyV

 

 

Canadian Province of Ontario Responds to Trump Tariffs by Replaying Tariffs Speech by Ronald Reagan

One for the Gipper?

October 24, 2025 / NYC Business News. Given well known Republican adoration for President Ronald Reagan, the Ontario government decided to replay a speech of Reagan's on tariffs, made while Reagan was president. Since what Reagan says in April 25, 1987 and what Trump has been doing since he returned to the Oval Office don't jibe, Trump took offense and unilaterally terminated trade talks.

In the image above or at right is Ronald Reagan reading a script where he says he's imposing tariffs on another country, but doesn't want to do that, because he generally views tariffs negatively.

Reagan Speech Arguing Against Tariffs in 1987

https://www.thestar.com/politics/what-did-reagan-actually-say-about-tariffs-read-the-transcript-of-his-1987-address/article_b360738d-c59d-5dbd-98a2-9a621cc2f646.html

 

 

Government Shutdown Nearly a Month Old - Where's America First?

In Another TV News Fail - Most Americans Believe Republicans are Responsible for the Breakdown BUT Only by a Slight Margin

October 28, 2025 / U.S. Politics. Republicans control the Presidency, the Senate [53 - 45 - 2] and the House [219 - 213]. And yet, somehow 39% of those polled somehow have convinced themselves that it's the Democrats' fault. Above or at right is the current breakdown of the number of Republicans v Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

But this 39% represents the factually immune supporters of MAGA Republicanism, who are getting all of their news from the billionaire TV News and press, instead of doing their civic duty by finding more informative news sources that provide more information and differing viewpoints, which give the reader / viewer a less manipulated view of the world. For the poll numbers, see #12 in the polling story.

What's even more interesting, is that in 2013 Trump is on record as opining that he thinks it's the president's responsibility to bring the parties together, and to work through their differences to end the government shutdown - even though as president, Trump has made no effort in that direction at all. Above or at right is the current breakdown of the number of Republicans v Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. And the following link will take you to the video of Trump 'telling it like it was' back then, which is not 'how it is' now.

In 2013 Interview Trump Blames whoever is President for Shutdown & Calls Any Such President a Failure

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fD5GM8Gvb0o

Quinnipiac Poll Inquiring as to Which Party is Responsible for the Government Shutdown

https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3938

U.S. House of Representatives Breakdown of Republicans and Democrats

https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown

U.S. Senate Breakdown of Republicans & Democrats

https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm

 

 

Local Republican Group Chat includes Racist, Sexist, Nazi-Supportive Texts

Vice President Vance Fails to Effectively Condemn Them, in a Manner Reminiscent of Trump's Response to Charlotteville in 2017, Instead Defending the Young Republicans as if Children, while Citing the Inexcusable Texts in 2022 by a Democratic Attorney General Candidate in Virgina

Mother Used to Tell me "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right"

It's Time for 'We, The People' to Lead by Example, as Current Electeds Do Not

October 15, 2025 / National Politics. Just over a week ago, the texts from a group chat of Young Republicans were released. They contained a number of racist, sexist remarks, with one of the participants even telling the group that he 'loved Hitler'. And there were NYC / NYS Republicans who participated in the group chat.

At right is a video of Donald Trump in 2013 telling the interviewer that a government shutdown is "tremendously negative mark on the president". Like most of the things he says, it was another meaningless remark, designed to suit his purposes at that time.

J.D. Vance response to this news wasn't impressive, as he dismissed the chat, comparing their indiscretion, to that of under age kids. This was reminiscent of Trump's response to the Charlottesville tragedy in 2017, wherein a number of Trump supporters openly expressed their support of the White Nationalist march in Charlottesville. At one of the events surrounding the march, one of the anti-march protesters was killed by one of the white nationalist supporters when he ran his car through a crowd. Trump's response to this incident was that, "... there are good people on both sides ...". While he may be right - that there are some good people on both sides - this skirts the issue of the violent behavior by one of the white nationalists, which resulted in someone's death.

Vance also skirted the issue of bad behavior, by pointing out, accurately, that in 2022 the current Virginia Democratic Attorney General candidate had texted something, to a Republican colleague, about putting two bullets into the body of someone he didn't like, instead of putting them into anyone else. This was also an incredibly stupid comment by a government official.

Nothing violent happened in connection with the texts by the Virginia AG candidate in 2022, nor in connection with the texts of the Young Republicans, which were recently discovered and publicized.

Doing the Right Things. My Mother used to tell me that two wrongs don't make a right, and I believe this statement to be generally - but possibly not always - true. I think we all - We, The People - need to do a better job of acting like adults, meaning calling out people when they make inappropriate comments as well as for inappropriate behaviors, since our 'leaders' aren't leading by example. In a democracy we all share some small part of the credit and blame, through our actions and inactions. Democracy is a conversation and a civilly negotiated compromise. Authoritarianism is "My way or the highway" and what anybody else thinks or does, doesn't matter.

Vice President J.D. Vance Reacts to Young Republicans' Racist, Sexist, Nazi-loving remarks

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/republican-hitler-group-chat-nazi-politico/

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New York City News - Weekly Updates

October 21, 2025 / Billionaire Press NYC Billionaire TV News / NYC Politics / New York City News / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

 

*** What Follows was posted Week Beginning 10.21.25

 

Mayoral Debate - polls - see Politics

Billionaire Catsimitides Sliwa / NY Post Puppet Edit Board - see Politics

 

 

The No Kings Day Protests Score Record Attendance

No Kings Day Protests Trump's Abuse of Executive Power & Threat to Rule of Law

Saturday - Monday, October 18 - 20, 2025 / Bronx News NYC, Brooklyn News NYC, Manhattan News NYC, New York City News NYC, Queens News NYC, Staten Island News NYC.

First, as noted below in the second video, House Speaker Johnson acknowledged that it was not a 'Hate America' rally. It was a peaceful protest of Trump policies that many Americans find increasingly offensive and abusive of presidential power. See report below, wherein we identify the biggest issues that the protesters have with how Trump is handling the Oval Office. Far too often, TV News distracts their audiences from important news by substituting it with sensationalist, ratings-grabbing political theatrics; instead of informing their audiences about the important issues of the day and things they should really know about the world around them.

According to the No Kings Day website, over 7 million people came out to protest Trump policies, in a strong showing of opposition to how Trump is handling the presidency. The lowest crowd size estimate that came in was around 5 million, with the consensus stating between 5 and 6.5 million people participated. The low estimate was up significantly [one million] versus the first No Kings Day protest in June 2025. Over 200 community organizations got involved. That said, it should also be said that 45% of those polled in the Real Clear poll of polls, still approve of Trump's job performance as of October 21, 2025.

The photo at right was taken in Manhattan on October 18, 2025 at the No Kings Day protest. It's estimated that somewhere between 200,000 - 300,000 people protested in Manhattan alone. There were also protests held in each borough.

Over 7 Million Turn Out for No Kings Day Protests in 2,700 Cities & Towns in the USA

https://www.nokings.org/news/nearly-7-million-people-attend-overwhelmingly-peaceful-no-kings-day-of-action

 

 

No Kings Day Protests Draw Between 5 - 7 Million in All 50 States

One of the Largest Single Day Peaceful Protests in Modern American History

Saturday - Monday, October 18 - 20, 2025 / NYC, NYS & USA News / New York City News Updates 2025.

Republican Majority House Speaker, Mike Johnson completely, inaccurately - and uncorrrected - told the nation on Fox TV News, that the 'No Kings Day' protests were going to be 'Hate America' rallies.

The photo at right was taken in Manhattan on October 18, 2025 at the No Kings Day protest. Please read the protester's sign, "Hate America? Nah ... We just love our country enough to demand better." Mike Johnson really should get out more.

Take note that billionaire Rupert Murdoch's Fox TV News and other outlets have a decades long history of manipulating the perceptions of their viewers, in order to seek personal / corporate gain, by manipulating what Fox TV News [NY Post & WSJ] viewers see [deletions / amplifications of false facts like this one / and distortions] to vote for Murdoch's preferred pols, who will give him what he wants from the government and the people. This is a good example of one such manipulation.

House Speaker Johnson the Enabler. The following two links show 1) Mike Johnson, who is the third leading Republican / political leader in America, disinforming Americans in collaboration with Fox TV News about what to expect at the Saturday, October 18, 2025 No Kings Day rallies. The second video is 2) Mike Johnson glibly passing over / changing the subject about what he had just claimed a couple of days previously.

House Speaker Mike Johnson maliciously describing the No Kings Day Protests at the Hate America Ralies - move the cursor to 1.25 minutes into the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7L_ZFPN-KE

House Speaker Mike Johnson Acknowledging what he had Said just Two Days Prior was False - move the cursor to 18 seconds into the video

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/johnson-defends-calling-anti-trump-protests-hate-america/story?id=126658207

 

 

Trump Posts a Very UnPresidential Poop Video & Signs of Degenerate Health

September 2025 / National Politics. Trump's Pooping Video may be Another Sign of what appear his Growing Health Problems. The following links show 1) a juvenile video posted by Trump of him flying a bomber that drops poop on the No Kings Day protesters in NYC and other places.

Besides disgracing the office of the presidency, a video like this, posted by a man who is 79 years old, could be one of the many signs of Trump's degenerating health [see link 2].

Multiple Signals of What is Possibly or Probably Trump's Deteriorating Health. Prior to winning a second term, Trump reportedly used to doze off at his own trials [see link 3]. Since winning a second term he has been caught a number of times appearing to doze off, including during a press conference in the White House with his Department of Health on July 2025 [see link 4]. Also in July 2025, a reporter first reported on Trump's swollen ankles, which appear to have worsened per a photo taken on October 7, 2025 during a Trump meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister [see link 5]. Trump also had a large bruise on one of his hands that they had inititally covered up with make up, but once it was discovered they discontinued the coverup and the bruise took a while to go away. Trump also disappeared from public view for a couple of days over the 2025 Labor Day weekend, when there was speculation that the disappearance had something to do with his health. There have been numerous times wherein Trump hasn't spoken clearly that have been recorded, including where he appears to slur his words and sometimes can't find the right words [see link 6]. And on June 8, 2025 Trump slipped while boarding Air Force One [see link 7], which also happened to Biden. Trump and the Late Night TV Shows continuously and mercilessly mocked Biden's fall - and yet now both remain silent about Trump's fall.

Fake Miracle QAnon Med Beds Video Shared by Trump. On September 30, 2025 Trump shared a fake AI video, with him in it on Fox News, promoting a fake product, Med Beds. Med Beds are reportedly a QAnon conspiracy creation, which are said to be a secret military technology that can cure all diseases, reverse aging and even grow lost limbs. There's speculation that Trump may have wanted his QAnon followers to believe he would reverse his own aging, the effects of which are becoming more visible monthly - but that billionaire TV News seems to take great pains to hide from the American public [see link 8]. Trump is scheduled for a physical this Friday, October 25, 2025.

The photo at right was taken in Manhattan on October 18, 2025 at the No Kings Day protest. It's estimated that somewhere between 200,000 - 300,000 people protested in Manhattan alone. There were also protests held in each borough. Trump's pooper video seemed to be hallucinogenic, demonstrating that he's completely lost touch with any sort of decency and comportment, and hinting at the possibly he may be coming detached from reality. Republicans Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson made excuses / covered for Trump, reminding me of college days when close knit / affiliated members of a sporting group or social club would dismiss and make light of the irresponsible, disrespectful, bad behavior of one of their own, the night before. Republican leaders in the federal government seem to be doing the same for Trump, not just with the feces video, but also with the Epstein files. And TV News doesn't seem to say much about either, either.

Trump Video Dropping Fecal Matter on Protesters in NYC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX5CewgpuhM

Playing with Poop at an Advanced Age Could be a Sign of Dementia

https://neurolaunch.com/what-is-smearing-feces-a-sign-of/

Trump Dozes off at his Own Trial in 2024

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sleepy-don_n_661e2a7fe4b0f8e522dbec3c

Trump having difficulty staying Awake During Dr. Oz Health Conference

https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-press-conference-stay-awake-902418-20250731

Trump's Swollen Ankles Worsening

https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/10/08/trump-steals-the-spotlight-during-meeting-with-canadian-prime-ministe/

Trump Confusing Words During a Speech & More

https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/10/03/trump-razin-caine-question/

TV News Silent as Trump Falls, Like Biden did, While Boarding Air Force One

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-air-force-one-stumble_n_6846428ee4b0bf9944bc9896

Billionaire TV News Reporting Keeps Quiet about Trump Sharing Phony Miracle Med Bed AI Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5aFVZwORYg

QAnon Med Beds on Truth Social & Other Dubious Health Remedies

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/medbeds-truthsocial-donald-trump/

 

 

According to a Recent Poll, A Majority of Americans Now Concerned that Trump is Too Old to be President

September 2025 / National Politics. On September 10, 2025 YouGov published the results of a poll they had conducted asking Americans about Trump's age. Trump is the oldest president ever elected at age 79. The poll showed that for the first time since Trump became president, more people [49%] believe Trump is too old to be president, while a minority [39%] believe he is not too old. About 13% were undecided. The results were skewed by party affiliation with 78% Republicans saying he's not too old, 80% of Democrats saying he is too old and 53% of Independents saying he is too old, versus 30% of Independents who say he is not too old.

YouGov Poll - Growing Concerns About Trump's Advanced Age

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/52933-concerns-about-trumps-age-and-health-have-grown-since-the-start-of-his-second-term

 

 

Governor Hochul Bans use of AI in Rent Pricing

October 16, 2025 / NYC Real Estate & Business. On October 16, 2025 Governor Hochul signed into law a bill which bans the use of AI / software used by landlords to price rents. On August 23, 2024, the Biden Administration Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit in tandem with the attorney generals of eight states, including the state of California, to ban the use of algorithyms in rental pricing software, claiming that it was essentially price fixing, which is a violation of anti-trust law.

Governor Hochul Signs Law Banning Use of AI in Rental Pricing

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislative-package-bolster-homeownership-and-strengthen-protections

Governor Hochul Signs Bill Banning Price Fixing Rentals by Landlords

https://citylimits.org/governor-signs-bill-banning-ny-landlords-from-setting-rents-via-algorithms/

Biden Administration files Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against AI Rentals Pricing / Price Fixing

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-realpage-algorithmic-pricing-scheme-harms-millions-american-renters

 

 

Attorney General Letitia James Wins Court Case Upholding NYS Law Requiring Gun Buyer Background Checks

October 15, 2025 / NYS & NYC Politics Courts. NYS Attorney General Letitia James won an appeal by the gun industry of her defense of NYS laws requiring background checks prior to purchases of ammunition. This is a paragraph taken from her website providing the background details.

"New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA), enacted in July 2022, requires individuals to pass a background check when purchasing ammunition. In September 2023, the New York State Firearms Association and four individuals sued to block the enforcement of New York’s law on background checks of ammunition sales. In May 2024, Attorney General James successfully defended the law after the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that they had not shown any likelihood of success on the merits. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the lower court’s decision."

For more information see -

Attorney General Letitia James Successfully Defends NYS Gun Laws

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-wins-court-decision-upholding-new-yorks-law-background

 

 

Broadway Strike Update

October 21, 2025 / NYC Business / NYC Arts & Culture. On Saturday, October 18, 2025 the Actors Equity Association and the Broadway League [represents Producers / Owners] reached a tentative agreement on new contract terms for the next three years. This precludes their 51,000 member union of actors, singers, dancers and stage managers from striking - assuming the agreement holds.

The American Federation of Musicians [AFM] Local 802 and the Broadway League have not yet reached an agreement. They are set to go on strike as early as Thursday, October 23, 2025 should a deal not be reached. The AFM Local represents 1,200 members, so their impact on Broadway will have less severe consequences vis-a-vis striking in tandem with Actors Equity, which would have essentially shut down Broadway [roughly three dozen shows]. But that said, AFM Local 802 would shut down two dozen shows, including most of the headliners of the season, so not reaching a deal with AFM 802 could have significantly negative consequences. AFM Local 802 is striking for healthcare changes, scheduling and physical therapy access.

Off Broadway shows would not be affected.

Broadway Strike Could Happen as Early as Thursday, but Negotiations Still Continue

https://apnews.com/article/broadway-labor-2025-equity-deal-6a92b3f2807981a6bd2fba90d1e49362

 

 

Miss Immigrant Lawsuit

August 18, 2025 / NYC Issues. Miss Immigrant USA filed a lawsuit in the federal U.S. District Court which, among other things, is seeking legal recognition of “Immigrant Identity” as a protected civic expression under U.S. and New York civil-rights law. For details see -

Miss Immigrant USA Files Lawsuit

https://www.missimmigrantusa.com

 

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Broadway Musicians Announce Strike Authorization

This Follows on the Heels of Actors Equity doing the Same

October 13, 2025 / Manhattan NYC. The American Federation Musicians Local 802 [AFM Local 802] announced that their 1,000 plus membership has authorized a strike against the Broadway League which represents the producers and landlords of Broadway shows. Their contract expired August 31, 2025. Actors Equity, which represents 51,000 actors and stage managers in the entire U.S. [NYC is in the Eastern region], authorized a strike on October 1, 2025 [see short report below] following the expiration of their contract on September 28, 2025. Both unions are asking for pay increases and improved health benefits.

The Broadway League broke box office records last year [2024 - 2025 season] taking in $1.89 billion. The Broadway League represents 41 active theaters in NYC. A few shows would continue to go on, if there were a strike, as a couple of plays are being performed by touring companies, and a couple other plays do not have contracts with the Actors Equity or AFM Local 802. Also, Off Broadway Shows in NYC would continue as they also do not have contracts with the unions. But that said, at least 27 or more of NYC's biggest and most famous theaters, would temporarily close, pending the completion of negotiations.

In spite of box office revenue records, some Broadway Shows lost money, as production costs are also high. The following url will take you to a well done report on the situation.

Manhattan NYC News - Broadway Unions Authorize Strike if Negotiations Fail

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/could-broadway-really-go-on-strike_1698161/

 

 

Governor Hochul Expands Drought Warning in New York State

Climate Change Desiccating NYS Along with the Rest of the Nation

October 8, 2025 / Albany NYS. Drought Conditions in NYS Grow Worse, as Governor Hochul rolls out the current Drought Warning to ten additional counties [1st & 2nd links below].

Drought Warning is the second of the four level warning system, and some believe that some of the counties may soon become captive to a Drought Emergency. If a county is moved from Drought Warning to Drought Emergency water use is mandatorily curtailed. If a county is moved to Drought Disaster, the access to water is even further curtailed [3rd link below].

TV News again fails to Inform. While a great deal of TV News talk regarding climate change has focused on flooding, the real damage thus far comes from hurricanes and high winds [4th link below].

But what's worse, is that TV News continues to fail to inform the American public by looking backward - out of the rearview mirror - as if that's the future ... when it is not. The real climate change disaster is on its way and it's about lack of water, not too much of it [5th link]. If you think inflation is bad now, wait until farmers crops start drying out before harvest time. Pay attention to which TV Network News outlets mislead you, by labeling climate changes, the 'climate hoax', as well as those who promote the use and government subsidies given to the fossil fuel industry.

Albany NYS News - Hochul Announces Worsening NYS Drought Conditions

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-directs-department-environmental-conservation-add-10-more-counties-drought

NYC & NYS News - Map of Drought NYC & NYS

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NY

Albany NYS News - NYS Drought Emergency Levels

https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/drought

USA Climate Change News - Most Climate Change Damage done from Winds / Hurricanes

https://mitigateny.org/hazards_of_concern/drought/drought_hazard_history

USA Climate Change News - The Planet is Drying Out * If Continues Will Certainly Impact Food Production

https://iowaclimate.org/2025/04/16/reversing-soil-desiccation-cooler-moister-greener/

 

 

Trump Administration Appears to Use Government Agency Websites to Disinform about Climate Change

This Appears to be in Exchange for [Quid Pro Quo?] the $445 Million Investment made by Oil & Gas in Trump and the GOP's 2024 Campaigns

Is Trump's Aggressive Stance Toward Venezuela about Drugs or Oil & Gas Profits?

The Trump Administration has been changing the narrative about the real causes of climate change and the real impact of it, ostensibly to please his donors. Most notably there have been changes on the National Institute of Health [NIH] website, denying climate change. It seems highly plausible they are changing the narrative to please Trump and Republican oil and gas campaign funders, who donated almost a half billion to Trump and Republicans' campaigns in 2024 election alone [1st & 2nd links].

It is also believed that Trump's oil and gas campaign funders have been pushing him to aggressively put the screws to Venezuela, in order to impede Venezuela's ability to compete in the global oil and gas markets. Trump's attacks on boats in the Caribbean may have nothing to do with illicit drugs, as the Trump Administration has failed to produce any evidence of such. Republcian Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, continues to provide cover for Trump's lawless actions [7th, 8th & 9th links].

Washington, D.C. News - Trump Administration Appears to be Falsifying NIH Narrative on Climate Change

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1112950/

Washington, D.C. News - Big Oil Donations to Trump & Republicans

https://www.commondreams.org/news/big-oil-donations-trump

Washington, D.C. News - Is John Thune & the Republican Senate Majority Enabling Trump's Illicit Militiaristic Behavior?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/09/senate-resolution-trump-boat-attacks-fails/86590152007/

Washington, D.C. News - Is Trump Illegally Using the U.S. Military in Attacks on Boats in the Caribbean?

https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-boat-strikes-warships-6ffd9e6f4eb738048c816c6d8257a6ef

Washington, D.C. News - Is Big Oil the Real Reason for Trump's Attacks on Caribbean Boats?

https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-maduro-trump-oil-license-chevron-election-4c0357961d7978e6fbac16127b0a759e

 

 

Are the Charter Revisions on the 2025 Ballot Pro Affordable Housing or Another Real Estate Developer Power Grab?

Billionaires & Big Real Estate Funded Pols Support the Measures, While Community Activists Oppose Them

You Decide - See Below to Inform Yourself & See Onsite Ads 'Don't Wait, Vote by Mail' for Early & Regular Voting Times & Locations

September 9 - October 13, 2025 / NYC. The New York League of Conservation Voters did a nice job of articulating what's on the ballot and identifying what both proponents and naysayers say about each [1st link]. We also posted an OpEd dated October 12, 2025 for details of the position of City Club, a civic-minded community group, on four of the ballot measures. City Club has initiated a lawsuit over Charter Revision changes [2nd link]. And lastly, we've included the report of an informative local news source about the measures [3rd link].

NYC News - New York League of Conservation Voters Describes the Pros / Cons of the Charter Revisions on the 2025 NYC Ballot

https://nylcvef.org/citizens-toolkit/nyc-general-election-2025-whats-on-the-ballot/?sourceid=1014461&emci=38590d43-a0a8-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=92c289eb-eca8-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=1384937

NYC News - City Club on NYC Sues to Review Zoning Changes of NYC Ballot Proposals 2, 3 & 4

https://www.gothambuzz.nyc/article/30/nyc-opinions-op-ed-new-york-city

NYC News - Ballot Proposals are a Developer Power Grab that Concentrates Power so It is Easier to Manipulate

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/09/council-weakening-housing-proposals-survive-board-elections/408000/

While Governor Hochul parroted the real estate developers' talking point [not plural], stating it's 'to solve the [25 year] affordable housing crisis', her statement was tepid [4th link]. But an outright NO would have been better. But all pols in NYC, NYS and the USA are challenged by the Supreme Court Citizens United decision which essentially allows the super rich billionaires to limitlessly spend to buy pols and elections, so that once in office, the pols will do whatever they want in order to get the funding to get re-elected. That said, Hochul appears to have tried to strike a balance versus press releases I've seen from the real estate industry pushing the changes in their favor.

It's worth noting that the billionaires, real estate developers, and the pols they financially support - including Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo - have been working to solve the affordability crisis in NYC for the past twenty-five years - with something close to ZERO success. To keep letting these same people, keep feeding at the public trough [via public land transfers, tax breaks, cheap financing, government subsidies, favorable zoning changes et al], with no end in sight, makes no sense at all.

Albany NYS News - Governor Hochul's Tepid Statement Supporting NYC Charter Revision Ballot Measures

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/statement-governor-kathy-hochul-108

Vote No on #2, #3, #4 & #6 if you want to protect yourself, your community and your children from even more NYC Oligarchy money and power grabs by billionaires and real estate developers. Eric Adams has already done enough damage to New Yorkers' ability to exercise their community rights, so don't let him hit us one last time, with this donor power grab, on his way out onto the street.

 

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NYC Mayoral Debates Begin Next Week

And Then There were Three

October 10, 2025 / Manhattan & Queens NYC. The Campaign Finance Board cancelled the NYC Comptroller and the NYC Public Advocate Debates because not enough candidates qualified to meet the threshhold [two]. The good news is that the two Mayoral Debates will continue as scheduled. Thus, on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7 pm [WNBC] and on Wednesday , October 22, 2025 at 7 pm [NY1] there will be debates among the three remaining Mayoral candidates - Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa.

 

 

Bondi's MisUse of the DOJ Breaches her Oath of Office & in her Senate Testimony

Bondi's DOJ Withdrew the Adams Indictment in Spite of DOJ Attorney Protests & Bondi's DOJ Subsequently Indicts Former FBI Director J. Comey & NYS Attorney General L. James on Reportedly Very Weak Charges

October 10, 2025 / NYC & Washington, D.C. Adams Exit & Pam Bondi's Department of Justice [DOJ] Role in it. Incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, dropped out of the race on September 28, 2025, less than two weeks ago. Many believe Adams cut a deal with Trump regarding a obtaining a pardon for his corruption charges in exchange for opening Rikers Island to ICE as a detention center. A pardon had not been given earlier this year, but rather the case was withdrawn [enabling it to be brought up again].

Trump and Adams deny that they cut a deal, just as they denied cutting any sort of deal to withdraw the case earlier this year. It was alleged that Trump's seemingly corrupt Attorney General, Pam Bondi, withdrew the Adams corruption case, in exchange for Adams opening Rikers Island to ICE. Adams signed an Executive Order opening Rikers to ICE, right around the same time that Pam Bondi's Department of Justice withdrew the corruption case against Adams. About a half dozen attorneys, working for Bondi's DOJ, decided to quit the DOJ, rather than withdraw the Eric Adams corruption case. It's nice to know that some DOJ personnel have integrity. But it's not nice to know that they no longer work there.

Rikers was never allowed to be opened, as a lawsuit was filed, and in early September [8th, 2025], an NYS Supreme Court Order declared Eric Adams Executive Order illegal, as it appeared to be part of a Quid pro Quo deal with the Trump Administration [1st link].

Manhattan News NYC - Mayor Eric Adams Executive Order Re-Opening Rikers to ICE Declared Illegal

https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/community-organizations-advocates-celebrate-court-order-blocking-mayors-attempt-to-bring-ice-back-to-rikers/

 

 

Misuse of Department of Justice [aka DOJ]?

Bondi / Trump DOJ Indicts Former FBI Director James Comey & NYS Attorney General Letitia James

As with the Adams corruption case, Bondi appeared to be violating her oath of office, by firing a DOJ attorney who refused to bring suit against former FBI Director James Comey, he because it was believed to be flimsy at best. So Bondi's DOJ hired another former personal Trump attorney, whose specialty is insurance, to file the suit.

The other seemingly 'vengeance' lawsuit brought by Bondi's DOJ was against NYS Attorney General, Letitia James. In this DOJ lawsuit, they alleged James had committed fraud.

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse wasn't impressed by Bondi's performance in front of the Senate this week. Whitehouse called out Bondi for lying to the Senate Committee in her testimony, when she apparently falsely tried to link him to Jeffrey Epstein. Lying to a Senate Committee is the same transgression for which Bondi's DOJ had just indicted Comey. Here's Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's statement regarding Bondi's Senate testimony.

Washington, D.C. News - Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Accuses Bondi of Lying to Senate Committee - the Same Charge for which the Bondi DOJ has Indicted Former FBI Director James Comey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g4MaIzw4Hk

Republican Senator Majority Leader, John Thune, lead the confirmation of Bondi as Attorney General and Kash Patel as the FBI Director. Generally Thune's Republican dominated Senate appears to have ceded an incredible amount of government / legislative / the people's authority to Donald Trump, by confirming people who appear to be more loyal to Donald Trump, than to executing their duties in accordance with the U.S. Constitution.

Trump / Bondi's Personal Use of Taxpayer Funded Government Institutions. Earlier this year Bondi also reportedly ordered DOJ personnel to scour the Epstein files in search of Trump's name, wherein they reportedly found numerous references. Then Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, appeared to try a bait and switch on the conservative press and their audiences in the American public, to make the issue go away. But they were caught red handed.

It is believed that one of the many contributing reasons for the U.S. government shutdown is that Trump and House Majority Leader Mike Johnson don't want to swear in a recently elected Congressional Democrat, who would enable a bipartisan majority in Congress, to demand the release of the Epstein files. Stay tuned here, because billionaire controlled TV News is failing you by ignoring or burying this story.

Washington, D.C. News - Bondi Using Taxpayer Funded Department of Justice as if its Trump's Personal Legal Team

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/07/nx-s1-5563934/bondi-senate-judiciary-committee-testify

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NYS Inflation Refund Checks Coming Soon

To be Deposited or Mailed in October & November 2025

September 26, 2025 / NYS. The Hochul Administration began sending NYS Inflation Refund checks to the 8.2 million residents of NYS. The refunds will be $150 / $200 or $400 per person depending on income and tax paying related persons status. The ostensible purpose of the checks is to help New Yorkers combat the negative impact of inflation on New Yorkers' household budgets. For details see -

NYS Albany News - NYS has begun Distributing Inflation Refund Checks

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-inflation-refund-checks-are-now-being-sent-82-million-new-york

 

 

NYC Mayoral Election - For Details see On Site Ads 'Don't Wait / Vote by Mail'

Voter Registration / Vote by Mail / Early Voting / Ballot Questions / Poll Site Locations

October 1, 2025 / NYC Citywide. Click on the 'Don't Wait / Vote by Mail' ads on this site to go to the Board of Elections website, where you can find all of the information identified in the headline and to obtain instructions for all of the above. It's just a click away.

 

Collapse at the Mitchel House in the Bronx

This is Part of an Ongoing Saga of Neglect of an Incredibly Valuable Public Asset - NYCHA - Yes NYCHA - Read on

October 1, 2025 / NYCHA Mitchel House in Mott Haven in the Bronx / News Analysis & Opinion. The value of NYCHA is realized by the billionaires and real estate developers who fund the pols in office, and then turn around and cut deals with the pols to transfer publicly owned NYCHA land to them for pocket change on the dollar, in exchange for what only can be described as something close to an indiscernible public value.

Billionaire TV News fails to recognize NYCHA's intrinsic land value, and in fact constantly aids and abets the wealthy real estate investors by disparaging NYCHA. Thus the NYC public is kept in the dark, ignorant of the real value and potential of all of the incredibly large swaths of prime real estate to which NYCHA holds title. And which could be used to address NYC's affordable housing crisis by building and selling apartments to New Yorkers at prices pegged to the median income in the city, transferrable via a lottery, at sale prices also pegged to median income.

In the photo above or at right, you see the top of the Mitchel House NYCHA complex in Mott Haven in the Bronx. Most of the damage essentially destroyed the chimney which one stood between the far left line of windows and the far left side of the building. As you can see, it was a pretty clean sweep.

But TV News, the well funded pols and the wealthy real estate investors who fund both, seem to look out only for themselves. While making tenants of New Yorkers, byhanding out billions in tax breaks, cheap land and cheap financing to the uber wealthy, thus continuing to transfer wealth to them by taking it from ignorant working class New Yorkers who are kept in the dark.

The photo above or at right was taken a few days ago at the Mitchel House NYCHA complex in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. The explosion destroyed a chimney, but that appears to have been a clean break, and the sum total of the damage to the complex, which is fairly negligible given the size of the structure. Nobody was hurt.

In the second photo above or at right, you're looking at the base of the chimney of the Mitchel House NYCA building, which again shows a fairly clean break from the rest of the building, leaving me to guess [completely guess] that little structural damage has been done to the rest of the building. Workmen were working on cleaning up the debris when I took these photos on Sunday 10.5.25.

NYC Bronx News - Mitchel House NYCHA Complex Experiences Gas Explosion in a Chimney - Nobody Hurt & Damage Seems Contained

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/01/nycha-explosion-bronx-mitchel-houses/

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Actors Equity Vote to Authorize Broadway Strike

Their Contract Expired 9/28/25, but Whether They Strike, is Pending Talks Next Week

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 / Manhattan NYC. Actors Equity voted to approve a strike on Broadway which could affect 32 theaters during peak season. Over 1,000 actors signed a letter in support of the strike which is about healthcare contributions, safe staffing levels and paid leave.

NYC Manhattan News - Actors Equity Authorizes Strike Should Negotiations Fail

https://deadline.com/2025/10/broadway-strike-actors-equity-1236567875/

 

 

Three Casino Proposals Gain Approval by Fairly 'New' Community Boards

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 / Bronx, Queens NYC & Yonkers NYS. Proposals for casinos at Resorts World in Queens, Ballys in the Bronx, and the most recent approval at in Flushing Meadows Corona Park were all approved by community boards that have undergone significant turnover in the past five to ten years. Many of the reconstituted community boards now appear to serve the billionaires and real estate developers instead of their communities.  A fourth casino proposal is for MGM Empire City in Yonkers, which was also approved.

NYC Queens News - CitiField Casino Proposal Passes Community Board

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/30/citi-field-casino-queens-casino-steve-cohen/

 

 

Trump / Hegseth Preparing to Invade U.S. Cities

Hegseth Tells Top Officers at the Department of War to Quit if They're Uncomfortable with his Plans

Billionaire TV News Coverage of this Important Story is Reminiscent of TV News Coverage of Project 2025 a Year Ago

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 / Washington, D.C.. Hegseth tells U.S. generals if they are uncomfortable with what he and Trump are planning to do, which is to use U.S. cities as a deployment target, they should resign.

We were hard pressed to find much information about this important and very disturbing story on billionaire TV News. Billionaire TV News outlets like Fox and others, are too busy investigating the UN escalator conspiracy to cover important stories like this. Kind of reminds me of their faulty news judgment, when about a year ago, Trump sent the TV News networks off to Ohio to look for the dog and cat eating illegal Haitian immigrants. That looked to me like Trump was making a mockery of TV News, by showing how ridiculous they have become.

Washington, D.C. News - Trump & Hegseth Prepare to Invade Chicago, Portland & Rest of USA?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgq044n72po

 

 

VP Vance & House Majority Leader Mike Johnson Mislead Public About Government Shutdown on 'Open Mic' TV News

Mass Media Fails. Fox News Fails to Correct VP Vance, ABC Corrects House Speaker Mike Johnson, NBC did a Fair job of Contextually Explaining one of the Leading Issues at Stake in the Government Shutdown

Friday, September 26, 2025 / TV News. VP Vance Tells a Big Lie Regarding Government Shutdown on Fox News, which was also posted on X and continues to go uncorrected [1st link].

Billionaire Rupert Murdoch's TV news continues to disrespect their audiences by providing them with factually incorrect information, as they have previously done, in their false reporting of the 2020 election results, and the insurrection of Jan 6th, 2021. But those two events are just a tiny portion of the dishonest and deceitful reporting that have enabled Rupert Murdoch to amass billions in wealth by using his mass media outlets to manipulate public perception in order to profit from it [2nd link].

Washington, D.C. News - Spreading Ignorance: TV News Disinforms Americans by Spreading False Talking Points by Republicans about Healthcare for Americans in the Government Shutdown - without Correcting Them

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-misleads-claim-democrats-shut-give-health-care-illegal-immigrants-rcna234905

NYC Manhattan News - Rupert Murdoch & the Propaganda Press - How America Lost Touch with the Facts via TV News

https://www.gothambuzz.nyc/article/66/rupert-murdoch-the-rise-of-the-propaganda-press-fox-news-propaganda-machine-ny-post-fake-news

 

 

Mets Eliminated from the MLB Playoffs - but the Biggest Part of this Story went Unreported by Billionaire TV News

Mets Owner, Billionaire Steve Cohen, was the Founder of a Securities Firm that was Involved in One of the Largest Insider Criminal Cases Against a Hedge Fund in U.S. History. Now Cohen is Vying for a Casino. Should Someone with Cohen's History be Allowed to Operate a Casino in NYC? And is Cohen Competing Fairly for a Casino License?

Sunday, September 28, 2025 / Queens NYC NYS. Mets owner Steve Cohen has been preoccupied vying for a casino license in the CitiField parking lot. This is why Cohen didn't have much time this summer to find a 'black edge' equivalent to win a pennant for the Mets. Now the question is whether Cohen has found some 'black edge' equivalent to use to win a casino license, because someone convinced the board member appointee of former NYC mayoral candidate Jessica Ramos, to change their vote from valiantly advocating against the proposed casino, to voting for it.

Queens News - Mets Eliminated from MLB Playoffs

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mets-eliminated-from-playoffs-as-humiliating-collapse-is-complete/ar-AA1NtKFL

Queens News - Steve Cohen - Scroll Down to Racketeering and Insider Trading Charges

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cohen_(businessman)

Queens News - Scroll down to George Dixon Changing his Vote from Nay to Aye

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/30/citi-field-casino-queens-casino-steve-cohen/

 

 

U.S. & NYC Economic News Updates

Saturday, September 27, 2025 / U.S.A. Over the past couple of weeks the economic news releases have been a bit troubling.  GDP was revised significantly upward to 3.8% vs 3.3% provided previously, and 3% provided previous to that.  But the growth in output didn't carry along with it any attendant uptick in employment, which is disturbing, assuming the data hasn't been tampered with. 

On the other side of the scale there's inflation, which is showing signs of life again, after falling back nicely since June of 2023.  This could be the costs associated with tariffs finally beginning to show themselves as macro economic data has a lag factor which generally runs 6 - 18 months, which the TV newspeople don't seem to understand.

USA News - Inflation Trending back Up

https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/consumer-prices-up-2-9-percent-from-august-2024-to-august-2025.htm

USA News - September 2025 Jobs Report per ADP is Negative - Government Employment Report Awaits Federal Government Reopening

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/adp-report-shows-32000-loss-in-jobs-in-september/ar-AA1NFQBM?ocid=BingNewsSerp

 

 

Democrats Releases a Few Big Names Found in the Epstein Estate Files

Friday, September 25, 2025 / Washington, D.C. The Democrats released three prominent names that were found in the Epstein Estate files including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon.  No surprises here.

Washington, D.C. News - Democrats Release Two of Many Billionaire Names Found in Epstein Files

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elon-musk-peter-thiel-and-steve-bannon-named-in-epstein-files-released-by-democrats/ar-AA1Nnm0Z?ocid=BingNewsSerp

 

 

 

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Speech Sets New UN Record

A Record for a Walk Out by United Nations Delegates Protesting the Israeli Genocide in Gaza

Friday, September 25, 2025 / United Nations in NYC. Over 100 delegates from 50 nations walked out when Netanyahu stepped to the podium, which reportedly set a record for a UN delegate walk out.

The delegates were protesting Netanyahu's genocidal atrocities in Gaza, where over 67,000 people have been killed, of which more than half [an estimated 70%] have been women and children civilians. Another 170,000 Palestinians have suffered injuries, many of which will be life alterring. And an estimated 500,000 are living under famine conditions in Gaza.

Netanyahu seems inhumanely oblivious to the crimes that he and the Israeli Defense Forces have been committing.

United Nations Manhattan NYC News - Netanyahu Breaks Record for United Nations Walkout

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=video+of+Netanyahu+walk+out+at+un&PC=APMC&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dvideo%2bof%2bNetanyahu%2bwalk%2bout%2bat%2bun%26form%3dAPMCS1%26PC%3dAPMC&mmscn=vwrc&mid=E425FA43C859AF8D4978E425FA43C859AF8D4978&FORM=WRVORC&ntb=1&msockid=eee2706d9eab11f0913bbcfbe547bd6d

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/26/netanyahu-un-speech-walk-out-protest

 

 

Brazilian President Lula Makes Noteworthy Speech at the UN

Supporting the Values of Free Democratic Societies, that Historically were Championed by Previous American Presidents

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 / United Nations in NYC. Brazilian President Lula complimented our American ancestors for the positive role they and our nation has played in world affairs generally. But President Lula also took note of how things have changed. Lula hinted at what is now generally believed around the globe, which is that America can no longer be relied upon to fulfill the outsized role we used to play on the world stage. He noted that other nations around the world need to step up to fill the void, and now would be a good time to do so. See his 20 minute speech at the UN using the Bing.com link below.

United Nations Manhattan NYC News - Brazilian President Lula Promotes Democratic Values in UN Speech

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=brazill+president+compliments+Us+for+role+it%27s+played+in+the+world+until+now+at+un&mid=C40D4A7A23CACE21C0D2C40D4A7A23CACE21C0D2&FORM=VIRE&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

 

 

Yankees Clinch Playoff Berth in the MLB Playoffs

Update _ Thursday, October 9, 2025 / Bronx NYC - Yankees lose to Toronto 5 - 2, losing the third of four games in the playoff series, ending their season and pennant hopes.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 / Bronx NYC. Yankees step up and are now contenders in the World Series.

Bronx News NYC - Yankees Clinch 2025 Playoff Berth

https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-clinch-2025-playoff-berth?msockid=2d203cb5997f631635a42acd98c162af

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