New York City is waging war against raccoons
The city kills hundreds of raccoons and other critters for rabies tests only to find the vast majority aren’t infected. The Health Department tested 662 raccoons for rabies between 2014 and 2016 — but...
View ArticleState senator: I went to Russia to ‘learn the culture’
A Staten Island lawmaker who praised Moscow during an overseas trip last week claims she was trying to learn about Russian culture for her constituents. “She felt it was important to learn the culture...
View ArticleNearly half of de Blasio’s campaign funds spent out of city
Mayor de Blasio likes using taxpayer money to create “good-paying” local jobs — unless he’s campaigning. De Blasio’s re-election bid has spent $1.27 million at businesses headquartered or located...
View ArticleAnimal rights activists protest city’s kill-shelter policy
The Guardian Angels and animal-rights activists rallied outside a Manhattan shelter on Saturday over its kill policy. The 50-person group marched from the East Harlem Animal Care Centers shelter to...
View ArticleInside the training program that helped launch Gillibrand’s political career
In 2005 an ambitious young lawyer attended a five-day intensive training program at Yale University. The short but grueling schedule at the Women’s Campaign School was packed with workshops on polling,...
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