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Orthodox Jewish men pass New York City police guarding a Brooklyn synagogue on Dec. 11, 2019 prior to a funeral for Mosche Deutsch, a rabbinical student from Brooklyn who was killed in a shooting at a Jersey City, N.J. market. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2019, a group of security experts recommended that Jewish congregations opting to deploy armed security personnel in the wake of deadly attacks on synagogues should — if possible — use uniformed law enforcement officers rather than private guards or volunteers from the community. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

After protests outside synagogues, New York makes it a crime to block entry to a house of worship

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Rail passengers pass the Long Island Rail Road waiting room in Penn Station, in New York, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Busiest U.S. commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike

By Philip Marcelo - Associated Press

Tracks are empty at Mineola train station as Long Island Rail Road workers enter the third day of their strike, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Mineola, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Riders navigate alternatives as strike that shut down largest U.S. commuter rail enters a 3rd day

By Philip Marcelo and Kathy McCormack - Associated Press

A passenger looks at a closed off entrance to the Long Island Rail Road at Grand Central station, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in New York, on the first day of a strike after five unions representing about half the LIRR's workforce walked off the job. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

North America’s largest commuter rail system remains shut a second day as Monday rush hour looms

By Philip Marcelo and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Passengers walk through the Long Island Rail area of New York's Penn Station, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Negotiations aimed at avoiding a walkout at the nation's largest commuter railroad resumed Wednesday after Gov. Andrew Cuomo prodded both sides to find an agreement that would keep 300,000 daily riders from being forced to find alternate ways of getting in and out of New York City. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump rips Gov. Hochul over commuter rail strike: ‘It’s your fault’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Immigration law is made in Washington

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrive to a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York to tax luxury second homes in NYC but stops short of hiking income taxes on the wealthy

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Michael Rapaport attends the 2018 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews "Atypical" at The Paley Center for Media on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Michael Rapaport demands NY governor resign after anti-Israel protest outside Manhattan synagogue

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in front of a large soccer ball during a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York City to hold free World Cup fan events in each borough

Associated Press

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press briefing on flight safety, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

What to know about the fight over whether New York should lose $74M for not revoking immigrant CDLs

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Police investigate the scene after a reported stabbing and shooting at the Grand Central subway station in New York on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Stabbings on New York subway leaves 3 hurt as officers shoot knife-wielding man

Associated Press

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani participates during a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Mamdani concedes free bus pledge won’t be fulfilled this year

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference, Feb. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Federal corruption probe targets NYC councilmember, aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

FILE - New York Councilwoman Farah Louis speaks during a celebration ceremony for the refurbished George Floyd statue, after it was vandalized following its Juneteenth installation, July 22, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Feds probe whether NYC Council member, Hochul aide took bribes to help migrant shelter provider

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani attend the SOMOS Puerto Rico conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

New York’s leftist leaders forced to face harsh truths of socialism’s failures

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Exit New York Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

New Yorkers jumping on a bus to Florida

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

Blue states lose billions in tax revenue as residents leave Illustration generated by ChatGPT for The Washington Times

Blue states lose billions in revenue as Americans head for lower taxes

By Cal Thomas

Illustration on anti-white racial hatred from the left in America by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

White supremacy, the latest race hustle

By Don Feder