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NY’s Cluxatawney Henrietta predicts an early spring on Groundhog Day

NY’s Cluxatawney Henrietta predicts an early spring on Groundhog Day

Hey Phil, click you! Cluxatawney Henrietta, Westchester County’s weather-predicting chicken, took Punxsutawney Phil to task on Groundhog Day by calling for an early end to the fowl weather. The feathery forecaster’s prediction flies in the face of the one earlier Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s famed groundhog, who called for six more weeks of winter. It was … Read more

Point-by-point guidelines for NY’s leaders to save NY schools

Point-by-point guidelines for NY’s leaders to save NY schools

In June last year, a group of black parents in Queens formed the Students Improvement Association. They were outraged that their children, despite high spending per student, were suffering from failing schools. “There are a lot of middle-class black homeowners here,” says local activist Michael Duncan. “These are successful people, successful families. The results in … Read more

Democrats cut NY’s House delegation by half in new redistricting plan

Democrats cut NY’s House delegation by half in new redistricting plan

ALBANI — Newly proposed congressional cards, signed by Democrats, could halve the current Republican delegation in New York — eliminating at least one seat in the state and endangering three others. The Democrat-controlled state legislature on Sunday unveiled plans to shrink the GOP’s eight seats to just four, according to a proposed realignment map. The … Read more

NYS Dem head Jacobs sides with Adams’ call for bail reform law fix

NYS Dem head Jacobs sides with Adams’ call for bail reform law fix

New York State Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs sided with Mayor Eric Adams over government leader Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders by calling for a solution to the controversial bail bill reform. Jacobs, who is also the Democratic leader of Nassau County, told The Post that he agrees with Adams that judges should be given … Read more