Hannah Fierick

1 week ago | nypost.com | Hannah Fierick |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy

Mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo was denied public matching funds in his bid for City Hall — delivering a fundraising blow to the tune of $4 million to the current frontrunner aiming for his political comeback. The decision by the Campaign Finance Board came Tuesday morning after the Cuomo campaign sent a panicked email over the weekend to supporters asking them to fill out last-minute forms and digitally give their signatures to ensure matching funds.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Fierick |Jack Morphet |Nika Shakhnazarova |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy

Some Big Apple pols Friday issued dramatic pleas for a ban on local helicopter tours, and the Trump administration conceded the need for a review — while Mayor Eric Adams downplayed concerns. The lawmakers opposed to the tourist sky traffic warned of a horrific scenario if Thursday’s tragic deadly chopper crash in the Hudson River off Manhattan had gone down anywhere in the densely popular metropolis. New York state Sen.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Josh Christenson |Hannah Fierick

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration pulled back roughly $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University on Friday, citing the Ivy League school’s noncompliance with anti-discrimination laws. A federal antisemitism task force — convened by President Trump and including the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education as well as the General Services Administration (GSA) — announced that roughly 8% of the university’s US-taxpayer funding was being pulled.

1 month ago | aol.com | Hannah Fierick |Matt Troutman

Mayor Eric Adams on Monday brushed off Rep. Ritchie Torres’ early-bird backing of Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race – making a veiled jab at the sexual harassment scandal that toppled the former governor. Torres’ endorsement, first reported by The Post, was met by Adams with a shrug, and a reminder that the Bronx congressman hasn’t always been supportive of “Mr. Tough Guy” Cuomo — who still hasn’t officially declared his candidacy.