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Mamdani’s Grocery Store Plan Lands NYC in Major Court Battle
New York City on Monday was named in a lawsuit over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open multiple taxpayer-funded grocery stores in the city next year, which could put mom-and-pop grocery stores out of business. A coalition representing immigrant-run grocery stores brought the suit. “These grocery stores and bodegas are right to be concerned about… -
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Karen Bass’ Video Invites Scrutiny Over Donation Match Program
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat running for reelection, made a curious post on social media this week when she solicited campaign donations that would be matched by the city. The post is raising plenty of scrutiny and questions. “The Tony Kinnett Cast” on Wednesday opened with the eyebrow-raising story, as host Tony Kinnett… -
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‘Statistical Illiteracy’ Rick Scott Demands AG James to Explain How NY’s Fraud Got Away
Special Senate Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James demanding answers on alleged rampant Medicare fraud in her state. The Florida Republican’s letter noted that the number of indictments and convictions for Medicare fraud has declined under the New York Medicaid Fraud Control Unit since James… -
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Mamdani Promised Affordability. His New Amazon Delivery Plan Could Make NYC More Expensive.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is once again using a big corporation as an easy target in a scheme that will likely make New York City more unaffordable, not less. On Monday, the socialist mayor announced the so-called Delivery Protection Act—which received significant union backing—that will allegedly be used to “rein in the power… -
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Trump Slams Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax as Judge Halts Implementation
President Donald Trump slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax on certain second properties in a Tuesday post on Truth Social and threatened federal action. The president said the tax “is costing New York City and State a fortune in that the money, eventually to be gotten, is very little compared to to… -
SEE YOU IN COURT: 3 More States Slapped With Lawsuits Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
The Justice Department filed three lawsuits Monday against states that offer in-state tuition for illegal aliens, after securing victories in five similar cases. “Congress long ago made clear that states cannot put illegal aliens over our nation’s own citizens,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said in a statement first provided to the Daily Signal. “By… -
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Mamdani Blames E-Bike Sellers for Crisis He Refuses to Police
When real-world problems arise, you can always count on socialists to fall back on blaming their old ideological bugaboos rather than addressing them head on. That appears to be the case in New York City, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been forced to deal with an escalating problem of e-bike fatalities. You can guess who… -
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Mamdani Releases Video Demonizing Landlords. But He Is NYC’s Biggest Slumlord of All.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a slick video this week portraying landlords as villains and housing advocates along with their government allies as heroes. But the truth is that Mamdani and the government are by far the biggest slumlords in the city and increasing public ownership, as he clearly intends, will only further… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Bar Complaint Rejected After Claims E. Jean Carroll Lawyer Concealed $7 Million Funding Source for Trump Lawsuit
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The lawyer for E. Jean Carroll will not face any sanction for not immediately disclosing that a major Democrat donor funded Carroll’s sexual assault lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The New York State Attorney Grievance Committee of the New York State Supreme Court sent a letter Monday to the watchdog group… -
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Mamdani Purges Business Leaders to Cement Socialist Control of NYC
When New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he intended to govern as a socialist, he meant it. And he is doing what any dedicated communist does when he rises to power: purge the kulaks, promote the apparatchiks. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Mamdani had eliminated all the businessmen and various other civic leaders from… -
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Mamdani Backtracks on IDs for Marxist Marts
New York City’s Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is on a crusade for government control in his latest push for government-run grocery stores. Such stores have been attempted and failed before, and no amount of government subsidization will change the fact that these Marxist Marts are a taxpayer-financed disaster. Like any public program, they will… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: New York’s Property Tax Crackdown Is Just the Beginning
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, has just stirred up a lot of controversy. He said that he wanted to go after property owners who had… -
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New York Immigrant Business Coalition Threatens Lawsuit Over Mamdani’s Government-Owned Grocery Stores
A coalition of immigrant business owners has threatened New York City with a lawsuit over planned government-owned grocery stores they say will unfairly undermine their businesses. On Monday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would move forward with building a series of government-owned grocery stores and promised a 30% discount on certain staple… -
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Mamdani’s Tax List Reveals the Dark Side of Socialist Class Warfare
It should be no surprise that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not only wants to tax the rich but dox them too. On Monday, New York’s Department of Finance published a searchable database of properties that could fall under New York’s new so-called pied-à-terre tax on second homes in the city. The New York… -
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Mamdani Announces City-Run Grocery Stores Will Offer 30% Discount. Critics Say It Will Crush Local Businesses.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that a “core basket of everyday groceries will be 30 percent cheaper at the five new municipal grocery stores.” Mamdani’s stated goal is to open city-owned grocery stores in each of New York City’s five boroughs. The 30% discount at the stores would apply to customers of every… -
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Erasing Little Italy Is About More Than a Map
New York City has long been celebrated as a city of immigrant neighborhoods. Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Washington Heights, Brighton Beach—these communities tell the story of generations of newcomers who helped build America’s largest city while gradually becoming part of it. That history makes one omission from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recently released map of immigrant… -
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Mamdani Proposes Sweeping Changes to Housing Policy in NYC
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, speaking at a news conference Thursday, called for huge changes in the city’s rental market including elimination of proof of income for tenants. Mamdani hosted the news conference to promote his “Rental Ripoff Report,” created to “strengthen tenant protections, improve housing quality and hold negligent landlords accountable,” according to… -
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Innovation Can Make Data Centers Cleaner—If New York Lets It
As communities across America debate whether to approve new data centers, some are implementing moratoria based on concerns over water use and noise pollution. Most recently, New York issued an executive order banning data center construction for one year while the state looks to address environmental concerns with more regulation and red tape. Those concerns… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Mamdani Wants to Erase Europeans From New York’s Immigration History
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Bill Jacobson, my pal—I love Bill. He’s the founder of Legal Insurrection. He’s just a great guy. He posted this on X… -
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Damning Reports Show How Deep New York Is Mired in Blue State Doom Loop
New York isn’t going to be able to tax and spend its way out of this mess. A series of recently released reports highlights how the state of New York has put itself on a long-term path toward calamity. New York is caught in the same doom loop that’s entrapped California and other big, blue…