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U.S Merchant Marine Academy Covers Jesus Painting after Complaints

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York has covered up a painting of Jesus Christ after numerous complaints. The painting, which shows Jesus with his arms outstretched over a lifeboat packed with sailors lost at sea, has been covered by a curtain. Michael Weinstein, the founder and president of…

Judge Ends New York’s ‘Orwellian’ Vaccine Mandate: ‘Null, Void, No Effect’

A state Supreme Court judge has shut down New York's Covid vaccine mandate, blasting the order as "Orwellian" and ruling that the order is "null, void, and of no effect." Judge Gerard Neri ruled that Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul, the Commissioner of Health for New York State, and the New…

Former New York Elections Official Pleads Guilty in Ballot Fraud Scheme

A New York elections board commissioner, Jason Schofield, has resigned and pleaded guilty to federal charges of fraudulently obtaining and filing absentee ballots. 43-year-old Schofield of Troy, New York, pled guilty to unlawfully using the names and dates of birth of voters to fraudulently apply for absentee ballots for elections…

Police Evacuate New York’s World Trade Center Station after Suspicious Package Found

The New York Police Department (NYPD) evacuated the World Trade Center train station in NYC today following a bomb scare and the discovery of a "suspicious package" in the building. The NYPD bomb squad is investigating a pressure cooker that was found on the last car of a PATH train…

Lawyer Who Sought to Defend Trump Dies Suddenly at 48

A high-profile New York lawyer who sought to represent President Donald Trump has died suddenly at just 48 years old, according to reports. Attorney John Meringolo, a professor at Pace University, died “unexpectedly” on November 16, his family revealed. Meringolo's sudden death came just two months after requesting that he…

Federal Prosecutors Were Investigating FTX Months before Collapse but Dropped Case

Federal prosecutors in New York were investigating the recently-imploded cryptocurrency exchange FTX months before it filed for bankruptcy on November 11, according to reports. Slay News has been extensively reporting on the FTX scandal and highlighted the money laundering operation the company and its founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, were running in Ukraine to pump money…

New York Court Disbars Two Lawyers for Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Cop Cars during BLM Riots

A New York court has disbarred two lawyers after they were convicted for throwing Molotov cocktails at cop cars during the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020. The Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court disbarred attorneys Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman. Mattis was formerly…

Judge Throws Book at BLM Rioter Who Firebombed NYPD Vehicle

A federal judge has thrown the book at a Black Lives Matter rioter who threw a molotov cocktail at an NYPD police vehicle during the George Floyd riots in 2020. United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry dropped the hammer on Samantha Shader and sentenced her to 72 months in…

New York Judge Hands Trump Huge Win, Dismisses Turncoat Niece Mary’s Lawsuit

A New York judge has handed President Donald Trump a huge win against his turncoat niece Mary after she filed a lawsuit against her uncle. Mary sued Donald and other family members, accusing them of swindling her out of her inheritance from President Trump’s father Fred. However, New York Justice…

Democrats Suffer Stunning Defeat in New York as Republican Unseats DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney

In a historic victory for the GOP, a Republican candidate has dealt a stunning defeat to the Democrats by beating Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY). The win marks the first time in 40 years that a Republican has unseated the DCCC chair. Maloney conceded…