New York Archives

— Zohran Mamdani, on Fox News.

Hochul Goes Full ‘War’ Mode on Redistricting

August 4, 2025 Buck Banks

“This is a war. We are at war. And that’s why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on.”

— New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), speaking about the Republican efforts to redistrict mid-cycle.

Abandoned in Albany

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Buck Banks

Andrew Cuomo’s known for being tough, not kind.
You’d think he’d stay true to any pal he could find.
But at his administration’s end,
Rather than cleave to man’s best friend.
When Cuomo exited Albany he left his dog Captain behind.

New Yorkers Don’t Want Cuomo to Resign, at Least for Now

March 16, 2021 Buck Banks

50% to 35%

A new Siena poll finds New York voters say 50% to 35% that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should not immediately resign. By 48% to 34%, they say he can continue to effectively do his job as governor.

Trump Far Ahead in NY

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

54%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New York, followed by John Kasich at 21% and Ted Cruz at 18%, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 55% to 41%.

Two of Trump’s Children Can’t Vote in NY Primary

April 11, 2016April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

2

Number of Donald Trump’s four adult children who will not be able to vote for him in New York’s April 19 primary, Conservative Review reports. Ivanka and Eric can’t vote for their father because they are not registered Republicans.

Trump Holds Double-Digit Lead in NY

April 7, 2016 Buck Banks

52%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New York, followed by John Kasich at 25% and Ted Cruz at 17%, according to a new Monmouth University Poll. Said pollster Patrick Murray: “If this result holds in every single congressional district, Trump will walk away with nearly all of New York State’s delegates.”

Pataki Explains How to Resolve a New York Feud

July 2, 2015 Buck Banks

You rise above it publicly, but quietly, underneath, cut somebody’s legs off.

— Former New York Gov. George Pataki (R), in an interview on MSNBC, on how he would handle the public feud between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D).

Cuomo’s Approval Hits All-Time Low

May 27, 2015 Buck Banks

41%

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) approval rating — an all-time low — with 59% who do not approve of his performance, according to a new Siena Research Institute survey.

Cuomo Admits LaGuardia Airport Is Like a Third World Country

February 20, 2015 Buck Banks

Vice President Biden, in a very candid moment, which he enjoys, flew into LaGuardia and said, ‘You fly into LaGuardia, and you think you’re flying into a Third World country.’ Now, that was a slight overstatement, slightly insensitive, slightly insulting. But, basically true.

— Zohran Mamdani, on Fox News.

“This is a war. We are at war. And that’s why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on.”

— New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), speaking about the Republican efforts to redistrict mid-cycle.

50% to 35%

A new Siena poll finds New York voters say 50% to 35% that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should not immediately resign. By 48% to 34%, they say he can continue to effectively do his job as governor.

54%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New York, followed by John Kasich at 21% and Ted Cruz at 18%, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 55% to 41%.

2

Number of Donald Trump’s four adult children who will not be able to vote for him in New York’s April 19 primary, Conservative Review reports. Ivanka and Eric can’t vote for their father because they are not registered Republicans.

52%

You rise above it publicly, but quietly, underneath, cut somebody’s legs off.

— Former New York Gov. George Pataki (R), in an interview on MSNBC, on how he would handle the public feud between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D).

41%

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) approval rating — an all-time low — with 59% who do not approve of his performance, according to a new Siena Research Institute survey.

Vice President Biden, in a very candid moment, which he enjoys, flew into LaGuardia and said, ‘You fly into LaGuardia, and you think you’re flying into a Third World country.’ Now, that was a slight overstatement, slightly insensitive, slightly insulting. But, basically true.

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), quoted by the New York Observer.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Relax. We are exactly on the trajectory of where we’ve always planned to be. Steady at the wheel, everybody. It’s gonna be fine. Our best days are ahead of us.”

— Speaker Mike Johnson, quoted by NBC News.

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”

— George Will

“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service… You have two individuals and clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, were killed by the United States.”

— Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), quoted by CNN, after being shown the full video of the September 2 boat strikes.

Numerati

17%

11.6 Million Voters

$110 million

Donald Trump has golfed 79 days out of 317 days since returning to office (24.9% of the presidency spent golfing), according to didtrumpgolftoday.com. The estimated cost to taxpayers for Trump’s golf since returning to office: $110,600,000.

470

Reuters: “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges of perceived enemies.”

$11.8 billion