-
Cult Cop Comes For MAGA
Steven Hassan built a career telling people they were trapped in cults. Frank Parlato says the problem is no longer Hassan’s opinion. The problem is that federal law enforcement has started treating Hassan’s theory like doctrine. In the OneTaste prosecution, Parlato argues, the government won a forced-labor conspiracy conviction without proving traditional forced labor —…
-
NYPD’s Two-Tier Justice
Outside the NYPD Community Center at 127 Penn, Brian Adams’ supporters sent a blunt message: hands off the community champion. But Adams’ firing has now become bigger than one civilian director, one time probe, or one department vehicle. It has opened a dangerous window into NYPD’s discipline machine, where Black civilian leadership appears to face…
-
Bombadiko: Morocco Gets No Respect
Morocco has done everything the football establishment demanded — and still the respect does not come. The Atlas Lions battled Brazil to a 1-1 draw, beat Scotland 1-0, then fought back to defeat Haiti 4-2 and advance to the knockout round. That should end the argument. It won’t. The old football class keeps treating Morocco…
-
Law or Buffalo Back-Room Politics?
Ryan Flynn is out of jail, the felony case against him is gone, and the political smoke around former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn is getting thicker. Ryan Flynn accused his cousin John Flynn of sexually abusing him as a child. John Flynn denies wrongdoing and has not been charged. But while Ryan sat…
-
Judicial Retirement Rule Survives
New York’s highest court just told the judiciary’s elder statesmen: the age clock still runs. Retired Judge John Leventhal and the Aidala Bertuna & Kamins team brought a sharp Equal Rights Amendment argument to Albany. If the Constitution now protects against age discrimination, they said, how can it still force judges out because of age?…
-
The Complaint He Never Saw
Frank Rose was trusted with America’s nuclear secrets, but not trusted with the secret accusation that ended his career. The former second-ranking official at the National Nuclear Security Administration says the Department of Energy pushed him out after an anonymous sexual-harassment allegation he was never allowed to see, answer, or confront. He asked four times…
-
Bombadiko’s FIFA Prophecy Continues
Egypt’s 3-1 comeback victory over New Zealand was more than a World Cup result. It was another flare shot into the night sky from African football. The Pharaohs looked sluggish early, fell behind, absorbed the pressure, and then detonated in the second half with the confidence, technical quality, and attacking violence that former African players…
-
The Socialist Takeover of NYC
New York City’s Democrat old guard did not merely lose a few primaries. It watched the wall get breached. The Mamdani-backed sweep through key congressional races exposed a deeper power shift inside the city’s left-wing politics. Manhattan’s donor class, the Working Families Party’s institutional left, and the so-called regular Democrats all learned the same hard…
-
Forbes’ Radovan Vítek Problem
Forbes says Radovan Vítek is worth $7.2 billion. But the numbers behind CPI Property Group tell a darker story. CPI claims more than €20 billion in assets against roughly €13 billion in debt, yet short-seller Muddy Waters has challenged key appraisals, ratings agencies have pushed CPI into junk territory, and borrowing costs have surged. This…
-
Hanks’ Irish Problem
Kevin Barry Love had barely resurfaced at Snug Harbor before Kamillah Hanks stepped on Forest Avenue. The City Council Majority Whip is now facing backlash after Jody’s Club Forest, a 50-year Staten Island staple, responded to her reported online swipe at the restaurant, its food, and its owner. Critics say the remark carried more than…
NY News Press
The Source for News, Opinion, and Commentary on
New York Politics, Government, Courts, and Characters.
Richard Luthmann
Most Dangerous Man on Deadline. Turns every filing, feud, and exposé into a cinematic showdown—equal parts court drama, news thriller, and Shaolin street fight.
Tips or Help: Email richard.luthmann@protonmail.com
“What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.”
– President Donald J. Trump
Modern Thomas Nast
Boss Tweed was just the beginning. Operating in the shadows to expose the shady.
Email: mthomasnast@protonmail.com
Rick LaRivière
“Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.”
—Susan L. Taylor
Tips or Help: Email RickLaRiviere@proton.me
Frankie Pressman
Frankie Pressman has many interests. None are WOKE.
Email: frankiepressman@protonmail.com.
Dick LaFontaine
Veteran journalist Dick LaFontaine chases gripping, thorny, and precarious stories as a contributor to various publications.
TIPS: ralafontaine@protonmail.com.
Greg Maresca
Maresca is a longtime columnist and satirist who is a New York City native and a Marine Corps veteran living in Flyover, Pennsylvania.
Email: greg_m@newsitem.com.
Matt “Sully” Sullivan
American patriot, believer in small-government federalism, warrior for judicial integrity, & advocate for a one-tiered, FAFO justice system.
Email: pinkypanther218@yahoo.com