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Hanks’ Republican Love Affair Backfires
Kevin Barry Love’s Republican endorsement has become a Democratic leadership problem for his wife, Council Majority Whip Kamillah Hanks. Unofficial election returns showed Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo ahead of Matthew Mobilia by 1,313 votes, while Council Democrats described possible consequences for Hanks. No sanction has been publicly announced, and Love’s claim to decisive influence remains unproved.…
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Brooklyn Still Owes Benny Geritano
Battista “Benny” Geritano received twelve years after a Brooklyn prosecution built on circumstantial evidence. Now the Kings County DA’s 1,065-page FOIL production puts the limits of that evidence in sharper focus: a complainant who did not personally identify Geritano as the stabber, a security chief’s account of a knife pickup, a disputed identification of another…
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BREAKING: Bernie Receipts Rattle Alexis Rodriguez’s ‘Moderate’ Pitch
Alexis Rodriguez’s campaign calls her a moderate. Five screenshots attributed to the Staten Island Democrat tell a more progressive story: Sanders fundraising messages, Our Revolution advocacy, an immigration protest appeal and confrontational political memes. With Rodriguez challenging State Sen. Andrew Lanza in the November 3 election, those images put her political branding under scrutiny. Activist…
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CTE and Chris Simon: The Unicorn of Hockey’s Warrior Era
Chris Simon could protect a teammate and finish a scoring chance. He won the Stanley Cup with Colorado, helped Washington contend, and brought considerably more to the ice than a willingness to fight. His death at 52 and subsequent diagnosis of stage 3 CTE demand a fuller accounting of that career. Matt “Sully” Sullivan examines…
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A Crafted Fumble in Happy Valley
Pat Kraft fired James Franklin with a promise of higher standards. A year later, Greg Maresca wants Penn State’s athletic director measured against his own words. A 54-day coaching search brought Matt Campbell to Happy Valley, but four consecutive Big Ten losses have exhausted the honeymoon. Meanwhile, Bob Chesney’s success at UCLA makes the road…
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Trump Bring Little Vic Home
Jackie Orena’s grandfather survived an attempted mob hit. Now she fears he will die beyond his family’s reach. Victor “Little Vic” Orena, 92, has dementia, and a federal court has acknowledged extraordinary and compelling medical circumstances while denying release. Jackie alleges lost dentures, malnutrition, delayed hospital care, and restrictions on family access. She also says…
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Giuffra Drops Cornell Seven Defendant
Thomas P. Giuffra has signed a stipulation discontinuing the Cornell Seven accuser’s claims against Orazio Petito with prejudice. ABC News reports that Petito was mistakenly identified as fraternity president when the October 2024 incident occurred. His departure follows a separate filing error involving an unrelated Marine’s family address, which a judge expressly recognized. Dick LaFontaine…
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Cornell Seven Accuser Writes Senate
Cornell Jane Doe accuser Lucy Craig has brought her dispute with university leadership directly to the Faculty Senate. In an October 14 letter, the former student said a sorority leader’s account of President Michael Kotlikoff’s remarks left her feeling unsupported and disbelieved. Cornell disputes that interpretation, saying his question concerned bystanders who failed to report…
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The War on Excellence
A school system can survive a bad report card. A generation of students has to live with what it represents. Greg Maresca examines declining academic performance, public dissatisfaction, and the consequences for a country competing in technology and national defense. His argument is blunt: education institutions should answer for results, and families deserve more authority…
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Marine in Cornell Seven Crossfire
An active-duty Marine’s family address landed in a Cornell rape lawsuit because he shares a defendant’s name. His lawyer says the Marine had never been to Cornell and was stationed in North Carolina when the alleged assault occurred. The fallout, according to an October 6 court letter: death threats, threatening calls, and law-enforcement protection for…
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