Category: News Article
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I’m William Peck – A Bobby Zahn Tribute
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Robert J. “Bobby” Zahn, Jr. was not a polished political insider. He was better than that. He was a Staten Island original: a 9/11 responder, Tea Party warrior, proto-MAGA organizer,…
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Tonawanda Time Bomb
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Former Erie County DA John Flynn wants the Tonawanda power chair. His jailed cousin Ryan Flynn says not so fast. Ryan claims the comeback is not public service, but political…
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Defamation Wars Erupt – VIDEO
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Three lawsuits. Three different standards. One exploding legal battlefield. On The Unknown Podcast, Michael Volpe and Richard Luthmann break down the collision between journalism, politics, and the First Amendment. From…
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Start At Home Kamillah
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Kamillah Hanks found her moment in Port Richmond. The Staten Island Councilwoman blasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration for allegedly failing to follow the law on a controversial homeless shelter. She…
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Hanks Developer Shakedown Bombshell
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Richard Luthmann just detonated a legal and political grenade in Manhattan Supreme Court. His latest Reply Affidavit doesn’t just seek a judge’s recusal—it alleges a developer shakedown tied to City…
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Sign of the Times: Blakeman Plants Flag in MAGA Stronghold
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A single yard sign on Staten Island’s South Shore just turned into a political flare shot. On Hylan Boulevard, in the heart of New York City’s most pro-Trump territory, Bruce…
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Remembering Vincent A. Carbonell Esq.
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Dr. Vincent A. Carbonell, Esq. wasn’t just a businessman or legal mind—he was a force for human uplift. From founding United Reprographic Services to serving on the NYLS board, Vin’s…
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Erie County $40M Lie
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Erie County’s poorest residents are staring down the barrel of a bureaucratic overhaul that could gut their legal defense — all based on shaky math and political spin. County Executive…
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SCOTUS Saves NY-11 Seat
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The United States Supreme Court just saved Staten Island from political dismemberment. In a 6–3 emergency stay, the Court halted a Manhattan judge’s order that would have redrawn New York’s…
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Frank Rose Fought Back
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Frank A. Rose was trusted with America’s nuclear arsenal. Cleared by the FBI. Confirmed by the Senate. Appointed by President Biden. Then, almost overnight, he was politically…
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WTF Julie Menin?
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WTF, Julie? Speaker Julie Mennin’s decision to elevate Kamillah Hanks to Majority Whip has detonated into a political liability. Hanks is a named defendant in Luthmann v. Hanks (Index No.…
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Kathy Hochul’s Secret Affair
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Whistleblower Ryan Flynn exposes a shocking network of corruption in Erie County politics and Albany. Central to the scandal: Governor Kathy Hochul allegedly had a sexual affair with former Democratic…
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New York Courts Judicial Pinball
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New York’s courts are playing judicial pinball with Richard Luthmann’s politically explosive collections case. What began as a straightforward $86,000 legal fee dispute from 2017 has morphed into a three-year…
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The Man They Ran Out
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A federal judge just cracked the door open on one of the most explosive due-process cases to hit Washington in years. Last week, Paul L. Friedman denied the Department of…
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The Lawyers Blew It in NY-11 Redistricting
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Let’s be blunt: Nicole Malliotakis’ election lawyers got outplayed by Marc Elias, and Staten Island is now facing the fallout. The NY-11 redistricting case was a straightforward federal matter involving…
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Dominion or Doom
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The question wasn’t shouted. It didn’t need to be. In the White House briefing room Tuesday, Cara Castronuova asked President Donald Trump whether he would speak directly to Nicolás Maduro…
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Kathy Hochul Gulag Exposed: The Ryan Flynn Interview
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Ryan Flynn is not in jail because of evidence. He is in jail because he accused the wrong man. In a recorded jailhouse interview with journalist Richard Luthmann, Flynn says…
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Op-Ed – Luthmann Responds to Brian Laline
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Brian Laline didn’t write an editorial. He wrote a confession. In his Trump-deranged screed about NY-11, the Staten Island Advance’s longtime Democrat gatekeeper exposed exactly how deep the rot goes.…
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Ringtone Tyrant Robert Restaino
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Power reveals character—and Niagara Falls has already seen this man’s character under stress. In 2005, Judge Robert Restaino jailed 46 people because a cell phone rang in his courtroom, an…
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The Fix Was In Tonawanda
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A former district attorney accused of child sexual abuse. A small-town judge with deep professional ties to that same DA. And an accuser rotting in jail—without bail, without a hearing,…