Author: Caitlin Kasunich (Caitlin Kasunich)

A Jihadist webmaster who created several websites that advocated for attacks against the West was ordered to be held without bail in the Brooklyn Federal Court yesterday, reported the New York Daily News. If convicted, Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, the webmaster, could face up to eight years in prison, according to the article.

The Associated Press reported that Clyde King – baseball player, coach, manager and front-office man for 60 years – has died in North Carolina at the age of 86. During his seven-year big-league career, King pitched with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds.

On his 90th day in office, Andrew Cuomo will have a chance to confront public-sector unions that have dominated politics in Albany for years, reported The New York Times. On that day, two labor contracts will expire for thousands of government workers, and Cuomo argues that the public work force is in the process of...

Democrat Tony Avella defeated Republican incumbent Frank Padavan in a narrow race for the New York Senate last night, reported NY1. Padavan entered the State Senate in 1973 and served nearly 40 years there.

Despite losing the gubernatorial race to Andrew Cuomo last night, Republican candidate Carl Paladino sent out a clear message to Cuomo during his concession speech, reported NY1. According to the article, Paladino continued to criticize the governor-elect in his speech for spending spending millions of dollars on negative advertisements throughout the campaign, among other things.

Even though exit polls showed that Andrew Cuomo won 79 percent of votes cast throughout New York City yesterday, the polls also indicated a significant level of skepticism among voters about how much trust they should put into the new governor-elect, reported NY1.

With Democratic election victories from Andrew Cuomo for governor, Eric Schneiderman for attorney general and Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate seats, New York manages to retain its Democratic influence even as the rest of the country becomes more Republican, reported the Gotham Gazette.

New York residents voted to limit politicians to two consecutive terms on Election Day despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s efforts to push for three terms, reported The New York Times. According to the article, it was the third time since 1993 that residents endorsed the notion of two four-year terms for the mayor and other elected...

New York Democratic Senator Eric Schneiderman defeated Republican Dan Donovan for the position of attorney general last night, reported Bloomberg. Schneiderman’s support by several women’s groups, unions and liberal activists may have played a significant role in his victory, according to the article.

The battle for control of the New York Senate is still up in the air, with three races across the state too close to call, reported the New York Times. According to the article, the next legislature will work to re-draw district lines for the next 10 years for both state and Congressional seats.