Covington Fire Chief Gary Stephen Blocker Jr., who joined the department as a teen and rose through the ranks over a nearly ...

As the Trump Administration encroaches on the city, Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams try to salvage their political careers.

The latest shakedown makes Tammany Hall and the Daley Machine look like the League of Women Voters. At this moment of deep political division, bold ideas to preserve American democracy are more ...

Reading International is set for a financial turnaround with $44M debt reduction, real estate value exceeding enterprise ...

The bail bondsman, gambler, brawler and local party figure mired in the corruption-entangled world of Tammany Hall politics had died of breast cancer. Such was his shock that though the death was ...

With April 15’s tax day still fresh in mind, this Behind the News explores the origin of the federal income tax and finds ...

Daley, from 1989 to 2011. The Daley Machine, like Tammany Hall in New York and the federal spoils system that dominated national politics through much of the 19th Century, ran on patronage ...

Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven) is utilizing social media during her campaign for city public advocate — and ...

We will cover the early Gangs of New York, Tammany Hall, Five Point Gang, Irish Northsiders, and the Italian mafia. The likes of Al Capone, Salvatore Maranzano, Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll ...

If you’ve walked on Prince Street or strolled down Fifth Avenue recently, you may have come across a giant inflatable rat. With bloodshot red eyes, claws stretched outwards and scars covering its ...

Upon reaching New York ports, gaining citizenship was as simple as declaring allegiance to the now-defunct Tammany Hall, the centuries-long Democratic political machine. But surely, this quid pro ...