This year’s 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has become embroiled in divisive politics. There are controversial calls for the city’s first Muslim Mayor to sit out the commemorative event, including from Rudy Giuliani who was New York’s mayor on the morning of 9/11. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he will attend and his
A woman who authorities said had been plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol building because she believed laws were being passed that were an affront to Islam was caught in an FBI sting operation and is now facing a federal terrorism charge, authorities announced Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, had been under
Comedian Deniz Göktaş has been arrested by an Istanbul court after being detained at the city’s main airport for a performance that has attracted 9.4 million views on YouTube. Göktaş is accused of “inciting hatred and hostility” in his stage routine, as well as insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is the latest artist to
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palestinian rights. Though it has gone by different names over the years, the Israel Day parade has always been a must-attend event for mayors, governors
