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The Trump administration is reinstating $187 million in counterterrorism funding grants to New York following outcry from the NYPD and a direct appeal from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson confirmed Friday that the White House was reversing the cuts to funds supporting bomb squads, patrols around sensitive targets like houses of worship, intelligence analysts and tech like radiation detectors to monitor for explosives.
The Trump administration will restore $187 million in cuts it had made to law enforcement funding, which would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, following a bipartisan push to reinstate the funds.
The White House will reverse the Department of Homeland Security’s cut of $187 million in counterterrorism funding for New York’s law enforcement, Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed Friday.
Hochul hailed the reversal as a “victory for public safety and for every New Yorker who depends on our brave law enforcement and first responders to keep our state secure.”
“From the moment these devastating cuts were announced, I made it clear that New York would not stand by while our law enforcement and counterterrorism operations were defunded,” Hochul said in a statement.
Two city-approved “safe” drug injection sites could be forced to close under a new executive order issued by President Trump, which rips the facilities, where addicts can use illegal drugs like meth, heroin and cocaine under supervision.
Two New York Republicans are urging the IRS to probe four legal and migrant advocacy groups that have been taking taxpayer funding — while defying the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown.
There has been so much misinformation and outright lies about the One Big, Beautiful Law recently passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump that I wanted to set the record straight.
This legislation is a major win for hardworking Americans, middle-class families, senior citizens, and small businesses across Staten Island and America.
Here’s what you need to know:
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Bipartisan federal legislation backed by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis could make $250 billion available for middle income housing around the country.
UPDATE: House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on Thursday by a narrow margin of 218-214, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed.
In the age of Shein and the fast-fashion haul, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are trying on a more sustainable option.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican representing Staten Island and parts of South Brooklyn, introduced a bill aimed at strengthening and diversifying U.S. medical supply chains.