It’s not your average shoplifting infraction. Retailers around the country report that they are losing tens of billions of dollars a year to organized retail crime. “It’s like a wildfire burning out of control with no easy way to stop it,” said Burt Flickinger, managing director of Strategic Resource Group and a top consultant in…

The immigration crisis is straining New York City’s shelter system. In an effort to alleviate some pressure, Mayor Eric Adams announced a 60-day limit for migrant families to stay in shelters. The new rules require asylum-seekers who reach the shelter time limit to leave their current shelter and reapply for admittance. This move comes as…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on a four-day trip south of the border. He says he will be discouraging migrants from traveling to the city after more than 120,000 have shown up in the Big Apple in the last year. “We’re going to tell them that coming to New York doesn’t mean you’re…

The New York Police Department has a new transit officer on the force: the “K5” security robot. The city is deploying the robot — in a pilot program — to patrol the Times Square subway station overnight. While the slow-moving robot can’t physically fight crime, it has four HD cameras. Mayor Eric Adams said the…

There’s another migrant surge at the U.S. southern border. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, crossed the Rio Grande during the week of Sept. 17, trekking into Eagle Pass, Texas. Border officials report at least two people drowned in the river including a 3-year-old child. Earlier this week, during an interview with CNN, Eagle Pass’…

Shortly before Labor Day weekend, the New York Police Department announced its intention to deploy drones for monitoring potential disruptions at parties and similar large gatherings. Some privacy advocates have expressed concerns that this practice could potentially breach local surveillance laws. Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence goes on to argue that the NYPD’s recent…

New York City council members are raising concerns about the migrant crisis in the city, calling it “completely out of control” and “unsustainable.” Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino cautioned that the surge in illegal immigration is negatively affecting the quality of life for New Yorkers. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city has reached…

More than 95,000 immigrants have arrived in New York City since last spring. Now, the city is so overwhelmed that the mayor’s office is considering housing them in Central Park and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.  The city is required by law to provide shelter to anyone who asks, but Mayor Eric Adams said it has run…

It’s well known that the president makes $400,000 a year and members of Congress make $174,000. But there are some state and city officials in the U.S. who make so much money that they’re in the top 10%, and even the top 5%, of earners in this country. Here are just a few: University sports…

In an effort to tackle the increasing number of migrants arriving in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday that his administration is taking new measures directly to the U.S.-Mexico border, some 2,000 miles away. The plan involves distributing posters near the border, telling migrants to “consider another city.” The flyers also contain…