Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres is accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul of bungling oversight of a program for toddlers with severe disabilities such as autism and down’s syndrome.
BLOCKING OUT THE HATERS: Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres is blocking Gov. Kathy Hochul’s staffers on X as he mounts a likely bid to run against her next year.
Yet Torres voted for the Laken Riley Act that includes undocumented migrants who are accused of nonviolent theft-based crimes — like shoplifting — as candidates for deportation. In March, he voted against last year’s version of the bill.
N.Y., wrote to Gov. Kathy Hochul saying “masking easily enables criminals to harass, intimidate, and commit violence against innocent New Yorkers — all while remaining
A new bill introduced on Wednesday by Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat, would offer taxpayers a 20% credit for filtration systems that remove lead from drinking water. The filters, experts said, would serve as a temporary solution ahead of a deadline in 10 years for landlords to replace all lead pipes in the country carrying drinking water.
The Bronx’s moderate congressman on Israel, immigration, Daniel Penny and the possibility of a primary challenge against Gov. Kathy Hochul.
ALBANY, N.Y. (TNND) — Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on Tuesday made an urgent appeal for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to reinstate a ban on face masks, pointing to "sympathizers" of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) while doing so.
ALBANY, N.Y. (TNND) — Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on Tuesday made an urgent appeal for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to reinstate a ban on face masks, pointing to "sympathizers" of the Ku Klux ...
Comptroller candidate Mark Levine nabbed the endorsement Wednesday of Democratic firebrand — and potential gubernatorial challenger — Rep. Ritchie Torres as the race for the open seat narrows to a two-man primary.
Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres held a press conference on Monday to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state to do more for the New York State Early Intervention Program.
Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to open a 2,200-bed shelter for migrant men in the South Bronx is being met with massive resistance from residents and elected
Even on the coldest day the city has faced in years, drug users were seen wandering the streets of the HUB shopping district in Melrose—some hunched over in a