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.
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
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. He’s also spent the last few ...
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.
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.
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres renewed his call for federal and state investigations into Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration over allegations of bid-rigging in awarding a $9 billion Medicaid home care contract to Public Partnerships LLC (PPL). The contract oversees a program serving 280,000 elderly and disabled residents.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul resurrected New York City’s congestion tax from a grave of her own digging, eliciting
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 ...
The Bronx’s moderate congressman on Israel, immigration, Daniel Penny and the possibility of a primary challenge against Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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.