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New York Post
4 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Curtis Sliwa is staying in the mayoral race — and in a 4-way battle, he has unique appeal
For much of New York City's business community, it's hard to take Curtis Sliwa seriously. He seems to sleep in his trademark red Guardian Angels beret. His high-octane rants in a heavily accented outer-borough brogue can be distracting. The largest sources of campaign cash barely know he's running for mayor as the fat cat class courts Eric Adams, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and even the Marxist Zohran Mamdani, who upended the race by winning the Democratic primary. Yet the last I checked, most Big Apple voters aren't fat cats. Sliwa, red beret and all, is within striking distance of frontrunners Mamdani and Cuomo, at 22%, and beating Adams handily in a four-man race, according to a recent Harris poll. 'You guys always say follow the numbers. In a four-way race, I have a path to victory because people actually like me and they have problems with the others,' Sliwa told me in an interview. Suffice to say, it's been an uneven trajectory to Sliwa's current role as the GOP mayoral candidate in a decidedly Democratic city. I have covered Sliwa's rise since I was a reporter for the Pace University newspaper back in the mid-1980s, following him and his crime-prevention troops, the aforementioned Guardian Angels. We have mutual friends and have broken bread over dinner. And yes, he was wearing his beret throughout our meals. Ever the showman, he once staged his own kidnapping to drum up publicity. He was once really kidnapped and shot three times, allegedly as payback for repeatedly attacking the mob for drug dealing. The shooting nearly took Sliwa's life, but it didn't slow him down. He kept trudging away on TV, as a radio-show host and with the Angels. He remained relevant as violent crime came back to the city during the Bill de Blasio years and then under Adams, whom Sliwa ran against and lost to by a wide margin. Money deficit He's back at it again and, according to the latest polls, has a shot. While Sliwa trails in raising money — by a lot (having pulled in just $169,000 compared with $1.5 million for Adams in the latest reporting period), his style of in-person campaigning, not in the Hamptons like Cuomo but on subways and around the five boroughs, seems to be working. In other words, he's earned the business community's attention. He says that he hasn't registered with Kathy Wylde of the NYC Partnership, the city's largest business group, who has been meeting with every candidate except Sliwa — even spending the past week listening to Mamdani's weird explanations of past socialist ravings about seizing the means of production, defunding the police and refusing to disavow globalizing the intifada. Sliwa tells me the city's power brokers are making a big mistake snubbing him because he's the only true business candidate. Keep up with today's most important news Stay up on the very latest with Evening Update. Thanks for signing up! Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Never miss a story. Check out more newsletters (Wylde says Sliwa, unlike the others, has yet to ask for a meeting.) He plans to return Midtown to a true business mecca through enhanced crime prevention and by ditching congestion pricing that is reducing retail foot traffic and hurting property values. He will cut taxes and eliminate swaths of government, like the city's education bureaucracy that does a horrible job educating kids and does a good job employing loads of bureaucrats. 'Big business is hedging its bets and moving to Florida, Texas, even Tennessee,' Sliwa said. 'It's impossible to keep them from diversifying but you have to convince them to keep what they have by getting rid of the homeless and making sure women are safe from pervs in the subway when going to work.' Brooklyn native Sliwa is a real New Yorker, a Brooklyn native who has never lived outside the city, unlike Adams or Cuomo, the son of former Gov. Mario Cuomo. He comes from a working-class family in Canarsie, which is far different from the privileged Manhattan upbringing of the silver-spooned Mamdani. Sliwa's pro-business policies are why he insists it 'behooves' the fat cats in Wylde's group 'to treat me with a modicum of respect. I am here to support small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as the Fortune 500 guys and gals who pay the bulk of our taxes.' One way to do just that is to address rising crime and keep Adams' very capable police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, in her job, he says. 'She's a saint in a cauldron of corruption,' Sliwa said, referring to the scandals that engulfed the Adams administration. 'Zohran would never exist if Adams had been a halfway decent mayor, and I'm the only person standing in the way of a complete socialist takeover of New York.' Cuomo, in Sliwa's view, is just as bad, having lost badly to Mamdani in the Democratic primary because of his own skeletons, his handling of COVID chief among them, the Republican candidate said. 'Cuomo's approvals are as bad as Adams'. People don't like them. But they like me,' he said. Mandami might be superficially likable, but he will turn the Big Apple into 'a sea of socialism and destroy the city,' according to Sliwa. More than anything, Sliwa wanted to make clear he isn't dropping out despite reports he might get a job in the Trump administration to narrow the field and prevent a Mamdani mayoralty. 'No one is going to bribe me from leaving the race,' he said. In fact, he's so committed, he pledged to put away his trademark red beret if elected. 'We realize that the beret is a recurring question,' he said. 'When elected mayor, I will retire it.'
New York Post
16-07-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Trump still waiting on ruling of $454M civil fraud judgment appeal, sparking debate over judicial bias: ‘Politics is interfering'
President Trump has been waiting a whopping 293 days for a five-judge panel's decision on his appeal of the massive $454 million civil fraud judgment won last year by state Attorney General Letitia James — with many experts, including Trump detractors, suspecting political motives as the average wait in the First Department appellate division is just 30 days. The oral arguments in Trump's appeal on Sept. 26, 2024, were widely seen by journalists and lawyers as sympathetic to the then-Republican presidential nominee, who is appealing the massive penalty for allegedly inflating the value of his assets to secure loans, which he denies. At least one panelist, Presiding Justice Dianne Renwick, is considered likely to rule against Trump — with a non-Trump affiliated attorney referring to Renwick as a 'political animal' appointed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul because of her perceived partisan reliability. 'Obviously it seems that politics is interfering with the judgment,' said Bennett Gershman, an openly anti-Trump law professor at Pace University. 'It's there. Is it inappropriate? Yes. Is it something that happens? Yes.' 3 President Trump is appealing a $454 million civil fraud judgment. REUTERS Any member of a five-judge panel can place a 'hold' on releasing a decision without having to provide an explanation, several experts familiar with the appeals process said. 'This delay is creating the perception that the presiding judge is stalling the decision to prevent a favorable decision for the president,' said a legal source who has tracked the case. Gershman, who has argued cases before the First Department and mingled with its judges at campus events, said it's impossible to know for sure what the judges are saying or thinking, but that it's implausible that the ruling and dissents aren't written. 'I don't think it's that complicated of a question that takes 293-plus days to decide. It could be one judge holding it up. It could be more than one judge,' he said. 'Judges are human beings, and they have personal ideologies and biases and all kinds of things that make their judging sometimes close to what their political feelings are.' 3 Presiding Justice Dianne Renwick, right, is seen a likely vote to uphold the verdict. She was appointed by Gov. Kathy Hohcul, left. Matthew McDermott Gershman said he personally believes Trump is guilty and that the trial court ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron, whom the president and his allies repeatedly accused of bias, should be upheld. He added, however: 'This is an extreme case where the president of the United States is being reviewed. His conduct is being reviewed by these judges and there obviously are personal and political motivations that might interfere with their judgment even if it's unconscious. I think this case is a pretty good example of how it can happen and play out in the real world.' Several attorneys familiar with the work of the First Department, which is one of four appellate divisions in the state, requested anonymity to share their insights on the unusually long delay. 3 New York Attorney General Letitia James brought the fraud case against Trump, arguing he inflated the value of his assets. AP An attorney who does not represent Trump told The Post that data from the past 18 months indicate that the average time for the division to issue an appeals ruling is just under 30 days from oral arguments. Signed decisions average longer – 140 days. That source said that Trump's appeal is currently the only one pending in the First Department that's older than a couple months and that it's 'not even remotely close to anything.' 'The [presiding justice] is a political animal. I mean, she is. And so I would be surprised if there wasn't some political angle to this,' he added. Judge David Friedman, another member of the panel, appeared closely aligned with Trump's arguments last September — and two other panelists are speculated to be leaning his way, though oral arguments aren't always a clear indicator of results. Friedman, 74, is a Democrat appointed by Republican Gov. George Pataki in 1999 and is expected to leave the bench Dec. 31. 'If he's holding the majority, and I assume, based on the oral argument, that he's holding the majority, she could try and wait him out, which would be a scandal of epic proportions,' said one source. White House sources in April claimed that Hochul told Trump 'I control the judges' during a February meeting in the Oval Office, which Hochul denied at the time. 'Hochul, who controls the judges, is demanding President Trump's help on congestion pricing, on wind farms, on energy and so much more while she keeps this nonsense case over the president's head. That is pure extortion,' an attorney familiar with the case claimed without offering evidence. Hochul's office, James' spokespeople and the First Department did not respond to requests for comment. A Trump legal team spokesman said: 'Letitia James' failed political crusade against President Trump is one of the most outrageous examples of the discredited radical lawfare campaign against the president. Her 'case' should have never seen the light of day, it is entirely phony, it is barred by the statute of limitations and it relies on her intentionally dishonest valuation of one of the most desirable properties in the world, Mar-a-Lago… at a ridiculous $18 million, while it is worth 10 times that.' The Trump spokesman alleged a 'multitude of other fatal errors and lies' and said 'it is time for the New York courts to finally step in and end this witch hunt once and for all.' The delay is costing Trump a significant but unknown amount of money in attorney fees and bond costs that he may never recoup. Once a ruling is released, there's likely to be another appeal by the losing party to the New York Court of Appeals, which is likely to have the final say unless the US Supreme Court decides there's a federal claim to address. There's not a unanimous agreement on why the First Department ruling is taking so long. One Manhattan legal source familiar with the system said 'I think the most likely explanation for the delay in the case is that there's a dissent of one or more judges and it's been a spirited exchange of views. This process can take a long time when there's dissent and the dissent makes strong arguments.' Columbia University law professor John Coffee offered a different theory — speculating that the appeal may be taking abnormally long due to analysis of the massive sanctions. 'While a split panel may take a longer time, 293 days seems too long to explain on that basis alone,' Coffee said. 'The leading issue may be the amount of the damages, as appellate courts are more apt to intervene there than on issues that clearly belong to the jury.' One of the lawyers who spoke to The Post said that the unusual delay is likely to loosen lips at the courthouse if it drags on much longer. 'The building has so far been fairly tight about this case,' he said. 'But, you know, people talk. Sooner or later, I think that will come out.'
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Is Christopher Briney Dating Anyone? 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Fans Might Be Disappointed
Is Christopher Briney Dating Anyone? 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Fans Might Be Disappointed originally appeared on Parade. The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 premieres on July 16—and naturally, fans are curious if Christopher Briney, the actor behind Conrad Fisher, is dating or single IRL. In the beloved Prime Video series, Briney portrays the older Fisher brother to Jeremiah () and is involved in a love triangle with their longtime family friend, Belly Conklin (Lola Tung). The show is based on the trilogy written by Jenny Han. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 However, in real life, does Briney have a special someone? A boyfriend or a girlfriend, perhaps? The Summer I Turned Pretty fans who might be crushing over the heartthrob, 27, might be disappointed to learn that he is a taken man. Currently, Briney is dating a woman named . Briney and Machado started dating in 2021, a year before Season 1 of The Summer I Turned Pretty premiered. In June 2022, he posted a photo of them via Instagram on their anniversary, writing, "A whole year!? I could never want anything else 💘." The couple both attended Pace University, graduating in 2020. In addition to acting, she is a singer and dancer. "We were friends first," the Mean Girls star told People in 2023 of the secret to their relationship. 'We went to college together and we lived together. We knew that we could do it.' During a 2023 interview with Access Hollywood on the red carpet for the Mean Girls premiere, Briney gushed about his girlfriend. "I couldn't do it without her," he said of Machado being there to support him. "I couldn't do anything without her. I don't think I could wake up without her. I'd forget how to breathe." The first two episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 drop at 3 a.m. ET on Prime Video, with a new episode added weekly until the series finale on Sept. 17. Next: Is Christopher Briney Dating Anyone? 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Fans Might Be Disappointed first appeared on Parade on Jul 16, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
Cosmopolitan
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Who Is Christopher Briney's Girlfriend, Isabel Machado?
You've probably already heard the news that Gavin Casalegno—aka Jeremiah from The Summer I Turned Pretty—is happily married what about his on-screen brother? As it turns out, Christopher Briney is taken as well, so apologies to all the Conrad supporters out there. So who is Christopher Briney's girlfriend, you ask? Here's everything you need to know about Isabel Machado, who Christopher hard-launched on the red carpet at the 2022 premiere of TSITP. Like Christopher, Isabel is an actor, and she graduated in 2020 from Pace University with a BFA in Acting (which is where she met Christopher, btw!). Per her resume, she's also a trained singer and dancer—plus, she can drive stick shift, which is honestly a flex. As mentioned, Isabel and Christopher met during their time at Pace University—but apparently, they started out as friends. Christopher said of his girlfriend during a 2023 People interview, 'We were friends first. We went to college together and we lived together. We knew that we could do it.' Pls enjoy this throwback pic of Isabel and Christopher when they were ~just friends.~ And this. Oh, and here they are acting together, playing a couple going through a breakup. The talent!! After spending years as friends and roommates, things finally turned romantic in June 2021. Christopher celebrated the occasion one year later with a cute IG pic, which he captioned, 'A whole year!? I could never want anything else.' And more than four years later, the two are still going strong, as evidenced by v cute red carpet photos like these: Can't wait to see these two hit the red carpet again for the season 3 premiere of The Summer I Turned Pretty!!
New York Post
14-07-2025
- New York Post
Mom, daughter apologize for NYC parking spot brawl after ‘hundreds' of death threats — but victim isn't buying it
A mom and daughter duo charged with ganging up on a Big Apple co-ed in a slur-laced Queens parking spot brawl are being pelted with online death threats — and have now apologized for the caught-on-video melee. The alleged victim doesn't wanna hear it, she told The Post. 'I don't accept the apology only because I feel like the apologies are only because of how much outreach the video is getting and I don't think the apology is wholesome,' Pace University student Jada McPherson, 21, said Monday. Advertisement 4 Andree Dumitru and her daughter, Sabrina Starman, say they're sorry for the parking spot brawl that got them busted. LP Media 'I don't think it's from their hearts, like deep down,' she said. 'But I just hope they could see or see what they did wrong and kind of get a better understanding of how to operate or act in certain situations from this situation.' Viral video captured the July 7 scuffle in Ridgewood, when mom Andreea Dumitru, 45, and her 21-year-old daughter, Sabrina Starman — along with an unidentified man — jumped McPherson after the student tried to park in a spot the friend was holding for them. Advertisement Dumitru and Starman have been inundated with insults and death threats over the encounter since the wild video, which shows them slugging McPherson, pulling her hair and throwing her to the ground — with both sides hurling racial and ethnic epithets at each other, the footage shows. 'You're a monkey, bitch,' Dumitru is heard shouting in the video. McPherson responds, 'You're an immigrant, bitch.' Advertisement Starman then chimes in and yells, 'You're a f–king slave bitch. You're a slave for what it's worth.' In one disturbing text message the family received since the video went viral, an anonymous goon wrote, 'You ready to die? Because I'm ready to kill you and your peoples (sic). 'You will be seeing me shortly,' the text said. 'Mark my words, I am going to murder ALL OF YOU.' Dumitru and Starman, who were charged with assault and harassment, now fear for their lives. Advertisement 'I have hundreds of calls death-threatening me, telling me how they're going to come,' Dumitru said in an interview. 'I never in my life has experienced such trauma. And not only that, I have my little one and I have appointments and I have surgeries coming up. I have a dog. My mom is older. 4 Andree Dumitru and her daughter, Sabrina Starman, attacked student Jada McPherson over a Queens parking spot. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit 4 Dumitru, Starman and an unidentified neighbor jumped McPherson and threw her to the ground in the July 7 incident. I-am-Mihnea/Reddit 'I fear for my life,' she added. 'I've been threatened. I haven't been sleeping since I got out of jail. I haven't been able to rest. I have not been eating.' The parking spot scuffle erupted outside 18-28 Putnam Ave., after the mystery neighbor agreed to hold the space by putting a garbage can there while Dumitru drove her younger son to McDonald's. When McPherson tried to park in the spot, all hell broke loose. Starman claimed McPherson started the name-calling, and suggested she started the fight. 'It was the way she approached us and provoked us for a whole 30 minutes straight,' she said. 'So, the 45-minute mark where we got arrested — because we were just only sticking up for ourselves.' Advertisement Still the mother and daughter, who had their lawyer with them when they spoke to The Post, offered an apology for the incident that now has them in trouble with the law. 4 Jada McPherson doesn't believe her alleged attackers should be getting death threats, but won't accept their apology. Jada McPherson McPherson, who is still upset about the three-on-one assault, said she feels the death threats are out of line and blows the entire incident out of proportion. 'I just feel like the death threats are unnecessary,' she said. 'I don't think the death threats are necessary. I just feel the violence, especially to [her] son, is completely unnecessary. He shouldn't be at fault for something that they did.' Advertisement Meanwhile, Dumitru said she's learned a valuable lesson from the whole mess. 'I'll never do that again,' she said. 'Ever. I learned my lesson. I will never do something like that again, and I will never condone something like that ever again. 'You want the parking? Take it. It's not worth this. This is not worth it.'
