Latest news with #Yorktown
Wall Street Journal
02-07-2025
- General
- Wall Street Journal
The Declaration of Independence Made America Great
The countdown to next year's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence starts on Friday. It might seem odd that our focus isn't the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775), the British surrender at Yorktown (Oct. 19, 1781) or the signing of the peace treaty (Sept. 3, 1783).
Fox News
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
AOC's childhood nickname revealed amid 'Bronx girl' claims
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tough Bronx persona is under fresh scrutiny with a resurfaced childhood nickname from her suburban upstate New York upbringing casting doubt on that publicly portrayed image. The progressive champion's latest spat with President Donald Trump over the Iran strikes again called into question her true upbringing when she declared on X that she was a "Bronx girl" to make a point against the president. The 35-year-old "Squad" member wrote in part on X last week: "I'm a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully," she said, referring to the president's upbringing in Queens as she called for his impeachment over his decision to bypass Congress in authorizing U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx but moved to Yorktown – which is nearly an hour outside New York City -- when she was 5 years old and went on to attend Yorktown High School, from where she graduated in 2007. She was considered an accomplished student there and well-thought of by teacher Michael Blueglass, according to a 2018 report by local media outlet Halston Media News. "There, known by students and staff as 'Sandy,' she was a member of the Science Research Program taught by Michael Blueglass," the report states. "She was amazing," Blueglass said, per the report. "Aside from her winning one of the top spots and going to the [Intel International Science and Engineering Fair], she was just one of the most amazing presenters in all of the years I've been at Yorktown. Her ability to take complex information and explain it to all different levels of people was fantastic." After high school, Ocasio-Cortez attended Boston University, where she majored in economics and international relations, per the report. Ocasio-Cortez's "Sandy" nickname — which carries a more suburban and preppy tone — appears to undercut her politically crafted image as a tough, inner-city fighter, one she has portrayed since her famous 2018 congressional campaign, where she eventually ousted former 10-term Congressman Joe Crowley. New York GOP Assemblyman Matt Slater, who now represents Yorktown, added to the scrutiny of Ocasio-Cortez's persona in the wake of her brush with Trump and released images of Ocasio-Cortez from his high school yearbook. He claimed he and the rising Democratic star attended Yorktown High School at the same time when she was a freshman and he was a senior. "I saw the attacks on the president and her [Ocasio-Cortez] claims that she's a big, tough Bronx girl," said Slater. "To sit there and say that she's a Bronx girl is just patently ridiculous." "Everybody in our community knows this is just a bold-face lie," said Slater on "Fox & Friends First" last week. "She grew up in Yorktown, she was on my track team." "She's lying about her background, she's lying about her upbringing," Slater claimed. Slater's post sent social media ablaze and prompted Ocasio-Cortez to respond after an image of her family's home in Yorktown was posted online. "I'm proud of how I grew up and talk about it all the time," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X Friday, responding to the post. "My mom cleaned houses and I helped. We cleaned tutors' homes in exchange for SAT prep." "Growing up between the Bronx and Yorktown deeply shaped my views of inequality & it's a big reason I believe the things I do today!"
New York Post
01-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
AOC's Westchester childhood nickname resurfaces as her ‘Bronx girl' claims get shouted down
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's childhood nickname from her time growing up in Westchester County recently resurfaced as the far-left 'Squad' lawmaker has faced scrutiny over her 'Bronx girl' claims. The lefty lawmaker was known as 'Sandy' as a youngster in Yorktown Heights and was affectionately remembered as a top-notch student in the school district that's about 34 miles north of the Boogie-Down. 'She was amazing,' Yorktown High School science teacher Michael Blueglass told Halston Media in 2018, shortly after Ocasio-Cortez defeated former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) in New York's 14th District congressional primary. Advertisement 4 The lefty lawmaker was known as 'Sandy' as a youngster in Yorktown Heights and was affectionately remembered as a top-notch student. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post 'Aside from her winning one of the top spots and going to the [Intel International Science and Engineering Fair], she was just one of the most amazing presenters in all of the years I've been at Yorktown,' Blueglass gushed. 'Her ability to take complex information and explain it to all different levels of people was fantastic,' the teacher said of 'Sandy.' Advertisement Even as she was described as a stellar student from the suburbs during her younger years, Ocasio-Cortez has repeatedly claimed she grew up in the Bronx. 4 'Her ability to take complex information and explain it to all different levels of people was fantastic,' the teacher said of 'Sandy.' Courtesy Matt Slater The Democratic congresswoman touted the 'Bronx girl' claim in a social media barb directed at President Trump last week, where she argued females from the uptown borough 'can eat Queens boys for breakfast.' In her back-and-forth with Trump, where she called for the president's impeachment over strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, Ocasio-Cortez came under fire for playing up her Bronx allegiances while neglecting to mention that she spent the majority of her childhood in Westchester County. Advertisement 4 The Democratic congresswoman touted the 'Bronx girl' claim in a social media barb directed at President Trump last week. X/AOC State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) noted Sunday that most of his constituents remember the progressive pol as 'Sandy Cortez' from Yorktown Heights. 'She's embarrassing herself for doing everything possible to avoid saying she grew up in the suburbs instead of the Bronx,' Slater argued. 'She has said she visited extended family, she has said she commuted. Now she's in between,' he continued. 'It's clearly desperate attempts to protect the lie that she is from the Bronx.' Advertisement 4 'She's embarrassing herself for doing everything possible to avoid saying she grew up in the suburbs instead of the Bronx,' Slater argued. Getty Images Ocasio-Cortez, 35, was born in the Bronx but her family moved to Yorktown when she was 5 years old. Slater, who was a senior at Yorktown High School when Ocasio-Cortez was a freshman, had shared the congresswoman's yearbook photo last week, which went viral and prompted a response from the lefty firebrand. 'I'm proud of how I grew up and talk about it all the time,' Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X Friday. 'My mom cleaned houses and I helped. We cleaned tutors' homes in exchange for SAT prep.' 'Growing up between the Bronx and Yorktown deeply shaped my views of inequality & it's a big reason I believe the things I do today!'
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
AOC's claimed Bronx identity called 'bold-face lie' by former schoolmate turned NY assemblyman
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's image as a tough Bronx native is being challenged by a New York lawmaker who revealed photos of her in his high school yearbook from Yorktown Heights, a suburb nearly an hour outside New York City. New York State GOP Assemblyman Matt Slater, now representing Yorktown, shared the images of a young Ocasio-Cortez earlier this week on X. In the post, Slater claimed he and the rising Democratic star attended Yorktown High School at the same time when she was a freshman and he was a senior. "Everybody in our community knows this is just a bold-face lie," said Slater on "Fox & Friends First" Friday. "She grew up in Yorktown, she was on my track team." Yorktown is a small town in northern Westchester, nearly an hour away from the Bronx. Slater described it as a "great suburban town" with a "touch of rural to it." Ocasio-Cortez graduated from the area's high school, whose mascot is a cornhusker, in 2007. Gop Assemblyman Calls Out Aoc's Suburban Roots With Yearbook Proof After Trump Spat While the congresswoman has spoken about her time in Westchester, her early years in the Bronx have become a vital part of her political brand. Read On The Fox News App Aoc's Constituents Weigh In On Presidential Run, Recall Her Stunning 2018 Political Upset Slater said he was moved to release the yearbook photo online during Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's latest public spat with President Donald Trump, in which she renewed her calls for impeachment over his decision to bypass Congress in authorizing U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The congresswoman wrote in part on X: "I'm a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully," she said, referring to the president's upbringing in Queens. "I saw the attacks on the president and her [Ocasio-Cortez] claims that she's a big, tough Bronx girl," said Slater. "To sit there and say that she's a Bronx girl is just patently ridiculous." Aoc Claims 'We Are One' In Campaign-style Video Despite Years Of Invoking Race, Gender In Politics He added that Ocasio-Cortez's dismissal of her suburban upbringing is part of what he views as a larger "authenticity problem" in the Democratic Party. Aoc, Dems Called Out As 'Hypocrites' For Impeachment Talk Following Us Strikes On Iranian Nuclear Sites "She's lying about her background, she's lying about her upbringing," Slater claimed. He went on to call out other Democratic figures, like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as examples of politicians he feels have exaggerated aspects of their life for political gain. 'We Are One': Aoc Campaign Video Swirls 2028 Presidential Rumors "They do not connect with their voters if they [voters] actually know the truth about them," Slater argued. "This is just part of the big lie that they continue to peddle just to make sure that they win elections."Original article source: AOC's claimed Bronx identity called 'bold-face lie' by former schoolmate turned NY assemblyman
Fox News
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
AOC's claimed Bronx identity called 'bold-face lie' by former schoolmate turned NY assemblyman
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's image as a tough Bronx native is being challenged by a New York lawmaker who revealed photos of her in his high school yearbook from Yorktown Heights, a suburb nearly an hour outside New York City. New York State GOP Assemblyman Matt Slater, now representing Yorktown, shared the images of a young Ocasio-Cortez earlier this week on X. In the post, Slater claimed he and the rising Democratic star attended Yorktown High School at the same time when she was a freshman and he was a senior. "Everybody in our community knows this is just a bold-face lie," said Slater on "Fox & Friends First" Friday. "She grew up in Yorktown, she was on my track team." Yorktown is a small town in northern Westchester, nearly an hour away from the Bronx. Slater described it as a "great suburban town" with a "touch of rural to it." Ocasio-Cortez graduated from the area's high school, whose mascot is a cornhusker, in 2007. While the congresswoman has spoken about her time in Westchester, her early years in the Bronx have become a vital part of her political brand. Slater said he was moved to release the yearbook photo online during Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's latest public spat with President Donald Trump, in which she renewed her calls for impeachment over his decision to bypass Congress in authorizing U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The congresswoman wrote in part on X: "I'm a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully," she said, referring to the president's upbringing in Queens. "I saw the attacks on the president and her [Ocasio-Cortez] claims that she's a big, tough Bronx girl," said Slater. "To sit there and say that she's a Bronx girl is just patently ridiculous." He added that Ocasio-Cortez's dismissal of her suburban upbringing is part of what he views as a larger "authenticity problem" in the Democratic Party. "She's lying about her background, she's lying about her upbringing," Slater claimed. He went on to call out other Democratic figures, like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as examples of politicians he feels have exaggerated aspects of their life for political gain. "They do not connect with their voters if they [voters] actually know the truth about them," Slater argued. "This is just part of the big lie that they continue to peddle just to make sure that they win elections."
