Pittsford, N.Y.: In 2016, 1.75 million Jews lived in New York, and 1.1 million of them lived in New York City’s five boroughs. These numbers have only increased in the past seven years. With 1.6 million adherents in 2022, Judaism is the second-largest religion practiced in New York City. Yet at CUNY, under Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez’s administration, Jews have become virtually non-existent.
Medford, L.I.: During his interview with Piers Morgan, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a veiled shot at former President Donald Trump, saying he would focus on real victories and not fighting people on social media, feeding into the narrative that Trump represents too much drama. There is a certain amount of truth to this accusation. There is a lot of outside noise surrounding Trump. But is it really Trump creating the drama or is he simply reacting to it?