Assemblyman Sayegh Calls on Governor Cuomo to Resign for the Good of the State

New York State Assemblyman Nader Sayegh (AD-90-Yonkers,NY ), is a member of the New York State Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee, Sayegh continues to serve on the Banking, Cities, Education, Health and Real Property Tax Committees, and continue as a member of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus.

YONKERS, NY — August 4, 2021 — As the father of five daughters, I find the revelations in Attorney General Letitia James investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against the Governor credible and deeply disturbing. While the Governor has provided leadership in rebuilding our state’s infrastructure and combating COVID-19, there is no place in our State for the behavior detailed at length in the Attorney General’s report.

I have complete confidence in Judiciary Committee Chair Charles D. Lavine and committee members to fulfill the Assembly’s Constitutional duties in the impeachment process and I am prepared to support their recommendation.

However, I believe the important work of the State in managing a pandemic, helping residents in arrears, helping small businesses recover and creating  jobs for ...

Canadian Church-Hate Comes for Coptic Christians
By Raymond Ibrahim

Raymond Ibrahim

SURREY, METRO VANCOUVER MUNICIPALITY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — AUGUST 4, 2021 — A Coptic Christian church was recently burned to the ground—not in Egypt, where the torching of Coptic churches is not an uncommon occurrence, but in Canada, also known as “the church-burning centre of the Western world.”

In the early morning hours of July 19, St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey, which served 500 families and provided food for the homeless, was set aflame and completely destroyed.  Only one charred wall remains standing.

According to the report, “The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but Surrey RCMP [police] said it is being treated as ‘suspicious.’ The St. George Coptic Orthodox Church was also the target of an attempted arson just last Wednesday, although authorities do not know if the two incidents are connected.”

What, exactly, do Canadian mounted police find “suspicious”?  The church was clearly targeted for arson, as evidenced by the fact that it was targeted for arson a few days earlier, and at the very same time (between 2:30-4:00 ...