New York City Archives - Granite Grok

CARDELLO: Symbolic the Oath Taken Underground

January 4, 2026 Ray Cardello

I am not sure whether the oath taken at the stroke of midnight, whether it was done underground, or whether a Quran was used instead of a traditional Bible, is the most symbolic of the devastating era dawning on New York City. New York City woke on Friday under the Socialist control of Zohar Mamdani, … Read more

MACDONALD: No Bright Lights in New York City’s Future

November 9, 2025 Steve MacDonald

I contend that the Kardashians are popular, famous, and wealthy because they are a non-stop slow-motion train wreck. Like the rubberneckers that bring traffic on the non-accident side of the highway to a standstill, people have this objective obsession with other people’s misery. It is what makes reality television a thing that won’t go away. … Read more

IMANI: Mamdani’s Rage-Fueled Triumph Spells Doom for New York!

November 9, 2025 Amil Imani

The ink on those cursed ballots is barely dry, and already the stench of betrayal hangs heavy over the skyline of New York City, that once-unconquerable fortress of American grit and ingenuity. The ink on those cursed ballots is barely dry, and already the stench of betrayal hangs heavy over the skyline of New York … Read more

LEMISKA: New Yorkers are Being Bamboozled. Who Cares?

October 21, 2025 Peter Lemiska

With an important debate just around the corner, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani decided that it was time to breach the lions’ den and appear on FOX News. It was a clever move. His interview by Martha MacCallum left most viewers with the impression that Mamdani is a gregarious, fairly reasonable candidate – not … Read more

MACDONALD: Is Mamdani Working for Donald Trump?

August 28, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Trump is fulfilling a promise to be tough on crime at the same time Democrats are swooning over Zohran Mamdani.

Cardello: AR-15 Kills 4 in NYC

August 1, 2025 Ray Cardello

Unfortunately, every time we have a senseless shooting, as we did on the streets of New York City, the Democrats go into the same talk track. They blame the gun for the shooting and downplay the shooter (and whatever issues brought them to kill innocent human beings. These people are fools and political mouthpieces who … Read more

Legal Wrangle Over NYC’s Congestion Pricing Comes to a Head

March 27, 2025 John Klar

The court will settle the tussle between the New York governor and Trump. New York City has been torn apart by a protracted legal wrangle between President Donald Trump and New York Democrats over congestion pricing. Underlying the conflict is a tussle between equity and tax revenue, pitting progressive initiatives against the working class. The … Read more

Judge Says Law Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote is Unconstitutional

February 24, 2024 Steve MacDonald

My neighbors in Vermont passed a law allowing illegal aliens to vote in local elections, probably because all the cool progressive “kids” are doing it. Not far from the Green Mountains, New York City did something similar. Local Law No. 11, as it was called, would have stuffed ballot boxes with non-citizen votes.

Night Cap: NYC Has F***** Itself With 350 Million Dollar Trump Ruling

February 21, 2024 Auntie Vaquser

The Machine Media is so busy engaging in a post-Trump 350+ Million dollar decision circle jerk they seem to have missed who got screwed. Donald Trump is going to appeal and win. It won’t even be close. The city used a political vendetta to attack a developer and was deliberately a public takedown.

Bugs Bunny Meme - You are the carbon they want to reduce

Progressive Energy Policy Is Going to Kill You – And Maybe That’s the Point

November 28, 2023 Steve MacDonald

To be clear, I use the word ‘maybe’ in the headline with a smirk. The political left would happily fundraise over your corpse if it would advance their agenda. Your death as a result of progressive policy is a win for them, even if you were a Democrat voter. They may not need you anymore, which should be of some concern.

Quit Your Bitching and Own It, and Then Do Something Different

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Steve MacDonald

American Exceptionalism isn’t or shouldn’t be the idea that because we are American, we are better. It is that, in America, we have left the door open to the opportunity to be exceptional, to be better, no matter what that means to any individual.

New York City Admits It Can’t Make EV Snowplows Work

November 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

It’s been less than a year since our last report on the hurdles associated with “greening” winter road maintenance. In December of last year, the folks in New York City who are in charge of such things discovered that Electric Vehicles suck when it comes to snow removal but held out hope for a solution.

Did Biden Send the FBI “After” NYC Mayor Eric Adams For Bitching Too Much About the ‘Migrant Crisis™’

November 5, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The FBI recently showed up at the home of Brianna Suggs. She’s an associate of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. She’s also a fundraiser for a mayor who has been increasingly critical of the “migrant” situation and the impact it is having on his sanctuary city.

Overwhelmed NYC Offers “Migrants” Free One-Way Plane Ticket to Anywhere

October 31, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If you were thinking about traveling the world. Eric Adams and New York City have opened their own travel agency. An opportunity to get a one-way ticket to anywhere in the world as long as you don’t come back to New York City.

NYCs ‘Migrant Crisis’ Worsening Thanks to … The Salvation Army?

October 8, 2023 Steve MacDonald

News broke recently about New York City’s Growing Migrant Crisis (GMC). The Sanctuary City that never sleeps is feeling put out and seeking sanctuary from the teeming mass of Illegals landing on its ‘shores.’

Statue Facepalm Original Photo by Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash

Leave George And Tom Alone, Tear Down Joe

September 22, 2023 Ray Cardello

Like the return of the Pumpkin Latte every Fall, the New York City Council convenes, and their first challenge to focus on is which statues need to be removed from the city.

As Dying Democrat Cities Poison the Rest of America

August 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Back in 2020, many months into the Left’s presidential campaign strategy doing business as the COVID pandemic and Peaceful Protests™, GraniteGrok predicted it could be the beginning of the end of big cities like New York.

Liberal Dem Donor Closes Businesses to Get Away from the By-Product of His Support for Open Borders

August 17, 2023 Steve MacDonald

One of modern history’s fastest “refugee” relocations happened when a small plane of illegal aliens touched down on Martha’s Vineyard. Within 36 hours, give or take; they’d been frog-marched away from the exclusive New England Isle of the Rich and Famous. New York City isn’t as lucky.

A Target On The Ice Cream Truck, What’s Next

August 8, 2023 Ray Cardello

With each headline or chyron across your TV screen, we wait for the next item or service that some Democrat wants to eliminate or restrict. I can envision these folks driving or walking the city streets, and rather than come up with a plan to get the homeless off the sidewalks, they are salivating about … Read more

NYC Ordinance Looks to Cut Waste – Ignores City Government Completely

August 1, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The City that never sleeps has a new ordinance on the books. It encourages fellow New Yorkers to rat out local businesses that hand out extra napkins, condiments, containers, or utensils without customers asking for them.