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New York Post
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Tom Hanks finally breaks his silence on daughter's bombshell memoir: ‘Not surprised'
Tom Hanks has finally broken his silence on daughter E.A. Hanks' bombshell memoir about her troubled childhood. The 'Forrest Gump' actor, 68, opened up about the book, titled 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road,' for the first time during the red carpet premiere of his new film, 'The Phoenician Scheme.' 3 Tom Hanks has finally broken his silence on daughter E.A. Hanks' bombshell memoir. Sonia Moskowitz Gordon/ZUMA / Advertisement 3 Hanks opened up about his daughter's surprising book for the first time since it was published on April 8. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images 'I'm not surprised that my daughter had the wherewithal as well as the curiosity to examine this thing that I think she was incredibly honest about,' Hanks told Access Hollywood on Wednesday, May 26. 'We all come from checkered, cracked lives, all of us.' 'She's a knockout, always has been,' he continued. 'If you've had kids, you realize that you see who they are when they're about 6 weeks old.' Advertisement 3 Hanks shared his daughter E.A., short for Elizabeth Anne, with his late ex-wife Samantha Lewes. Bei/Shutterstock 'Their personality is on display right there,' the 'Cast Away' actor added, 'their temper, the way they see the world is demonstrated in their body language and on their face.' E.A. Hanks, who the 'Big' star shared with his late ex-wife Samantha Lewes, published her surprising memoir on April 8. Advertisement Short for Elizabeth Anne, E.A. opened up about her rocky early years and the 'violence' and 'deprivation' she experienced growing up as the only daughter of two Hollywood icons. This story is developing…
New York Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch defends e-bike crackdown before city council members who fear it will harm immigrants
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch defended her new crackdown on e-bikes to peeved City Council members who claimed the blitz of criminal summonses could cost immigrant delivery drivers their licenses — or even lead to deportations. 4 Commisioner Tisch defended the NYPD criminal summons against e-bike drivers. Luiz Rampelotto/ZUMA / 'This is not a war on e-bikes, this is a response to very real concerns that are widely held across virtually every borough, every New Yorker in this city,' Tisch said in front of the council at the executive budget hearing Thursday. Advertisement Progressive council member and Deliverista advocate Tiffany Cabán (D-22) grilled the commissioner and her colleagues on how the new criminal laws are being enforced, and doubted that officers were being objective in their handling of spots. 'It does not increase public trust in how this is being enforced if you cannot even articulate for me how officers are using this discretion,' Cabán argued, saying the brunt would fall on people of color and those who are at risk of being deported. 4 CM Tiffany Cabán has been an outspoken advocate for deliveristas. Michael Nagle Advertisement 'A person who is more likely to be a person of color may end up in deportation proceedings, It's not just right,' she said. The NYPD began issuing criminal court summons for e-bike riders who break standard traffic rules — like running red lights or riding on the sidewalk — on April 28 of this year, in what Tisch said was a direct response to safety concerns she was hearing from New Yorkers. Council member Lincoln Restler (D-33) has been at the center of the conversation around the speedy bikes, after a string of incidents at a Brooklyn bike lane in his district have resulted in multiple child injuries. Just last weekend, a 3-year-old tot was struck by a speeding cyclist in the Bedford Avenue lane — which has heightened neighborhood concerns about safety. Advertisement Despite this, Restler also expressed worry about the criminal summons. 4 There are around 65,000 deliveristas in NYC, its unknown how many of them are undocumented. Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire / 'I'm concerned about more people getting swept up in our criminal justice system who don't need it,' said Restler. 'We have a Trump administration that's trying to sweep everyone up into their deportation machine thath they can,' the Brooklyn lawmaker said. Advertisement Around 65,000 delivery drivers or 'Deliveristas' in NYC rely on some type of high-powered two-wheeler to maneuver orders around the five boroughs, and it is not known how many of them are undocumented immigrants. 4 Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA / The shift toward criminal summons by the NYPD was a result of the previous civil summons' failure to address issues effectively, as they were mainly geared toward licensed vehicles. Tisch lamented that she had come to the council before to flag the current law's limitations. 'I called on the council to change the laws,' she said, though she still thinks the current criminal enforcement is doing more good than harm. 'Anecdotally, I think it's working,' she said noting that she see's the e-bikes stop more frequently now at red lights. 'We cannot live in a consequence-free environment (and) e-bikes were generally living in a consequence-free environment,' she said.
New York Post
24-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Eric Adams beefs up re-election fundraising as Cuomo, Mamdani boast top coffers heading into Dem mayoral primary
Mayor Eric Adams has seen a significant surge in campaign fundraising, but ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani head into the final stretch of the Democratic primary boasting the biggest war chests with millions in hand, records show. Adams, a Democrat skipping the mayoral primary and running as an independent in November, is showing signs of life after his campaign barely had a pulse earlier this year with just a skeleton crew as top allies abandoned Hizzoner to help Cuomo. Adams pocketed 192 donations totaling $155,134 during the most recent filing period of March 14 through May 19 – including 51 donors who gave $2,100, the maximum allowed in the race. While not the huge haul he's had in past election cycles, it still far exceeds the meager $18,967 Adams raised from Jan. 12 to March 13. 'This latest filing makes it crystal clear – this campaign is alive, aggressive, and already laying the groundwork for victory,' said Adams campaign spokesman Todd Shapiro. 4 Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat skipping the primary and running as an independent in November's general election, is showing signs of life after his campaign barely operated earlier this year with a skeleton crew. Andrea Renault/ZUMA / 'We've collected thousands of petitions from every borough, raised a strong early war chest, and are fully engaged on the ground with voters at political, civic, and government events across this city.' Adams has raised $4.5 million in total for his re-election bid and has $2.7 million in hand. 4 Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the frontrunner heading into the June 24 Democratic primary. REUTERS However, he's fighting the city's Campaign Finance Board to allow him to tap into another $4 million through the public matching fund program — which provides candidates $8 for each buck donated by New Yorkers up to the first $250 contributed. The board has refused to release the funds over lingering suspicions that Adams is a campaign finance crook — despite his federal corruption case being tossed. Cuomo raised nearly $2.4 million through 3,224 donations since March 14 – the most of any candidate in the race over the period – leaving him with nearly $3.5 million in hand heading into the June 24 primary. 4 State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens) has $4.5 million in his campaign coffers heading into the final month of the NYC Democratic mayoral primary. Robert Miller The latest donors funding his political comeback include allies of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, including daughter Emma Bloomberg who gave $2,100, The Post previously reported. Cuomo has raised $3.9 million in private money and another $1.5 million in public matching funds since announcing his campaign March 1. However, his camp projects overall fundraising will swell to roughly $8.28 with additional public matching funds he expects to qualify for later this month. If so, he'd join Mamdani and City Comptroller Brad Lander as the only candidates in the race to reach the city's $7.9 million spending cap for the mayoral primary – and in record time. 'We are truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support,' said Cuomo's campaign chairman Bill Mulrow. 4 Cuomo and Adams are in position to face off in the November general election with Cuomo favored to be the Democratic nominee and Adams running as an independent. Paul Martinka Mamdani pulled in $192,935 since March 14, and his overall haul is nearly $8.4 million with public matching funds. He currently sits with the most cash in hand: $4.5 million. Other Democratic mayoral candidates include City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, who raised $394,590 during the most recent election cycle and has $293,944 in hand. The speaker, who isn't related to Mayor Adams, expects to qualify for more than $2.3 million in public matching funds. Lander has $1.5 million in hand after his campaign spent $4.7 million the past few months – much of it on TV ads. Former Comptroller Scott Stringer raised $100,769 for his mayoral bid since March 14 while spending nearly $1 million on ads and other expenses. He has $2.8 million in hand. Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, the presumptive Republican mayoral nominee, is not facing a primary fight. He's raised $223,182 and has $160,969 in hand.
New York Post
08-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
MTA will reap NYC business tax, speed camera fines under NY's $254B behemoth budget
They're full speed ahead – into New Yorkers' wallets. Final details on a big business-bashing payroll tax to fund the MTA's ambitious capital plan were revealed Thursday as lawmakers voted on the behemoth $254 billion state budget. The nitty-gritty budget bills also revealed a new way for the MTA to generate much needed cash: speed cameras targeting lead-footed bridge-and-tunnel drivers. Raising taxes to 'feed the bottomless pit at the MTA' undercut Gov. Kathy Hochul's argument that the much-delayed budget is an affordability win for New Yorkers, state Sen. James Skoufis (D-Orange) said. 'Meanwhile, if the Governor ever got out of her helicopter, she would know the basics of government — like repaving roads or addressing crippling property taxes — continue to be neglected under her leadership,' he said. 3 A Gov. Kathy Hochul-approved budget deal includes a tax hike on big businesses for the MTA. Lev Radin/ZUMA / The payroll mobility tax hike facing city companies with yearly payrolls of $10 or more will bump their rates from 0.6% to 0.895%. And big payroll businesses in Long Island, Westchester and other suburban counties served by the MTA will see their rates go from 0.34% to 0.635%. The hikes — which will help pay for the $68 billion plan to modernize the MTA's decaying trains, stations and infrastructure — follow the outlines revealed in a handshake deal between Hochul and state legislative leaders. Many, but not all, business leaders fumed over the tax hike expected to hit up to 10,000 New York companies. 'Things will be run tighter, possibly with fewer raises,' billionaire business mogul John Catsimatidis, who owns the Gristedes and D'Agostino's grocery chains, previously told The Post. 'Will there be fewer hires? Absolutely!' While the tax is being hiked on larger businesses, it's also being cut completely for employers with yearly payrolls that are less than $1.25 million. The budget bills didn't just give the MTA a tax windfall. 3 Speed cameras soon could be coming to the MTA's bridges and tunnels. KKF – 3 The Verrazzano Bridge is among nine bridges and tunnels where the MTA could set up cameras in work zones. AFP via Getty Images The MTA soon could install speed cameras in construction zones on its bridges and tunnels – including the Verrazzano Bridge – under a law tweak tucked into the budget. The tweak expands a pilot program that already put the speeder-trapping cameras in certain New York State Thruway and state highway work zones. The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, Queens-Midtown Tunnel and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge are among the nine MTA-run bridges and tunnels that could see cameras. The fines will be $50 for a first violation and $75 for a second within an 18-month window, MTA officials said. Third and all subsequent speeding violations will be a $100 fine, the officials said. The cameras can only be set up after public hearing and vote by the MTA's board, according to the bill. Any MTA construction zone speed cameras will be separate from those working for the $9 construction pricing tolls for motorists entering Manhattan south of 60th Street. The first-in-the-nation toll program has been criticized as effectively a tax on everyday New Yorkers who need to drive into lower Manhattan. Additional reporting by Hannah Fierick
