NYC Borough President Targeting Newsmax Called Trump Nazi, Wanted Ban on MSG Rally

The New York Democrat official seeking to censor Newsmax from the city's taxis is a radical leftist who once called President Donald Trump and his supporters "Nazis."

Last week, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal made national headlines after releasing a letter he wrote to the Taxi and Limousine Commission demanding that cabs remove Newsmax because of its "politically charged content."

The move is not the first time Hoylman-Sigal has targeted conservatives and Republicans.

As a New York state senator, Hoylman-Sigal sought to block Trump's campaign rally in Madison Square Garden in October 2024.

At the time, Hoylman-Sigal wrote on X that letting the GOP presidential candidate hold the rally was "equivalent to the infamous Nazis rally at Madison Square Garden" in 1939.

He also warned of widespread violence if the rally took place.

"This is a disastrous decision by Madison Square Garden that will endanger the public safety of New Yorkers and has the potential to incite widespread violence," Hoylman-Sigal wrote.

As it turned out, the MSG rally was wholly peaceful, and no violent disturbances were reported.

Hoylman-Sigal has a long record of radical left-wing politics as a state legislator and now borough president.

In the state Senate, he backed legalizing prostitution and successfully sponsored legislation that ended the ability of police to arrest individuals "loitering for the purpose of prostitution."

Hoylman-Sigal has also been a frequent presence at anti-Trump demonstrations in recent months.

At an April 5 protest in 2025 in Manhattan, Hoylman-Sigal shouted through a bullhorn, "Let's hear it for gender-affirming care! Let's hear it for scientific research!"

"Let's hear it for organized labor! … Let's hear it for transgender children!"

"Let's hear it for DEI! Let's hear it for affirmative action!" he proclaimed.

"Let's hear it for due process!"

Hoylman-Sigal has worked aggressively to limit federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in New York and has appeared at immigration-related protests in recent months.

In January, he joined crowds of anti-ICE protesters at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan following the death of protester Renee Good in Minneapolis.

He also pushes legislation designed to restrict ICE activity near state courthouses.

"The Protect Our Courts Act … has become a national model on safeguarding immigrant litigants from ICE arrests," Hoylman-Sigal wrote.

Hoylman-Sigal sees himself as a close ally of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and endorsed him during the recent mayoral race, praising him as a partner in "unity" and "reform."

Newsmax has rejected Hoylman-Sigal's claims it offers biased news in taxis.

Newsmax provides a daily news feed to the Curb app, which is available in thousands of taxis nationwide.

The company noted that city taxis are private vehicles and that the city doesn't set policy for what speech is allowed in the vehicles.

"This is a pure act of censorship targeting a news organization reaching over 50 million Americans regularly," Newsmax said in a statement. "Newsmax plays it straight, and that drives the far left crazy."