Andrew Giambrone
@andrewgiambrone.bsky.social
news editor at @thecityreporter.nyc. proud South Brooklynite. reach me at agiambrone@thecity.nyc, read the Scoop 📧: https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/the-city-newsletters/
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Gwynne Hogan@gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 2d agoA few months back @thecityreporter.nyc reported on ICE officer Brenden Cuni who was named in several lawsuits involving immigrants who described violent arrests. He's the agent spotted at the Marble Hill ICE shooting yesterday w/ a long gun. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/09/b...
“This year we're expecting to have a potentially longer and more intense fall foliage season as a result of the extra rainfall that we've seen this year coming from the El Niño weather pattern” (via @gothamist.com) gothamist.com/news/nycs-au...
NYC’s autumn foliage will be a fall feast this year
A rainy fall will intensify autumn foliage colors, making them last longer, too.
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“Officials from companies including OpenAI & Anthropic said they will testify—but every company excluding Meta agreed to do so only after they were threatened w/ subpoenas, according to the City Council” (via @thecityreporter.nyc ) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/02/n...
NYC Already Battling AI Attacks as Council Prepares to Grill Industry Leaders
As lawmakers introduce new measures to get a handle on AI adoption in the city government, bots and agents are already attacking New York’s contracting and payment systems.
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Inbox: “On Friday, Mayor Mamdani will get his flu shot.”
The 12 Neighborhoods the Mamdani Administration Is Targeting for More Affordable Housing (via @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/01/a...
The 12 Neighborhoods the Mamdani Administration Is Targeting for More Affordable Housing
The city Planning Department’s new list of districts with weak records on housing includes the Upper East Side and several neighborhoods in Queens and Staten Island.
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“Forty-three percent of Americans now have a positive view of socialism, marking the first time this figure has exceeded 39% in Gallup’s trend since 2010.” news.gallup.com/poll/714653/...
Socialism's Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time
Socialism's appeal is at a new high, but it remains less popular than capitalism and well below free enterprise.
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NEW: A federal grant rejected by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration that would have funded shelter for homeless veterans in New York City included clauses prohibiting the promotion of “gender ideology” & “denial of the sex binary” (via @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/25/f...
Federal Grant for NYC Veterans Prohibited Promotion of ‘Gender Ideology,’ Per Trump Order
The Mamdani administration declined funds for a Queens shelter over concerns the program would require discriminating against transgender people. City lawmakers are seeking answers about that decision...
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NEW: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s admin is pulling out of a federal program meant to help veterans transition out of homelessness, saying the Trump admin would've required NYC to discriminate against trans vets seeking shelter to get the $ (via @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/24/b...
NYC Ditches Federal Homeless Veterans Program, Citing Concern for Transgender Vets
The city says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would require it to discriminate against trans vets to receive funding. The VA says that’s “false.”
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As the crowd grew louder, party leaders kept pointing to security to have people removed from the auditorium. But Tatiana Dunlap, a public safety officer for CUNY, said that wasn’t her job. “This is your meeting,” she said. “We don’t arrest people for yelling.” @gwynnefitz.bsky.social's latest:
Raucous Brooklyn Party Meeting Rubber-Stamps Rule Changes That Judge Found Illegal
Embattled Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn didn’t attend Wednesday’s chaotic meeting, where four of her allies contended with an angry crowd of opposition leaders.
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OpenAI Agent Hacked Public Health Care Site, Australia Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/w...
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Coming up on hour three of the Brookyln Democratic County Committee meeting which has still not started, in part bc there is a tech glitch with the clickers used to cast votes.. but we now have a smooth jazz soundtrack.
“At least six major hospitals have agreed to refuse gender-affirming hormones and surgery for transgender young people and agreed to make payments to the federal government, according to deals with the Department of Justice.” apnews.com/article/tran...
DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza (via @gwynnefitz.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/22/i...
DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza
A reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders apnews.com/article/ice-...
Legal Aid calls out increase in “broken-windows” policing under Mamdani www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/21/b...
Legal Aid calls out increase in “broken-windows” policing under Mamdani
Criminal justice advocates have argued that broken-windows policing, which cracks down on minor offenses under the theory that they lead to more serious crimes, does not decrease crime and unfairly…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 2028: ‘Life Doesn’t Wait for You to Be Ready www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
An ICE critic's email prompted a visit to the man's NY home. A judge says his rights were likely violated. (via @gothamist.com) gothamist.com/news/an-ice-...
An ICE critic's email prompted a visit to the man's NY home. A judge says his rights were likely violated.
A federal judge ruled the government's threats against a critic likely violated First Amendment protections.
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“In a June 2023 memo, Nick Turley, who led the team developing ChatGPT, wrote that A.I. posed an ‘existential threat’ to publishers. And in February 2024, he wrote that A.I. products ‘will get more and more substitutive as they get better.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
"Santosuosso’s concerns echo familiar ones related to new housing: increased traffic and flooding, insufficient school seats, loss of neighborhood character. She said she wants to preserve Bay Ridge’s 'feel and spirit,' with its 'quaint residential blocks.'" new from @smaldo.bsky.social:
To Spur More Housing, NYC Voters Weakened Pols’ Power. One Still Wants a Say.
Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso wants to rezone a commercial area in Bay Ridge, which is expected to be one of 12 areas targeted for fast-tracking more homes.
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New: Selwyn Fergus, a top Rikers Island official, has been suspended and the department is moving to fire him after he made inappropriate comments to a female underling. How'd it surface? A random comment at the end of a 3 hour Board of Correction hearing. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/16/t...
Top Rikers Official Suspended as Department Seeks His Firing
Selwyn Fergus, who was promoted to associate corrections commissioner last month, allegedly made inappropriate comments to a female subordinate, sources told The City Reporter.
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“Hours before joining progressives to block a crypto bill that critics said was a handout to President Donald Trump, a top Senate Democrat was lobbying her colleagues to pass the legislation.” (via @theintercept.com) theintercept.com/2026/09/15/c...
Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill
Just hours before switching sides, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was lobbying fellow Democrats to pass the bill.
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“According to Marvin, ICE targeted the St. John’s Bread and Life mobile soup kitchen, which distributes food every Tuesday morning to the day laborers.” (via @documentedny.bsky.social) documentedny.com/2026/09/16/q...
ICE Raids on Queens Day Laborers Have Left Many Not Showing Up for Work
Earlier this month, federal agents targeted day laborers at a mobile soup kitchen in Queens, arresting nearly a dozen and shaking the community.
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Her Mom’s Ashes Went Missing During NYCHA Renovations. They’re Still MIA. (via @smaldo.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/16/g...
Her Mom’s Ashes Went Missing During NYCHA Renovations. They’re Still MIA.
Katrina Gorham said she lost many precious belongings when she and her three children temporarily moved as the Gowanus Houses were updated this summer.
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“Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
Alex Bores Wants Democrats to Make AI Safety a 2028 Election Issue
Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.
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“A majority of voters disapproved of Mr. Trump’s handling of every major issue included in the poll: the economy, immigration, tariffs, the war and, especially, the cost of living.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia over alleged treatment of pro-Palestinian activists (via @gothamist.com) gothamist.com/news/mahmoud...
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia over alleged treatment of pro-Palestinian activists
The lawsuit accuses Columbia University of failing to address harassment and doxxing targeting Khalil and other activists.
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