Hasani Gittens
@hgitty.bsky.social
Comte Gustave de Monet. Knight. Bishop. Founder of The City. Editor at Large at Hammer and Hope. 🇧🇧🇬🇭 https://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Revolution
It is not that shocking. This is a nation built on slavery and genocide. A nation that refuses to reckon with its history. Refuses to heed warnings and facts. How can democracy continue when so many citizens embrace cruelty versus aiding their fellows?
A top NYPD official in charge of transportation is under investigation for an alleged hit and run of a parked car — and then trying to cover it up. “He’s in a lot of trouble,” a senior NYPD source said. “It’s a serious case.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/27/n...
Top NYPD Traffic Chief Probed for Alleged Hit-and-Run, Cover-Up
Franklin Sepulveda is accused of sideswiping a car then telling a subordinate to lie — and the case is now under Internal Affairs review.
thecity.nyc
ICE Ships 7-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/15/f...
ICE Ships 7-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention, Prompting School Principal’s Plea for Their Release
An older brother is detained in Newark while two other siblings remain in New York, “unprotected and traumatized” after arrests at immigration check-in.
thecity.nyc
The Israeli military has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists since October 2023.
Israel has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists in Gaza
The latest killings were targeted attacks on reporters covering the war in Gaza, according to the news network that employed them.
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‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/12/i...
‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics
NYC Care enrollment declines for the first time, as doctors warn that New Yorkers worried about their immigration status are avoiding care out of deportation fears.
thecity.nyc
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In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news site...
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Trump’s Homeland Security Council Sets Its Sights on Zohran Mamdani www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/02/t...
Trump’s Homeland Security Council Sets Its Sights on Zohran Mamdani
“The Department of Homeland Security has authorities that have never been utilized before,” Secretary Kristi Noem told the group.
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A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?” www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents Inside Immigration Court
The arrest came in his latest visit to the courthouse to speak with migrants there.
thecity.nyc
Chief of Department John Chell Used False Identity in Bid to Avoid Income Tax, NYPD Records Show www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/12/j...
Chief of Department John Chell Used False Identity in Bid to Avoid Income Tax, NYPD Records Show
Chell pleaded guilty to departmental charges in that case and one other, according to records in a lawsuit accusing him of misrepresenting an incident where officers ran over a man.
thecity.nyc
Migrants, and a Pastor, Arrested Inside Manhattan Immigration Courthouse www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/i...
Migrants, and a Pastor, Arrested Inside Manhattan Immigration Courthouse
Dozens of masked agents in plainclothes searched for targets exiting the elevators.
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Mayor [firstname, lastname] sells out New Yorkers to protect himself from consequences of abusing power.
De Blasio Sued City Hall and Lost. Here’s How Much It’s Costing Us
The former mayor apologized to New Yorkers and agreed to pay for his past NYPD protection on the presidential campaign trail. But taxpayers still paid to defend a "meritless" lawsuit he filed to avoid...
thecity.nyc
If you, like me, have spent HOURS (no exaggeration) on hold w/the MTA recently, trying to understand why your credit card keeps being rejected at the turnstile, you need to read this @jmartineznyc.bsky.social story in @thecity.nyc. I felt seen. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/20/o...
OMNY Complaints Mount as MTA Still Working Out Bugs in New System
Commuters say they are running into delays on being billed for transit trips. The MTA insists kinks will be ironed out by the end of the year.
thecity.nyc
“Restore Sanity” doesn’t disclose its funders as it urges voters to “beat back special interests.” But records show it’s linked to Tusk Strategies, whose CEO is advising Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for mayor. via @katiehonan.bsky.social
Dark Money Group With Cuomo Ties Sends Election Mail Blitz
“Restore Sanity” doesn’t disclose its funders as it urges voters to “beat back special interests.” But records show it’s linked to Tusk Strategies, whose CEO is advising Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for ma...
thecity.nyc
During the hearing, Daniel Martuscello revealed that 46 people have died behind bars this year. That’s actually on pace to be slightly lower than the 144 prison deaths in 2024, which was a five-year high. Lawmakers push for early release measure on good behavior. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/15/a...
Albany Push for Prison Reforms Left Out of State Budget
The father of fatally beaten inmate Robert Brooks was among those pleading for more oversight and compassion in the state prison system.
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Four year limit on “hearts with the victims as they seek justice and healing for the wrongs they have experienced.” #UnionStrong
ICYMI: New York State is currently keeping 404 people in prison simply b/c they have no place to go. That's the only reason they are locked up right now. The state law dictating early releases by DOCCS bars them from being sprung straight into shelters. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/29/h...
Few Have Left Prison Under Hochul Early-Release Push
Just 151 people have left state incarceration out of hundreds potentially eligible as state grapples with a shortage of correction officers. Housing restrictions are a big reason why.
thecity.nyc
FEMA: Here's money to feed migrants. Also FEMA: Actually, we're taking those away because you fed migrants and they could be "illegal" so maybe you're breaking the law. In the meantime, a food pantry scrambles to meet the needs of hungry New Yorkers. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/17/t...
Brooklyn Food Pantry Loses Federal Migrant Aid Grants — for Feeding Migrants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency yanked $1.3 million in funds from the Campaign Against Hunger, accusing the group of aiding “illegal aliens.”
thecity.nyc
“This is setting us back decades,” said Dr. Huang. “Everyone should be extremely concerned about what’s going on.”' www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...
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