[Screams into newsroom: NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL WE CRACK THIS STORY!!]
We are bombarded by anecdotes about food stamp beneficiaries supposedly stealing from the government, but Sidney winner @rosagoldensohn.bsky.social shines a light on a huge and preventable theft of benefits from needy people.
Rosa Goldensohn of The City Reporter wins July Sidney Award for exposing theft of New Yorkers’ food stamps by organized crime
NEW YORK — Transnational organized crime groups are taking advantage of obsolete technology to steal food stamp benefits from New Yorkers. Rosa Goldensohn of The City Reporter wins the July Sidney for...
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The idea that NYC's D primary was low turnout is not true by any objective measure, and comparing it to the last mayoral primary, which had a seismic turnout based on a city-wide push from a slew of candidates, is a false comparison. Some real comparisons here.
An infuriating (& also fascinating) story about EBT theft. It's on the rise! The victims, NY's hungriest people, don't get made whole. There's lots NY state can do to prevent this, but it lags behind other states and far behind commercial banking. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/s...
Stolen Food Stamp Funds Leave Thousands Hungry as New York Sleeps on Reforms
Unlike other states, New York hasn’t taken basic anti-fraud measures found in commercial banking — and it doesn’t reimburse the victims.
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As you watch the videos of buses being torched after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, give a thought to the cabbie whose taxi got trashed after Game 4. I spoke with Noureddine Bitat for this story in @thecity.nyc. He’s 59, has been driving a taxi for two years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/14/c...
‘I’m Thinking of Quitting,’ Says Cab Driver Bashed in Knicks Brawl
The 59-year-old Algerian cabbie, who became a target of wild mobs outside MSG after Game 4, spoke to a reporter for the first time.
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Want to read something nice? Here’s a delightful story by @katiehonan.bsky.social about my lovely husband and his one-man quest to restore torn and missing basketball nets in city parks www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/04/b...
Queens Apostle of the ‘Swoosh’ Restores Netless Rims in City Parks
Craig Campanella is the Johnny Appleseed of playground basketball hoops.
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"THE CITY built a comprehensive database of ICE arrests from 5 months of emergency lawsuits...offering a first-of-its-kind view into ICE’s tactics." Such incredibly tenacious reporting with this story. Amazing work from @rosalindadams.bsky.social +team: projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...
We Found 430 ICE Street Arrests in the NYC Area. More Than 93% Targeted Latinos.
An investigation by THE CITY, based on a database of more than 1,200 lawsuits, shows that ICE agents in the field have seized Latinos in numbers that far exceed their share of the undocumented populat...
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Reporters @thecity.nyc spent months acquiring & analyzing every habeas petition filed by immigrants around NYC We identified 430 street arrests, far outnumbering courthouse arrests 93% targeted Latinos Latinos make up 66% of the undocumented population projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...
We Found 430 ICE Street Arrests in the NYC Area. More Than 93% Targeted Latinos.
An investigation by THE CITY, based on a database of more than 1,200 lawsuits, shows that ICE agents in the field have seized Latinos in numbers that far exceed their share of the undocumented populat...
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🚨 The NYT appears to have taken a great feature story written by my colleague at Bolts about a west Tennessee county & the VRA, & essentially rewritten it. (Same frame, similar hed, overlapping sources.) Without a single mention, credit, let alone the a hyperlink buried somewhere.
Rent Freeze No Sure Thing in First Vote By Mamdani-Majority Rent Board www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/r... Tenant groups and labor organizations that filled the auditorium loudly booed and demanded that the members roll back the preliminary vote that passed after all motions for a rent freeze failed.
Mamdani-Backed Rent Board Leaves Room for Increase in First Vote
The new mayor appointed six of the Rent Guidelines Board’s nine members.
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New & Breaking: Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...
Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff
In a video obtained by THE CITY, an ICE agent fires a taser several times at a man in a car who then screams for help.
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THE CITY exists to help neighbors & today we are here to help 2 particularly feckless New Yorkers, Colin Jost and Pete Davidson, get off a sinking ship. By sinking their ship. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/27/c...
Will Colin Jost and Pete Davidson Sink Their Ship? Reef Experts Hope So
The SNL duo can rid themselves of an embarrassing impulse buy — a 2,100 ton former Staten Island Ferry — by giving it to New York State to turn into a home for underwater creatures.
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It’s an indictment of our political leadership that the deed theft dispute that sparked this protest involves real estate investors that were exposed by The City 3 years ago for doing exactly this kinda thing and nothing preventative has been done since! www.thecity.nyc/2023/07/13/e...
The Speculator Bros Ripping Off Heirs and Evicting Tenants Across NYC
An investigation by THE CITY has unearthed multiple fraud and forgery allegations against Elliot and Joseph Ambalo and their partner Etai Vardi who target unsuspecting homeowners and unprotected tenan...
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Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 5mo agoCouncilmember @chiosse.bsky.social was arrested a bit ago while attending a protest against an eviction in Bedstuy. NYPD officers can be seen tackling him to the ground in this video posted on Instagram:
Local news matters even if it sometimes takes years to see the impact. After nearly 50 years of vacancy, the long-derelict state-owned building at 1024 Fulton St. in Clinton Hill may finally be headed for 125 affordable apartments + community space. 🧵👇 www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/13/h...
Hochul Announces Revamp of Clinton Hill Building Vacant for Almost 50 Years
The state selected a nonprofit team to build 125 affordable apartments, a community center and a health clinic at 1024 Fulton St., which has sat empty for decades.
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BREAKING: ICE officials under a judge’s order to clean up overcrowded & squalid conditions on 10th floor at 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a separate, secret floor where they decided that ruling didn’t apply, the Trump admin admitted in court Monday. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...
ICE Moved Detainees to Previously Undisclosed Floor of 26 Federal Plaza
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reduce overcrowding and squalid conditions at a Manhattan holding room. Months later, he finds ICE merely shifted floors.
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The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social portal that drew 80,000 enthused NYers to city government has resulted in just 31 hires, largely because most city jobs are civil service. To me, this was a lost opportunity to draw talent & skills to NYC. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/06/m...
80,000 People Applied to Work for Mamdani. City Hall Has Hired Just 31 of Them.
The successful 0.039% includes new Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn — a DOT veteran who had also been selected as a member of Mamdani’s transition team..
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Ingrid Lewis-Martin Accepted Diamond Earrings to Help Developers Dodge Inspections, New Filings Allege The earrings cost $3,000. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/27/i...
Ingrid Lewis-Martin Accepted Diamond Earrings to Help Developers Dodge Inspections, New Filings Allege
The filings also reveal that a top buildings department official was concerned that the hotel development Lewis-Martin pushed through was, in fact, unsafe.
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Of all the Adams' appointees @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social could have kept on, this is a curious one Mamdani Diversity Chief Cherry-Picked Numbers, MTA Watchdog Found www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/06/m...
Mamdani Diversity Chief Cherry-Picked Numbers, MTA Watchdog Found
Adams holdover Michael Garner ran a program nurturing minority businesses, but a report he oversaw hyping its success excluded 80% of the program's participants, according to the MTA’s inspector gener...
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This story has it all. Drugs, cops, cuckoo clocks, a protagonist with hustle, a bitter family feud and the allure of THIS oil painting. It also makes a great point about inconsistencies in our drug laws. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
Am extremely puzzled as to how this is even assignable as an article, esp as how thin the result is: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Mamdani Won. South Florida Expects a Real Estate Bump.
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Total turnout is already near 1 million As points of reference:
"Oh, please, don’t be glazing me here, Zohran! Are you kidding?” The last mayoral debate, what a ride! We recapped it here. Early voting starts Saturday. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/n...
5 Takeaways From the Final NYC Mayoral Debate
Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa enthusiastically sparred with each other, making their last case and attacking each other before early voting starts Saturday.
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With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support. Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com WBEZ: @wbez.org
How is the federal shutdown going to impact New Yorkers? @thecity.nyc explains. (It ain't good!) www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/01/f...
How the Federal Shutdown Will Impact New Yorkers
Food benefits, funding for public housing and air-traffic control could see changes as Congress feuds over funding.
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Really excited to welcome Carroll Bogert -- a champion of journalists and journalism -- to @thecity.nyc as our new CEO! bsky.app/profile/thec...
The City Reporter@thecityreporter.nyc · 12mo agoTHE CITY is delighted to announce that Carroll Bogert, a veteran leader in journalism and the nonprofit sector, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of our newsroom effective Oct. 8. buff.ly/dsankgQ
New: While a 29-year-old detainee with severe mental illness was on the brink of death in his Rikers Island cell last month, a medical staffer stood outside his cell door spraying air freshener, according to a Board of Correction report obtained by @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/r...
Rikers Health Worker Sprayed Air Freshener While Feces-Smeared Man Neared Death in His Cell
A Board of Correction review into the death of 29-year-old Ardit Billa reveals lapses by correction officers, falsified log entries, and missed safety checks — failures that advocates say are routine ...
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