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Assaults, Chaos and Deception: New Rikers Report Details Widespread Dysfunction
When a federal judge announced last May that she would appoint an independent “remediation manager” to impose long-delayed reforms at Rikers Island, criminal justice advocates hailed it as a turning point for the scandal-plagued jail system. Eight months later, those changes have yet to materialize — and the judge is still reviewing candidates for the […]
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ICE Opening Huge Lockup 50 Miles North of New York City
The Department of Homeland Security appears to be moving ahead with a new immigrant detention facility to hold as many as 1,500 detainees in Chester, New York — just over an hour from New York City. It’s part of the Trump administration’s push to ramp up mass arrests and deportations using cash from the One […]
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Major New York Wind Project May Die if Trump Pause Lasts Past Friday, Developer Says
An offshore wind project that would bring renewable power to over half a million New York City homes could be dead in the water. Work on Empire Wind, an in-progress project developed by the company Equinor, has been on hold since the Trump administration “paused” the leases for it — and four other projects, including […]
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Anger Builds Over Arrest of Venezuelan Council Staffer As New Details Emerge
Anger among New York elected officials grew Tuesday as more details about a City Council staffer’s arrest a day earlier began to emerge. On Monday evening the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the arrest of council staffer Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez who worked for the past year as a data analyst in personnel services, according […]
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Eric Adams’ Crypto Coin Accused of Scamming Investors, Hijacking Trademark
Eric Adams’ post-mayoral debut in the world of crypto currency ran into a bit of a buzz saw this week, with his new coin, The NYC Token, plunging in value shortly after he announced it as the “future of digital currency” at a frigid Times Square event. The token opened at 60 cents per share […]
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