Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
LISTEN: ‘Chipgate’ is Small Potatoes
Katie Honan never wants to be the story and is “tired of telling the story” but she recaps and reflects on a very weird week, why she’s “filled with sadness about Winnie,” and the film-noir feeling of getting left, quite literally, holding the bag full of crumbled chips and $300: At this Harlem event, I […]
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Just How Much Cash Was in That Bag of Potato Chips From Winnie Greco?
The cash Winnie Greco, a former top aide to Mayor Eric Adams, slipped into an opened bag of Herr’s sour cream and onion chips and handed to a reporter for THE CITY came to $300 — 10 twenties and a single one hundred dollar bill, according to investigators. The apparent attempted bribe took place last […]
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Apps Swarm to Kill Bill That Would Make Them Responsible for Delivery Cyclist Safety
Even as the NYPD targets e-bike riders with criminal tickets for traffic violations, catching immigrant food delivery workers in the dragnet, the City Council is sitting on a bill that would make the apps that dispatch them responsible to provide safety gear and training. Introduced by Manhattan Councilmember Gale Brewer in January 2024, Intro 20 […]
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Lead in the Water: More Than a Third of Test Kits Submitted in Last Decade Show Some Contamination
More than one-third of home test kits sent in for testing by residents to the city’s environmental agency over the past decade had some level of lead — results that reflect many New Yorkers’ continued reliance on pipes containing the potent neurotoxin. And more than 119,000 of the city’s privately owned underground service lines, which […]
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Lead in Your Water? A New Yorker’s Guide to How to Test and Lower Your Risk
Ten years of tap sample data published by THE CITY shows that 35% of collected drinking water samples contain some lead, and no level of lead in drinking water is safe. New York City has long touted its supply as the “Champagne of Drinking Water” thanks to nearly 2,000 miles of protected reservoirs upstate. However, […]
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