Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
LISTEN: An Explosive Scene at Gracie Mansion
A police-punching Jan. 6 rioter and far-right agitator pardoned by Donald Trump showed up outside Gracie Mansion this weekend with a couple dozen supporters for a “stop the Islamic takeover of New York City” clashed with about 150 counter-protesters there to “run the Nazis out. ” And that was before two alleged ISIS sympathizers drove […]
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Mamdani and Tisch Condemn ‘ISIS-Inspired’ Bomb-Throwers at Anti-Muslim Rally
Two men accused of throwing improvised explosive devices during a protest outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday were inspired by ISIS and would be arraigned later Monday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a briefing along with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday morning. The suspects, 18-year-old Emir Balak and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi, traveled to the city […]
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Bomb-Throwing Teenagers Pledged Support to ISIS: Feds
Two men accused of throwing improvised explosive devices during a protest outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday were inspired by the terror group The Islamic State, or ISIS, and wanted to kill more people than the Boston Marathon bombing, according to the multi-count federal complaint released Monday. The suspects, 18-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi, […]
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Most Cops Get Crisis Intervention Training. Some Calls Still End in Tragedy.
When Patrol Officer Tyree White responded to the Chakraborty family’s 911 call about their 22-year-old son, Jabez, experiencing a psychotic break, he arrived at their home in Queens trained to handle this potentially volatile situation. He’d completed all four days of NYPD training on responding to people in crisis and had been certified as a […]
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LISTEN: Reviving the Missing Link in Queens
*When this is built, I want New Yorkers to take it for granted” that’s there a north-south train line in Queens, says Andrew Lynch, the chief operating officer of QueensLink. “I want people to take this and never think about it”. The geographer, cartographer and urban explorer joins Lit NYC to discuss the group’s vision […]
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