From the streets of Astoria to the halls of Albany, Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris has mastered the art of political wealth redistribution — though perhaps not in the way his progressive supporters might expect. With a consistently safe Democratic seat where he won his 2024 election with 67.6% of the vote, Gianaris has built […]
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CorruptionFollowing our initial investigation of NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ $1,393 car service expense, newly obtained records reveal an even more startling picture of public spending: The total bill for what appears to be a campaign speech masquerading as a State of the City address on March 13, 2024 – a staggering $29,541.06 of taxpayer
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CorruptionHow NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Bought, Paid For, and Kept Control In New York City politics, where coincidences are as rare as an empty parking spot in Manhattan, sometimes a pattern emerges that’s so precise it makes Swiss watchmakers look sloppy. This is a story about political power, perfectly calculated gratitude, and the remarkable
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CorruptionHow NYC’s Crime Statistics Lost All Meaning in 2023 In 2023, New York City’s crime reporting system experienced an unprecedented breakdown that undermined two decades of statistical reliability. When the state finally released its delayed 2023 crime statistics in November 2024, the numbers revealed more than mathematical discrepancies – they exposed a systematic manipulation of
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CrimeDA Bragg’s Social Media Victory Lap Accidentally Exposes Higher Murder Count In what might be the most spectacular self-own in recent criminal justice history, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s attempt to showcase his crime-fighting success has instead exposed an alarming truth: murders in Manhattan have INCREASED during 2024, not decreased as the NYPD claims. Here’s the
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CrimeThe Backseat Hypocrisy of NYC’s Progressive Leaders While the mayor of America’s largest city might reasonably require secure transportation, there’s no compelling justification for any other New York City official to travel with a taxpayer-funded chauffeur in a metropolis renowned for its public transit system. Yet on a sweltering July morning in 2022, barely six
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CorruptionManhattan’s Descent: The Human Cost of Failed Reform As winter approaches in 2024, Manhattan’s streets tell a story of profound failure. In the gathering darkness of November evenings, grandmothers hurry home earlier, students travel in groups, and store owners eye each passing shadow with growing unease. This isn’t the safer city that District Attorney Alvin
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CrimeAlbany’s Crime Numbers Game Through October 2024, Governor Hochul freely pushed her narrative of declining crime across New York State – conveniently excluding New York City’s numbers, which weren’t available on the state’s website. Then in early November 2024, months after they should have been released, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
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CorruptionHow Manhattan’s Community Boards Shield Public Spending from View Your tax dollars are disappearing into a black hole of secrecy in Manhattan. Since 2021, twelve community boards have hidden $382,716 in public spending behind a simple yet troubling label: “N/A (Privacy/Security).” They’ve marked both payee names and purposes as “N/A,” turning public expenses into private
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CorruptionWhen Transparency Takes a Vacation Amid the swaying palms of Puerto Rico, New York City officials and their growing entourages continue their annual ritual of luxury networking at taxpayer expense. The SOMOS conference, nominally about Hispanic legislative priorities, has devolved into New York’s premier Caribbean junket – where politicians and their staffs strike poolside deals
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