New York City faces its worst violent crime rate in over two decades, with 48,098 violent crimes reported in 2024 – levels not seen since 2002. Yet on January 6, 2025, NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch presented a different story, touting “a nearly 3% reduction in overall index crime” and claiming 3,662 fewer incidents meant “thousands of fewer victims of […]
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Corruption, CrimeToday at Kips Bay, Manhattan Starbucks, I witnessed a scene that revealed the heartbreaking complexity of love, mental illness, and our city’s broken support system. It began when a homeless man knocked over a table, disrupting the calm of the coffee shop. The employee, maintaining remarkable composure, politely asked him to leave. Instead, he curled up and went to sleep
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Memoirs, Mental Health CrisisWhen politicians need to conduct “urgent business,” campaign finance records suggest they have an uncanny knack for finding it in premium vacation destinations. New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Working Families Party both discovered such pressing matters requiring their presence at peak-season Martha’s Vineyard in August and Puerto Rico’s pristine shores during November’s Somos conference – somehow the
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CorruptionLeather-clad violinists and sex educator clowns might have grabbed the headlines, but they’re just the sideshow. The real spectacle at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is happening behind the scenes, where nearly a million dollars in taxpayer money performs a remarkable vanishing act. Our investigation of transactions from January 2021 through December 2024 reveals a systematic pattern
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CorruptionOn Christmas Eve 1990, life’s precarious nature revealed itself to me in ways I never expected. As the former CFO of Crazy Eddie who had recently agreed to cooperate with federal authorities, I was already living through a period of profound change. Yet nothing could have prepared me for how events would unfold that evening at my brother’s furniture store
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Crime, MemoirsIn a December 18th social media post, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg showcased what appeared to be a triumph of public safety: five categories of crime, all trending downward. Yet beneath this carefully curated presentation lies a masterclass in statistical manipulation that obscures a troubling surge in violent crime. The First Deception: A Vanishing Year Bragg took office on January
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CorruptionWhen New York Attorney General Letitia James travels on campaign business, receipts suggest she has expensive tastes — and a remarkably creative way of accounting for them. While most New Yorkers hunt for economy flights and Expedia deals, James’s campaign credit card tells a tale of private jets, luxury suites, and airlines. The campaign shows a peculiar talent for classifying
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CorruptionFrom 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 something far more interesting than
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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 money. In an era where
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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 accuracy of $1,000 “thank you”
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