Sam Antar

The $4.2 Billion Vanishing Act: NYC’s Creative Accounting of 2023

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Part 3 of “NYC’s Creative Accounting Chronicles” – Following “Fiscal Follies: Unveiling NYC Officials’ Creative Accounting Circus” and “NYC’s Financial Circus Continues: Board of Elections’ $29M Car Service Splurge“ Introducing Our Latest Discovery Welcome to New York City’s most impressive disappearing act yet. Following our previous exposés of fiscal acrobatics and car service extravaganzas, we present something remarkable: $4.2 billion […]

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NYC’s Financial Circus Continues: Board of Elections’ $29M Car Service Splurge

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A Continuing Investigation into NYC’s Creative Accounting When I examine New York City’s accounting practices, I feel like I am swimming in raw sewage. In my last blog post, titled “Fiscal Follies: Unveiling NYC Officials’ Creative Accounting Circus,” I investigated the accounting practices of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. I highlighted their seemingly contradictory

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Fiscal Follies: Unveiling NYC Officials’ Creative Accounting Circus

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Setting the Stage: A Tale of Fiscal Smoke and Mirrors Welcome to New York City’s fiscal funhouse, where transparency vanishes, and accountability takes an indefinite vacation. We’re exposing creative accounting practices of Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, whose offices have elevated questionable bookkeeping to high art. Prepare for murky expense reports where “N/A Privacy/Security” explains everything, credit

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Inevitable Upward Revision in FBI Violent Crime Numbers

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Introduction In a recent blog post, I explored the FBI’s underreporting of violent crime in New York City for 2023, raising concerns about the reliability of its national crime statistics. John Lott, writing for the New York Post, revealed that the FBI quietly revised its national violent crime rates for 2021 and 2022 in its 2023 report. This revision shows

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VP Debate Fact Check: Walz’s Misleading Claims and Adams’ Data Suppression

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In the recent vice presidential debate, Tim Walz made a troublingly disingenuous claim about gun violence research, stating, “And we can start to get data, but here’s the problem, if we really want to solve this, we’ve got folks that won’t allow research to even be done on gun violence.” (57:49 into debate video) Walz’s statement isn’t true and seems

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Crime Victimization by Racial/Ethnic Group Across U.S. Administrations (2009-2023)

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Introduction This essay examines crime victimization rates among different racial and ethnic groups in the United States from 2009 to 2023, spanning the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations. The data is sourced from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and presents rates of violent victimizations per 1,000 people aged 12 or older. The analysis includes

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FBI Crime Data Discrepancies: An Updated Analysis of New York City’s 2023 Statistics

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Today, the FBI released its updated crime data for 2023, which continues to raise questions about its accuracy. In a previous blog article, I demonstrated that from 2001 to 2022, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) consistently reported higher violent crime statistics for New York City than those provided by the NYC Police Department. This discrepancy may be partly due

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Violent Crime in America: Three Administrations, One Crisis

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Introduction In the realm of political discourse, few topics generate as much heated debate as crime rates. As we navigate through different presidential administrations, it’s crucial to examine the data objectively and understand the trends that have shaped our nation’s safety landscape. This analysis delves into the violent crime statistics spanning the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, using data from

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Examining Discrepancies in FBI Crime Statistics for New York City

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Between 2001 and 2022, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) consistently reported higher violent crime statistics for New York City compared to the figures provided by the NYC Police Department. This discrepancy can be partly attributed to the differing definitions of crime used by the FBI and the NYPD. Although New York City employs a similar classification for major violent

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Why is NYC Mayor Eric Adams Withholding Data on Violent Crimes Involving Firearms?

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Every county in New York State, except for the five that make up New York City, has submitted data on Violent Crime by Firearm (VCBF) for 2023. The NYPD has stopped reporting violent crimes involving firearms in 2023, despite consistently reporting shooting incidents and confiscated firearms. The lack of VCBF data from NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ administration obstructs a comprehensive

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