Corruption Archives

EXPOSED: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s Crime Data Cover-Up

December 19, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

In 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 […]

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Alvin BraggCorruption

The Michael Gianaris Pipeline: Campaign Wealth Redistributed

December 8, 2024 / 7 minutes of reading

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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Michael GianarisCorruption

NYC Taxpayers Fund Speaker Adams’ $30K Theater Production

December 5, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

Following 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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Adrienne Adams, NYCCorruption

Pay-to-Play Politics: How NYC’s Speaker Bought Power

November 24, 2024 / 8 minutes of reading

How 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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Adrienne Adams, Ari Kagan, Bronx Democratic Party, Carlina Rivera, Christopher Marte, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Nantasha Williams, NYC, Pierina Sanchez, Sandy Nurse, Shekar Krishnan, Verrazzano Victory AllianceCorruption

NYC Officials Preach Transit, Ride in Limos

November 14, 2024 / 7 minutes of reading

The 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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Antonio Reynoso, Donovan Richards, Jumaane Williams, Mark LevineCorruption

Cooking New York’s Crime Books

November 12, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

Albany’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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Crime, FBI, Kathy Hochul, NYCCorruption

Manhattan’s Community Boards: A $382,716 Black Hole

November 11, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading

How 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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Brad Lander, Eric Adams, Mark Levine, NYCCorruption

NYC: Where Transparency Takes a Vacation

November 8, 2024 / 8 minutes of reading

When 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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Antonio Reynoso, Brad Lander, Donovan Richards, Eric Adams, Jumaane Williams, Luis Miranda Jr., Mark Levine, NYC, SOMOS, Vanessa Gibson, Vito FossellaCorruption

NYC Council’s $1.2M Black Box: A Study in Financial Opacity

October 30, 2024 / 9 minutes of reading

A Study in Strategic Opacity Despite today’s expectations of government transparency, the New York City Council under Speaker Adrienne Adams has mastered financial opacity. This persists even with oversight from City Comptroller Brad Lander and Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan – both wielding significant fiscal authority yet remaining silent on how council funds vanish into

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Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Justin Brannan, NYCCorruption

NYC Council Speaker’s $1,393 Car Service: Questions of Coincidence

October 24, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

The Investigation A thorough examination of public records has revealed a questionable expense in the NYC Council’s spending: a car service bill that raises significant questions about the use of public funds. After multiple unanswered requests for explanation, the matter has escalated to a formal Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to uncover the details

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Adrienne Adams, NYCCorruption