Corruption

NYC Cultural Affairs: The Art of Making Public Money Disappear

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

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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 Bragg took office on January

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Tish James: Luxury Campaign Spending With Creative Accounting

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When 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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The Michael Gianaris Pipeline: Campaign Wealth Redistributed

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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 something far more interesting than

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NYC Taxpayers Fund Speaker Adams’ $30K Theater Production

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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 money. In an era where

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

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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 accuracy of $1,000 “thank you”

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NYC Officials Preach Transit, Ride in Limos

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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 months after taking office, Manhattan

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Cooking New York’s Crime Books

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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 finally deigned to upload New

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

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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 mysteries. This vanishing act happens

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NYC: Where Transparency Takes a Vacation

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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 while constituents back home struggle

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