Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
NYPD Confirms Involvement in FBI Probe Targeting Volunteer Observers in Immigration Court
The NYPD confirmed its involvement in an FBI investigation that included surveillance of a private Signal chat of volunteer courtwatchers monitoring ICE activity inside New York City’s immigration courthouses. An NYPD spokesperson told THE CITY on Friday that surveillance of the Signal chat was part of a “broader counterterrorism investigation” into “a range of possible […]
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Out of the Spotlight, Actors Teach Child Welfare Workers How to Balance Safety With Sensitivity
Ms. Paula Hargrove was reading a book with her school-age daughter on a recent Tuesday morning when, outside her apartment, two rookies from the Administration for Children’s Services prepared to pay her a visit. Child welfare worker Meileth Nunez rang the doorbell. Ms. Hargrove answered, while a colleague, Amna Moona, braced to utter words no […]
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Plumbers Propose Emergency Inspection of All NYCHA Boilers Post-Explosion
In response to the recent boiler explosion and chimney collapse at a Bronx public housing development, an association representing licensed plumbers is calling for an emergency inspection sweep of all New York City Housing Authority boilers to be conducted by its members. NYCHA’s boilers are supposed to be inspected annually by the Department of Buildings […]
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Mamdani and Trump White House Meeting Set for Friday
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans to address affordability concerns in his Friday White House sitdown with President Donald Trump, his first meeting with the man who labeled him “my little communist mayor” and threatened to deport him and pull federal funding to New York City. Mamdani said his team asked for the meeting to discuss his […]
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The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Among New York cannabis growers, Eleni Polinski is known as “the Godmother.” Born and raised in Brooklyn, the 26-year old grows sticky and pungent cannabis strains as distinct as coral reefs. Soon after she launched Godmother’s Garden five years ago with her then boyfriend, the brand seemed poised to shine in New York’s legal market. […]
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