Posted inZohran Mamdani
Will Mamdani Tame the NYPD?
One hundred days into Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty, crime is down, the police union is suspicious, the DSA is impatient — and key promises are unfulfilled.
Criminal Justice
Posted inJails and Prisons
Delayed Bellevue Jail Unit to Open as Rikers Med Facility is Shut
City plans to close aging jail hospital as long-delayed $241 million replacement launches.
Posted inEric Adams
Eric Adams Power Broker Says He’s the Victim in Multi-Million Insurance Scam
Federal prosecutors charged three associates of Adams' former chief of staff Frank Carone in an alleged insurance fraud scheme. Carone, a powerful lobbyist, says they scammed him too.
Posted inJails and Prisons
More Than 40k 311 Calls From Rikers Go Into a Black Hole Every Year
Detainees and families dial 311 to report freezing cells, hallucinations and denied medical care. Many complaints are routed as "customer comments" and vanish without action.
Posted inCity Council
A Gale Brewer Imposter Scammed NYC’s Pension Fund Out of $32,980
An online portal allowed grifters to reroute checks and pocket nearly $300,000 in illegal loans, including one from the Manhattan Council member's pension fund.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge Orders Rikers Manager to Fix Jail Woes in 7 Years or Less
A federal judge has given new overseer Nicholas Deml sweeping powers to reform the jail system, but critics question how long basic rights can wait.
Posted inPublic Safety
Mamdani Soft-Launches Community Safety Initiative With Just a Handful of Staffers
After campaigning on the creation of an ambitious $1.1 billion new department, the mayor announced he’s launching a three-person new office he called a “first step.”
Posted inCriminal Justice
Advocates Demand Answers as State Prisons Face Scrutiny After Deaths
Reformers say deaths and proposed cuts to prison oversight funding demand a close look at New York’s correctional system.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lawyers for Man Shot by Cops Allege Queens DA Indicted Him in Secret
Legal Aid Society lawyers representing Jabez Chakraborty are seeking to have charges dismissed, saying that prosecutors repeatedly ignored requests to testify in front of a grand jury.
Posted inJails and Prisons
The Revolving Door Between Rikers and City Hospitals
Jail clinicians sometimes send people in crisis to city hospitals — only for them to be returned to Rikers Island within hours.