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NYPD

Feds Investigating Drug-Planting Allegations Involving NYPD Officers

Dec. 13, 2022, 2:50 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

The allegations had previously been dismissed by the NYPD and the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office despite explosive video footage from two separate car stops in Staten Island in 2018.

Democrats

Brooklyn Democratic Machine Appoints Little Pakistan Residents to Party Posts Without Their Knowledge

Nov. 28, 2022, 5:05 a.m.May 1, 2023, 11:12 a.m.

A former party leader in the borough says ‘ghost appointees’ are not a new phenomenon.

Queens

Council Advances All-Affordable Real Estate Project in East New York, and Partly Affordable One in Astoria

Nov. 17, 2022, 1:22 p.m.Nov. 17, 2022, 4:33 p.m.

Charles Barron called the development in his district a model for others, while Julie Won took credit for “wins” while falling short of the affordable housing threshold she’d called for.

Brooklyn

‘Shut the F- Up’ Brooklyn Democratic Party Turns on Itself After Election Day Defeats

Nov. 14, 2022, 10:29 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

The party’s executive director suggested that elected officials in Southern Brooklyn lacked “commitment” after those politicians ripped the party for failing to vulnerable incumbents.

Campaign 2022

Democrats in Southern Brooklyn: ‘Our Party Didn’t Even Put Up a Fight’

Nov. 9, 2022, 10:06 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

As Republicans look poised to oust veteran Democratic lawmakers, some officials are publicly sounding the alarm about the state and county party organizations.

Campaign 2022

Gov. Hochul Holds on After Tough Campaign Against Right-Winger Zeldin

Nov. 8, 2022, 11:22 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

While pre-election polls showed a close race, Democrats’ overwhelming registration advantage and late get-out-the-vote effort were enough for the incumbent to prevail.

CUNY

A Big Bill but Little Payoff for CUNY’s COVID Testing System

Nov. 7, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 9, 2022, 4:42 p.m.

As the university struggles with declining enrollment, an intrusive PCR testing system with no clear purpose has become one more obstacle for faculty and students — especially those at community colleges.

Brooklyn

Scaffold Construction Plunge Death Spurs Demands for Stepped-Up Site Safety

Nov. 4, 2022, 3:14 p.m.Nov. 4, 2022, 7:09 p.m.

Raúl Tenelema Puli of Queens fell 20 feet along with a heavy I-beam at a downtown Brooklyn residential tower project.

Rikers Island

Left Unmonitored In His Cell, He Etched His Suicide Note Into a Wall On Rikers Island

Nov. 1, 2022, 9:08 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

In a new lawsuit, the family of deceased Rikers detainee Segundo Guallpa allege that corrections officers failed to check on him, and that at least one falsified paperwork claiming that she had.

NYC Ferry

Borough President Adams Pushed for Ferry Service in Canarsie. Mayor Adams Isn’t Delivering.

Oct. 31, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 31, 2022, 10:21 a.m.

Residents in southeast Brooklyn complain of few transit options and packed, lengthy commutes, but the istration is opposing ferry expansion — leaving most stops in affluent, white neighborhoods.

George Joseph

Feds Investigating Drug-Planting Allegations Involving NYPD Officers

Brooklyn Democratic Machine Appoints Little Pakistan Residents to Party Posts Without Their Knowledge

Council Advances All-Affordable Real Estate Project in East New York, and Partly Affordable One in Astoria

‘Shut the F- Up’ Brooklyn Democratic Party Turns on Itself After Election Day Defeats

Democrats in Southern Brooklyn: ‘Our Party Didn’t Even Put Up a Fight’

Gov. Hochul Holds on After Tough Campaign Against Right-Winger Zeldin

A Big Bill but Little Payoff for CUNY’s COVID Testing System

Scaffold Construction Plunge Death Spurs Demands for Stepped-Up Site Safety

Left Unmonitored In His Cell, He Etched His Suicide Note Into a Wall On Rikers Island

Borough President Adams Pushed for Ferry Service in Canarsie. Mayor Adams Isn’t Delivering.

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