Yoav Gonen, Author at THE CITY

NYPD

Video of NYPD Pursuit Shows Cops Abandoning Site of Deadly Crash

June 5, 2025, 9:56 p.m.June 5, 2025, 11:05 p.m.

The crash and flames killed Francisco Guzman Parra, 31, following a police vehicle pursuit from The Bronx to Upper Manhattan.

NYPD

Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment

June 3, 2025, 5:01 a.m.June 6, 2025, 10:17 a.m.

A review by THE CITY reveals that only five cops cited in the most extreme cases substantiated by the CCRB received significant discipline, and that 10 disciplinary cases still haven’t been resolved after half a decade.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch testifies at a City Council budget hearing.

Immigrants

NYPD Commissioner Stands by Work With Feds Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

May 29, 2025, 6:02 p.m.May 29, 2025, 6:04 p.m.

Jessica Tisch testified that changes to the NYPD’s cooperation with federal law enforcement on criminal cases would be “disastrous.”

Trump istration

Arrested by the NYPD but Not Prosecuted, They’re Now Imprisoned in El Salvador

May 16, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 15, 2025, 9:40 p.m.

The day after the NYPD arrested Merwil Gutiérrez Flores and another migrant on gun charges that were soon dropped, the men were taken into FBI custody then handed to ICE and flown to a notorious prison.

Adams World: Investigated

Eric Adams Search Warrant Records Show Scramble to Evade FBI Scrutiny

May 9, 2025, 11:24 p.m.May 12, 2025, 8:05 a.m.

Dozens of documents ordered released by judge in the mayor’s dismissed federal corruption case show evidence investigators chased involving allegedly fraudulent campaign fundraising.

NYPD

A Knock at the Door by a Florida Sheriff Inflames a Bitter NYPD Feud

May 2, 2025, 6:09 p.m.May 2, 2025, 6:09 p.m.

The two former lieutenants whose podcast has targeted NYPD leaders want the department to uncover who’s behind numerous social media attacks against them, and even their children.

Mayor Eric Adams walks out of 500 Pearl street with a furrowed brow in a blue suit and red tie.

Adams World: Investigated

Mayor Adams’ Legal Defense Fund Has Raised No Money This Year and Is $3.2 Million In the Red

April 16, 2025, 9:56 a.m.April 16, 2025, 9:56 a.m.

The trust has accumulated $2.2 million in new expenses, almost entirely for high-priced celebrity attorney Alex Spiro and his team at Quinn Emanuel.

Trump istration

Feds Confirm Student Yunseo Chung Was Targeted by Sec. of State Rubio

April 14, 2025, 1:40 p.m.April 14, 2025, 1:40 p.m.

The Columbia junior is one of two legal permanent residents Rubio is trying to deport for allegedly undermining the United States’ foreign policy objective of fighting antisemitism.

Trump istration

Columbia Student Hunted by Homeland Security Asks If She’s Hidden Name in Marco Rubio Memo

April 11, 2025, 11:02 a.m.April 11, 2025, 1:47 p.m.

Lawyers for the green card holder are demanding the Trump istration produce a memo by Rubio in which her name likely appears, alongside that of detained activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Workers hired by NYU place barriers around their campus a day after the NYPD arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters.

Higher Ed

NYU, Fordham Student Visas Yanked in Widening Federal Dragnet

April 9, 2025, 3:14 p.m.April 10, 2025, 1:48 p.m.

The New York City universities reported their students were impacted by federal scrutiny of student visas, which have led to over 300 visa revocations nationally.

Yoav Gonen

Video of NYPD Pursuit Shows Cops Abandoning Site of Deadly Crash

Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment

NYPD Commissioner Stands by Work With Feds Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

Arrested by the NYPD but Not Prosecuted, They’re Now Imprisoned in El Salvador

Eric Adams Search Warrant Records Show Scramble to Evade FBI Scrutiny

A Knock at the Door by a Florida Sheriff Inflames a Bitter NYPD Feud

Mayor Adams’ Legal Defense Fund Has Raised No Money This Year and Is $3.2 Million In the Red

Feds Confirm Student Yunseo Chung Was Targeted by Sec. of State Rubio

Columbia Student Hunted by Homeland Security Asks If She’s Hidden Name in Marco Rubio Memo

NYU, Fordham Student Visas Yanked in Widening Federal Dragnet

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