NEW: Have you been sued for credit card debt?
In NYC, tens of thousands of people are sued for debt every year. But many never learn about the lawsuits, because process servers donโt deliver the court papers.
@chrisbragg1.bsky.social
Albany Bureau Chief, New York Focus
NEW: Have you been sued for credit card debt?
In NYC, tens of thousands of people are sued for debt every year. But many never learn about the lawsuits, because process servers donโt deliver the court papers.
New: A powerful Bronx politician dines on developers' double donations nysfocus.com/2025/06/05/r...
05.06.2025 15:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A Westchester County mayor helped rezone land he owned โ dramatically increasing the value โ then sold it to a housing developer for $2.9M nysfocus.com/2025/05/21/m...
21.05.2025 16:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0New: In Yonkers, Mayor Mike Spano has stated his administration has not been lobbied by his powerful brotherโs firm. Emails indicate otherwise. nysfocus.com/2025/04/30/y...
30.04.2025 14:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The son of a top New York judge is at the center of a controversy over an undisclosed romance.
Meanwhile, the top state judge, Joseph Zayas, has himself appointed his son's girlfriend and boss to prestigious positions
nysfocus.com/2025/04/09/n...
New: Cuomo failed to disclose lobbyists who fundraised for his mayoral bid nysfocus.com/2025/03/20/a... w/ @juliarock.bsky.social
20.03.2025 23:51 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2Cuomoโs state-funded defense lawyers are the throwing him a fundraiser nysfocus.com/2025/03/11/a...
12.03.2025 12:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Patronage Never Left: New York Courts Still Favor the Politically Connected nysfocus.com/2025/03/05/n...
05.03.2025 13:58 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2NEW: SNAP has been a lifeline for needy New Yorkers at a time of increasing food insecurity.
But it has also become a target for thieves who use hidden skimming devices on card readers to steal millions in benefits. Will New York commit to a simple fix?
Mystery donor funds $10M campaign against Hochulโs home care plan nysfocus.com/2025/02/04/h...
04.02.2025 12:02 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A new Reporters' Notebook from @chrisbragg1.bsky.social, @sammellins.bsky.social and @colinreports.bsky.social:
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A $1700 Bills suite tab was paid with campaign funds
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Bipartisan support for clean water funding
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New Yorkโs top court upheld a manโs conviction despite his negligent lawyer
NEW: Reporters' Note book from Bianca Fortis, @chrisbragg1.bsky.social and @colinreports.bsky.social:
-A prominent New York lobbying firm racks up fines
-Hochul proposes $1 billion in climate funding...over 5 years
-An update to the state's school funding formula
Reporter @colinreports.bsky.social found that Hochul's staff tweaked her State of the State agenda at the last minute on Tuesday, removing a self-imposed deadline on cap and invest. Great find by a dogged reporter.
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