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Dear friends, especially those in journalism & fellow New Yorkers, while I appreciate the comic gesture, going forward please desist from sending me bags of Sour Cream & Onion potato chips.

I done already done had Herr's.

In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate

icoooonic chipsss. i vote go insane for your sister! yum!

(and @katiehonan.bsky.social, of all people? what was the expectation?!?)

Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.

brb, gonna start asking all my aunties now why my chinese new year red pockets never came in a bag of chips

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‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics NYC Care enrollment declines for the first time, as doctors warn that New Yorkers worried about their immigration status are avoiding care out of deportation fears.

‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/12/i...

While other cities like LA are being put through outdoor ICE raids, NYC is the nation's capital of ICE immigration courthouse arrests, new data analysis shows.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/11/2...

NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows Half of all immigration courthouse arrests earlier this summer were in Manhattan, as the Trump administration has mostly kept ICE enforcement off of the streets, in stark contrast to Los Angeles and o...

Numbers run by @haidee.bsky.social & @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reflect remarkable contrast between ICE in LA (immigration raid spectacles on the streets) and NY (arrests at court or office check-ins). Sparing NYC's mayor a mess as he runs for reelection.

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this week's edition is a great one from @katiehonan.bsky.social about the long-running municipal softball league for government workers

trivia: which agency plays as "the Greenbacks"?

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Mexican Relatives Kept Apart for Years Meet Again in NYC, Despite ICE Crackdowns The reunions, held away from view and not publicly advertised, bring together undocumented immigrants with family they haven’t seen in decades.

Family Reunions for Mexican Immigrants Persist in the Shadow of Immigration Enforcement W/ Documentedny.org

‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors.

NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.

No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.

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omg youre here!!

oh my, so many kind words in a day! thank you!! 🙈

thank you for reading, sharing and donating, karen!!!

“Today, eight months after launching this campaign with the vision of a city that every New Yorker could afford, we have won,” said Zohran Mamdani during his speech to supporters.

Our full coverage here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...

Photos: Alex Krales

currently making me laugh: all the people from way outside of NYC being like "why the hell do I care so much about the mayoral race" A THREAD 🧵

Always obsessed with how the family living in the Commandant's House in the Navy Yard can turn their whole district one color, this time just one of them voted for Brad Lander in the primary

LOOKING FOR HOW HE DID IT? we covered it!

For a REAL detailed map of how NYC voted, check our map out 😎

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Families in Tears and Panic Outside Immigration Office as ICE Accelerates Round-Ups Over the course of Wednesday, THE CITY witnessed at least 15 people arrested at routine, mandatory check-ins with the agency as the Trump administration escalates its crackdown.

Hour by hour, outside the ICE check in office today, for @thecity.nyc

www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/04/i...

Almost every NYPD cop charged with excessive force during the George Floyd protests escaped serious discipline, a review by THE CITY found

ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan Reporters for THE CITY witnessed vehicles hauling away 16 people in handcuffs from an office where immigrants in deportation cases were summoned to sudden appointments.

“Three women who also received the message and came to the office on Tuesday told THE CITY they were instructed to return on Wednesday — but this time to bring their children with them.”

harrowing new reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social:

First Lien Sale in Years Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst Dogged by unpaid taxes and water bills, indebted Brooklynites describe their struggles — and say new exemptions don’t help them

“This was my home that I built, and it was this incredible gathering space. So many people were in and out of there, and there were so many wonderful experiences.”

Great reporting by @haidee.bsky.social on struggling Brooklyn homeowners facing lien sales.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/l...

Remembering Tom Robbins, Journalist Who Crusaded for New Yorkers in Need A stint on THE CITY’s investigations team capped a career exposing the corrupt and the criminal on behalf of tenants, workers and incarcerated people.

There is no one post or piece that can capture the force that was @tommyrobb.bsky.social, but my colleagues and I at @thecity.nyc did our best. Thank you, Tom, for your relentless focus on leaving the world better than you found it, knowing It’s not only possible to change things, but imperative.

Migrants, and a Pastor, Arrested Inside Manhattan Immigration Courthouse Dozens of masked agents in plainclothes searched for targets exiting the elevators.

Dispatch from 26 Federal plaza where plain clothes federal agents detained at least 7 people leaving immigration court, plus a priest attempting to observe the arrests. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/i...

Beach Season in NYC is Just Beginning. For New Lifeguards, It Began Months Ago. The Parks Department now has training centers in high schools across the city, and is hoping to change the culture of the beach watchers.

I spent some time at lifeguard training classes this year, where prospective guards are ready to hit the city's beaches and pools -- but first have to make it through 16 weeks of laps, rescue exercises, and CPR.

With great photos from @fractenberg.bsky.social

www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/22/l...

Summer & THE CITY is back! 🌊⛱️☀️ We're bringing back our Summer & THE CITY weekly newsletter! And we want to hear from you: What are your best tips for surviving summer, and thriving in the season? If we like your tip, we'll featur...

😎 OUR SUMMER NEWSLETTER IS COMING BACK TOMORROW 😎 and for the first edition, we want to here your best summertime tips, hot spots and coping mechanisms:

HELP YOUR FELLOW NEW YORKERS OUT ⬇️

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Where do the mayoral candidates stand on issues such as housing, public safety, schools and the federal government?

Take our Meet Your Mayor quiz, in partnership with @Gothamist.com, to see which candidate you best match with.

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