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Pedicab Driver’s Death Amid NYPD Crackdown Rattles a Freewheeling Industry Musa Cetin hanged himself in a police precinct cell as the pedicab industry, known for blaring music and tourist scams, is snared in sweeping NYPD enforcement.

Pedicab driver died by suicide in an NYPD holding cell amid a bruising police crackdown on the industry

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A 15-year-old kid riding an e-bike being chased by a police car ran a stop sign and got struck by a bus in Queens. His death stayed unreported for over a year

‘Watch Yourself’: Top Cuomo Advisor Melissa DeRosa ’04 M.P.A. ’09 Berates Undergrad Who Probes Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Allegations Melissa DeRosa ’04 M.P.A. ’09, secretary to former governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) berated a Cornell undergraduate student at a Oct 1. Cornell Political Strategy Group event after asking about Cuomo’s ...

This story about Melissa DeRosa allegedly threatening Cornell's funding after an undergrad dared to ask her about Cuomo's sexual harassment allegations is not gonna do anything for this crew's reputation as frothing bullies.

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So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."

The same old Cuomo, dividing as always I’ve never won an argument with Andrew Cuomo. When Bill de Blasio wanted to raise New York City’s minimum wage, Cuomo argued it was the selfish act of a mayor more interested in campaigning than go…

"Cuomo can see everyone’s faults but his own. He doesn’t show humility. He rarely apologizes. And if you never admit mistakes, you never learn from them. You never evolve."
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Retired NYPD Chief John Chell approved for $295K annual disability pension Chell, who retired Oct. 8, will receive a monthly payment of $24,659.97, according to the NYC Police Pension Fund. That sum works out to $295,919.64 per year, almost entirely tax free, for the rest…

New: Newly-retired NYPD Chief of Department John Chell, a key Mayor Adams ally, will rake in $295,000 a year from a disability pension stemming from an incident on Randalls Island he says hurt his foot. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/24/r...

The leader of a Bronx mosque who hosted Cuomo last month “completely” condemns his remarks yesterday suggesting that Mamdani would have cheered 9/11, saying his comments evoked painful memories of anti-Muslim backlash. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/c...

Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean Total reported killed: 34 people Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View September 15, 2025 3 “in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

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FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

Earlier on Canal Street, as agents attempted to disperse, one who I recognize from the courts pulled out a taser and threatened protester with it. @thecity.nyc

Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors Spontaneous protests were met with an armored military vehicle and assault rifles in a crackdown that escalated the Trump administration’s focus on NYC.

NEW: Chaos erupted in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon as dozens of masked federal agents targeting street vendors on Canal Street were met with droves of spontaneous counter- protesters.

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Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’ During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Slow-mo shows the agent pushes a female journalist who wasn’t in the elevator, just filming-- she then falls into the man who leaves on the stretcher in a neck brace

Thank you Nick Pinto for spotting this. If you don't know, this is Andrew Cuomo's long-time spokesperson reposting a post calling Mamdani a "terrorist".

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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His wife was dying, his federal job crumbling. It tested his faith — in God and Trump. One federal worker was rejected three times from the administration’s early resignation offer. Would he blame the president he voted for?

A test of faith, in so many ways. A superb and insightful story here from @hannahnatanson.bsky.social about a federal worker, and Trump voter, who chose to take the buyout as his wife was dying, only to be told he was too late.

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After Trump administration threat, Adams targets transgender student bathroom policies Mayor Eric Adams’ comments come after the Trump administration threatened to hold up federal grant funding to NYC because of the city’s policies on transgender students.

After federal funding threat, NYC Mayor Eric Adams targets transgender students’ bathroom access
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wow, per our reporter Lauren Hartley who is at the hearing now, the Avenir proposal (for the Hudson Yards area) was also just voted down.

two major Manhattan casino plans scraped off the board. story to come ...

Beer & The Mayoral Ballot: FAQ NYC Podcast As the NYC mayoral election approaches, FAQ NYC podcast hosts Christina Greer, Harry Siegel, and Katie Honan record the latest developments from our historic saloon on Thursday, October 23.

Pretty neat @thecity.nyc event at the Tenement Museum next month, looking forward to checking it out @rachelholliday.bsky.social @katiehonan.bsky.social
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Deaths in NYPD Custody Nearly Doubled in Recent Years Forty people died while in police custody in 2023 and 2024 — the highest two-year toll in nearly a decade. With at least nine more deaths this year, though a downward trend, advocates are calling for ...

“Deaths in NYPD custody have surged to levels not seen in at least a decade, with 40 people dying in 2023 and 2024 combined — roughly double the toll of any two-year period since at least 2016.”
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Eric Adams Advocate Fired from City Job After Posts Critical of Charlie Kirk Community liaison Tony Herbert referred to the shooting of the right-wing activist on X as “karma,” while suggesting Kirk was a “racist.” He also called the killing “unfortunate.” He was terminated Th...

A longtime anti-gun violence advocate and current campaign proxy for Eric Adams got fired from his Adams administration job for social media posts calling Charlie Kirk racist.

Eric Adams Advocate Fired from City Job After Posts Critical of Charlie Kirk Community liaison Tony Herbert referred to the shooting of the right-wing activist on X as “karma,” while suggesting Kirk was a “racist.” He also called the killing “unfortunate.” He was terminated…

Eric Adams Advocate Fired from City Job After Posts Critical of Charlie Kirk

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Lead in Your Water? A New Yorker’s Guide to How to Test and Lower Your Risk Thousands of NYC homes still get water through lead pipes. Here's how to check your service line, test your tap and take simple steps to reduce exposure.

Here’s what to know about where our water comes from, how to check your service line and indoor plumbing pipe material, and how to mitigate your household’s lead exposure.

BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.

Here is the text of his email shared with me:

Safe Streets Activists Want a McGuinness Redo After Adams Ally Is Charged With Sabotaging Plans Manhattan District Attorney’s office alleges the influential Greenpoint family the Argentos traded favors with Eric Adams’ former top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin in exchange for her help blocking DOT…

A corruption indictment unveiled Thursday alleges what safe street advocates have long suspected: that a scheme involving an influential Greenpoint family and the mayor’s aide wrecked improvements to the neighborhood’s deadliest street.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia free from Tennessee jail and returning home to Maryland, lawyer says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been freed from Putnam County Jail and is on his way to reunite with his family in Maryland, his lawyer confirms to FOX 17 News.

Fox 17 Nashville reports that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from criminal detention in Tennessee and is on his way home to Maryland.

“Today, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free,” his attorney, @sean-hecker.bsky.social, said in a statement.

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