We are bombarded by anecdotes about food stamp beneficiaries supposedly stealing from the government, but Sidney winner @rosagoldensohn.bsky.social shines a light on a huge and preventable theft of benefits from needy people.

The idea that NYC's D primary was low turnout is not true by any objective measure, and comparing it to the last mayoral primary, which had a seismic turnout based on a city-wide push from a slew of candidates, is a false comparison. Some real comparisons here.

An infuriating (& also fascinating) story about EBT theft. It's on the rise! The victims, NY's hungriest people, don't get made whole. There's lots NY state can do to prevent this, but it lags behind other states and far behind commercial banking. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/s...

As you watch the videos of buses being torched after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, give a thought to the cabbie whose taxi got trashed after Game 4. I spoke with Noureddine Bitat for this story in @thecity.nyc. He’s 59, has been driving a taxi for two years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/14/c...

Want to read something nice? Here’s a delightful story by @katiehonan.bsky.social about my lovely husband and his one-man quest to restore torn and missing basketball nets in city parks www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/04/b...

"THE CITY built a comprehensive database of ICE arrests from 5 months of emergency lawsuits...offering a first-of-its-kind view into ICE’s tactics." Such incredibly tenacious reporting with this story. Amazing work from @rosalindadams.bsky.social +team: projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...

Reporters @thecity.nyc spent months acquiring & analyzing every habeas petition filed by immigrants around NYC We identified 430 street arrests, far outnumbering courthouse arrests 93% targeted Latinos Latinos make up 66% of the undocumented population projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...

🚨 The NYT appears to have taken a great feature story written by my colleague at Bolts about a west Tennessee county & the VRA, & essentially rewritten it. (Same frame, similar hed, overlapping sources.) Without a single mention, credit, let alone the a hyperlink buried somewhere.

Rent Freeze No Sure Thing in First Vote By Mamdani-Majority Rent Board www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/07/r... Tenant groups and labor organizations that filled the auditorium loudly booed and demanded that the members roll back the preliminary vote that passed after all motions for a rent freeze failed.

New & Breaking: Video Shows ICE Agent Tasing Man Multiple Times Ahead of Bushwick Hospital Standoff www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...

THE CITY exists to help neighbors & today we are here to help 2 particularly feckless New Yorkers, Colin Jost and Pete Davidson, get off a sinking ship. By sinking their ship. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/27/c...

It’s an indictment of our political leadership that the deed theft dispute that sparked this protest involves real estate investors that were exposed by The City 3 years ago for doing exactly this kinda thing and nothing preventative has been done since! www.thecity.nyc/2023/07/13/e...

Local news matters even if it sometimes takes years to see the impact. After nearly 50 years of vacancy, the long-derelict state-owned building at 1024 Fulton St. in Clinton Hill may finally be headed for 125 affordable apartments + community space. 🧵👇 www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/13/h...

BREAKING: ICE officials under a judge’s order to clean up overcrowded & squalid conditions on 10th floor at 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a separate, secret floor where they decided that ruling didn’t apply, the Trump admin admitted in court Monday. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...

The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social portal that drew 80,000 enthused NYers to city government has resulted in just 31 hires, largely because most city jobs are civil service. To me, this was a lost opportunity to draw talent & skills to NYC. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/06/m...

Ingrid Lewis-Martin Accepted Diamond Earrings to Help Developers Dodge Inspections, New Filings Allege The earrings cost $3,000. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/27/i...

Of all the Adams' appointees @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social could have kept on, this is a curious one Mamdani Diversity Chief Cherry-Picked Numbers, MTA Watchdog Found www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/06/m...

This story has it all. Drugs, cops, cuckoo clocks, a protagonist with hustle, a bitter family feud and the allure of THIS oil painting. It also makes a great point about inconsistencies in our drug laws. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...

Wow. Simply wow.

Am extremely puzzled as to how this is even assignable as an article, esp as how thin the result is: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...

Y'all this is crazy! www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/r...

NYT or THE CITY. You decide.

Total turnout is already near 1 million As points of reference:

"Oh, please, don’t be glazing me here, Zohran! Are you kidding?” The last mayoral debate, what a ride! We recapped it here. Early voting starts Saturday. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/n...

With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support. Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com WBEZ: @wbez.org

How is the federal shutdown going to impact New Yorkers? @thecity.nyc explains. (It ain't good!) www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/01/f...

Really excited to welcome Carroll Bogert -- a champion of journalists and journalism -- to @thecity.nyc as our new CEO! bsky.app/profile/thec...

New: While a 29-year-old detainee with severe mental illness was on the brink of death in his Rikers Island cell last month, a medical staffer stood outside his cell door spraying air freshener, according to a Board of Correction report obtained by @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/r...

Fellow New Yorkers (and all those who are New York-curious), recommended follow:

How can you not love this city and @thecity.nyc ?

The Eric Adams fundraiser charged with bribing her way into a city shelter program for her Queens hotels is now also charged with helping the program boss liquidate part of that alleged bribe — a $107,000 Mercedes — as the feds closed in.

The way we were...

What Happens if Eric Adams Drops Out of the Mayor’s Race? www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/04/e...

As an editor, I consider it my mission to put my reporters front and center to shine But just for tonight, I can’t help myself GET IT NOW HERE www.teerico.com/collections/...

Wore this @thecity.nyc shirt to Russian shoe repair guy in Brooklyn to get new holes in my Birkenstocks. He reads my shirt: “What’s that, fake news?” - No sir. “Don’t blame you for what then?” Corruption. “But we all corrupt in the head.” - So what do I owe you? “Whatever you want my friend.”

The burning question, answered: Just How Much Cash Was in That Bag of Potato Chips From Winnie Greco? And some more questions asked.... www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/25/w...

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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

Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see it was mentioned in the press. “While we can’t speak to the details of the story,” he said, “we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...

Eric Adams and his associates have repeatedly been caught in outrageous, petty, and asinine acts of snack-adjacent graft. Eric Lach writes about the latest scandal, over a bag of sour-cream-and-onion chips.

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FACT: Nobody has covered the impact of Trump's immigration crackdown on NYC better than @GwynneFitz 6-Year-Old NYC Elementary School Student and Her Mom Deported www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/19/e...

Sometimes a picture really does say 1000 words. Adams Opens Campaign Office in Building With Vacate Order www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/08/a... But also read the story!

Instacart is ramping up its effort to push Mayor Adams to veto a Council bill that would expand the delivery worker minimum wage to its shoppers, placing op-eds in local papers, funding a fake grassroots group and targeting individual Council members. buff.ly/SPF2TAU

I’ve been appreciating @thecity.nyc so much in recent months, and its recent immigration reporting finally pushed me to sign up as a monthly donor.

April 2: Judge drops federal corruption charges against Eric Adams. Multiple prosecutors resigned rather than carry out the apparent quid pro quo w/ Trump May 3-12: Multiple $2100 straw donations hit Adams' campaign, which applies for public matching funds off them www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...

If you are trans in NYC and wondering about when and how to update your passport gender marker -- here's the guide for you, with LOCAL resources: www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/23/t...

At least 81 people have been held in a lock up at 26 Federal Plaza under these conditions: www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/22/v...

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