alex arriaga
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local journalist | new york focus audience engagement editor
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A reflection on my path as a journalist -
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My First Byline: Alex Arriaga
Audience engagement editor, New York Focus
https://open.substack.com/pub/yourfirstbyline/p/my-first-byline-alex-arriaga?r=1j8e3&utm_medium=ios
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Chris Gelardi
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Never have I so badly wanted to throw my phone into the ocean.
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daviss
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NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning. “SAY HER NAME!” “RENEE GOOD!”
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Shannon Heffernan
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An ICE officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis is not the first time federal agents involved in immigration have shot a person this year. Here are two shootings, including another fatal one, during the recent Chicago blitz.
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New York Focus
2 days ago
NEW: New York regulators got FBI evidence of a massive cheating scandal in horse racing. They ignored it.
nysfocus.com/2026/01/07/h...
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FBI Wiretaps, Illegal Drugs, and Dead Horses
The feds gave New York key evidence on horse racing’s largest doping ring. State regulators have done nothing with it for years.
https://nysfocus.com/2026/01/07/horse-racing-new-york-illegal-drugs-dopers
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first event will be in Astoria in Jan 21 on the topic of child care - get your ticket!
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I have jury duty this month. Could be a very funny assignment
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fun!!! an end-of-year quiz
nysfocus.com/2025/12/31/w...
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Who Ran New York in 2025?
You stuck with us through another rollercoaster year in New York politics. To show our gratitude, we're giving you a test.
https://nysfocus.com/2025/12/31/who-ran-new-york-in-2025-quiz
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When I went home my dad saw that the heels on my boots were worn down and he said he’ll take them to a guy he knows to get fixed. And he did the same day.
11 days ago
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Why would you make a real person a major reference in your art if you know nothing about them
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I was scrolling through my camera roll to remember what I did this year and I think I tried my best to have as much lightheartedness as possible. Strictly!
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TPM
17 days ago
In a new interview,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
recalls standing outside a notorious Manhattan immigration court while his father, who is Indian-Ugandan, did his citizenship interview. "I spent four hours waiting not knowing what was going to happen."
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/zohr...
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Zohran Mamdani on His Family’s Experience With Immigration Court and His Plans for ICE in NYC
Zohran Mamdani has felt the fear that stalks the halls of New...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/zohran-mamdani-on-his-familys-experience-with-immigration-court-and-his-plans-for-ice-in-nyc
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Lynda Lopez
20 days ago
“A longtime Chicago resident from Bulgaria died Monday while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Michigan detention facility.“
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Bulgarian man from Chicago dies in ICE custody at Michigan detention facility
Nenko Gantchev, 56, was arrested Sept. 23 during "Operation Midway Blitz," the Trump administration's recent immigration enforcement in the Chicago area. He died Monday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/20/chicago-man-dies-ice-custody-michigan-nenko-gantchev
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Tim Murphy
21 days ago
Elise Stefanik to continue running from office
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I already said this
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23 days ago
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molly taft
23 days ago
do leaders of the top investigative newsroom in the country not understand what makes their journalism valuable??????
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This weekend was so violent
26 days ago
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Winter is fighting with my landlord season
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Not the resistance coming for a 3 year old
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26 days ago
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thinking about when my niece said let’s build a snowman but did not participate in the snowman building and then asked if she can knock my snowman down and I pleaded with her to let him live but she refused
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Judy Patrick
28 days ago
"This time last year, we still had a future. But it burned up in the fire, like most of the town.”
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After 97 years and a catastrophic fire, the Palisadian-Post newspaper ceases publication
In a 'final blow,' the 97-year-old Palisadian-Post newspaper has ceased publication as Pacific Palisades works to recover from the January fire.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-11/pacific-palisades-palisadian-post-newspaper-shuts-down
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I just remembered I used to use this meme all the time LOL
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29 days ago
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A wise prediction
@rachelg.bsky.social
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...
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Newsrooms invest in editorial partnerships
"By working together, our reporting is more comprehensive, reaches more people, and has a better chance of impact."
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/newsrooms-invest-in-editorial-partnerships/
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A reflection on my path as a journalist -
open.substack.com/pub/yourfirs...
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My First Byline: Alex Arriaga
Audience engagement editor, New York Focus
https://open.substack.com/pub/yourfirstbyline/p/my-first-byline-alex-arriaga?r=1j8e3&utm_medium=ios
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New York Focus
29 days ago
Read the story:
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I just remembered that I had a dream in which a package arrived and inside it was...American Canto. NO!
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New York Focus Union
about 1 month ago
Today, unionized nonprofit newsrooms across the country are standing shoulder-to-shoulder to demand that news industry leaders agree to common-sense guardrails around the implementation of artificial intelligence to protect the integrity, quality, and accuracy of our journalism.
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ProPublica
about 1 month ago
Read
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's investigation that prompted the congressional probe. We found that agents had detained >170 Americans this year. More than 20 citizens said they were held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or their loved ones.
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John Annese
about 1 month ago
WHAT COULD GO WRONG
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Ethan Harfenshvitz
about 1 month ago
The fact that the banner photo features a sign with an article written by the same reporter as this piece is an incredible little Easter egg.
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Andrea González-RamĂrez
about 1 month ago
I spoke with Any LucĂa LĂłpez Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her. "My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
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I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
https://www.thecut.com/article/any-lucia-lopez-belloza-college-student-deported-honduras.html
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Long wool coat or parka for tonight
about 1 month ago
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just remembered that my aunt showed me jeans she got at aldi and they had an aldi tag on them ugh I want that
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Julie Delpy is so fascinating to me for choosing CHRIS ROCK as her romantic counterpart in 2 Days in New York. the movie depicts her french family kind of out of tune with american customs and culture but perhaps there was also a misread there
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Lynda Lopez
about 1 month ago
“In New York City, such arrests have been less common, but since Allan had a removal order — unbeknownst to him — he was more vulnerable in a climate where USCIS interviews have turned into a “hunting ground”
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A New York Marriage is Torn Apart by ICE - Documented
Matthew and Allan Marrero went to 26 Federal Plaza together to interview for a marriage-based green card. Allan never came home.
https://documentedny.com/2025/12/02/a-new-york-marriage-torn-apart-by-ice/
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New York Focus
about 1 month ago
It's giving...Tuesday. Donate now and your gift will be matched and tripled!
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Help Us Uncover How Power in New York Really Works
New York's only statewide newsroom dedicated to holding Albany accountable.
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I ordered a bloody mary and the bartender said can I see your id then he made the drink and checked my id after lol
about 1 month ago
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This is my makeshift desk
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New York Focus
about 1 month ago
New York Focus is seeking a full-time politics reporter to help lead our coverage of New York state politics in a pivotal moment. You’ll have your work cut out for you in 2026.
nysfocus.com/hiring
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Careers
New York's only statewide newsroom dedicated to holding Albany accountable.
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Chris Morran
about 2 months ago
NEW: A
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analysis found dozens of cases in recent months which officers deployed "less lethal" weapons in ways that flout the government’s own rules — like aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin and deploying chemical agents near children.
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Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-border-patrol-less-lethal-weapons
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New York Focus
about 2 months ago
An officer bungled a teen rape case. The victim was abused again. The investigator, who did not believe the teen, faced little punishment, illustrating the different ways that officers in New York State are disciplined for misconduct.
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Alex S. Vitale
about 2 months ago
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
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John Oliver loves New York Focus
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about 2 months ago
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New York Focus
about 2 months ago
Our reporting on federal cuts to public media was featured on
@lastweektonight.com
with John Oliver! Because of the congressional cuts, New York public media will lose at least $57 million. 27 media organizations in New York, including 18 public radio and TV stations, count on this funding.
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New York Focus
about 2 months ago
Read our story:
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I was talking about my job to my sister, who drives ambulances and saves lives. Today she learned the concept of bluesky
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New York Focus
about 2 months ago
If President Donald Trump makes good on his threats, Zohran Mamdani may become the first New York City mayor forced to navigate an uninvited federal deployment of the National Guard. What can he do as mayor?
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What Can Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do if Trump Sends National Guards to NYC?
State officials and local activists may be more influential, but the mayor still has a role to play.
https://nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-election-mayor-national-guard-federal-troops-new-york-city
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Pamela Colloff
about 2 months ago
It's
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's first story for
@propublica.org
! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons. Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
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As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-bop-federal-prisons-corrections-officers
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The TRiiBE
about 2 months ago
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level. The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
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Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook-county-becomes-the-first-county-in-the-us-to-establish-permanent-funding-for-guaranteed-income/
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if you were wondering what happened next, read this Q and A:
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