wild story from @thecity.nyc! a missed art/reporting opportunity is an image of the front of the red envelope itself. diff red envelopes convey diff meanings/purposes and i'm curious what variety was used here. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...

The speed at which this all went down is pretty stunning when you consider how slow Congress usually is on virtually everything www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Many thanks to @jiejennyzou.bsky.social 4 writing this article and @nysfocus.bsky.social for publishing it. It features the story of my son and other NYers’s urgent need for continuation of Medicaid SNAP & other services. nysfocus.com/2025/07/03/t...

thing I learned this week that doesn't make sense and is probably wasteful: NY agencies can opt to *only* accept appeal letters for records requests by POSTAL MAIL even though those same agencies are required to accept records requests electronically (i.e. email or portal) #FOIAFriday #OpenRecords

just received what I *lovingly* refer to as a "ransom note" from @nysdoh.bsky.social for a FOIL request I filed last month my request has 2 parts and only 1 part asks for email communications but lack of specific email addresses is apparently sufficient grounds to unalive my entire request 🥀 ⚰️

"Layoffs, program reductions, and closures are on the table for NY's mental health providers after millions in federal funds were unexpectedly cut last week." -- @jiejennyzou.bsky.social reports that advocates are urging @governor.ny.gov to take immediate action. nysfocus.com/2025/03/31/n...

NEW: New York’s conviction integrity units promise justice for the wrongfully convicted. Our investigation with @columbiajournalism.bsky.social Investigations shows these units have fallen short. Applicants found the CIU process slow and haphazard, leaving them in limbo, sometimes for years. 🧵

Chip technology has been standard in credit and debit cards for a decade. It could stop New York’s surging rate of stolen benefits.