Mason B. Williams
@masonbwilliams.bsky.social
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Historian. Assoc. Professor at Williams College; books from W.W. Norton.
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28 days ago
Some 1,600 people are suing NY prisons over sexual abuse they allege they suffered while in custody. Reporters at
@nysfocus.bsky.social
sought records to find out how the prison agency handles sex abuse allegations, but they met a stone wall. Now they're suing.
hellgatenyc.com/why-these-re...
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Why These Reporters Are Suing New York's Prison System
Journalists filed public records requests last year to find out how the agency handles allegations of sexual abuse. With prison officials stonewalling the requests, the reporters are going to court.
https://hellgatenyc.com/why-these-reporters-are-suing-new-yorks-prison-system/
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Twelve years later, the NYPD is still not in compliance with the court orders from Floyd v. New York, the lawsuit that found the city's stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional (by
@reuvenblau.bsky.social
,
@thecity.nyc
)
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/26/n...
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NYPD Still Illegally Stopping New Yorkers 12 Years After Court Ruling, Monitor Finds
Illegal stops, missing paperwork and weak discipline remain widespread despite federal oversight.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/26/nypd-illegal-stop-frisk-monitor/
about 2 months ago
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I took a shot at placing Mamdani's victory in the long scope of New York City's political history -- in the most recent issue of
@vitalcitynyc.bsky.social
, alongside a bunch more essays by some really sharp people.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/a-n...
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Vital City | A New Era in New York City Political History?
Putting Mamdani’s huge win in perspective — from La Guardia to today
https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/a-new-era-in-new-york-city-political-history
5 months ago
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This was an absolute blast--
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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