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Investigative reporter at The City, non-profit covering all things NYC, "Made Men: The True Story of a NJ Crime Family" DMs are open; gsmith@thecity.nyc

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From @THECITYNY: The Saga of NYCHA's Lead Lies and the steep price paid: PART 1 thecity.nyc/2021/11/28/22806… PART 2 thecity.nyc/2021/11/29/22808…
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E-Bike Battery Fires Hit Record in NYC, But Solutions Remain Elusive thecityreporter.nyc/2026/11/… via @THECITYNY
E-Bike Battery Fires Hit Record in NYC, But Solutions Remain Elusive

E-Bike Battery Fires Hit Record in NYC, But Solutions Remain Elusive

Deadly blazes in The Bronx and Brooklyn have underlined how difficult it is to tamp down on the problem. Could a new Congress in Washington offer hope?

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NEW E-Bike Battery Fires On The Rise at NYCHA, Leaving Death in Their Wake thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
E-Bike Battery Fires on the Rise at NYCHA, Leaving Death in Their Wake

E-Bike Battery Fires on the Rise at NYCHA, Leaving Death in Their Wake

Eleven-year-old Zion Maine was killed in a lithium-ion battery fire on Monday at his family’s home at the Patterson Houses in The Bronx.

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NEW City’s Top Lawyer Personally Investigating Agency’s Off-Grid Chats thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
Mamdani’s Top Lawyer to Probe Agency’s Off-Grid Chats

Mamdani’s Top Lawyer to Probe Agency’s Off-Grid Chats

The mayor said allegations that officials at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services tried to keep their communications off official channels are “something that we take incredibly...

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New Subway Elevators at Yankee Stadium Slump With Outages For Months thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
New Subway Elevators at Yankee Stadium Slump With Outages For Months

New Subway Elevators at Yankee Stadium Slump With Outages For Months

One of the lifts will be out of service until the new year, the MTA says.

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NEW Judge denies former Eric Adams chief of staff Frank Carone’s demand for bill of particulars he’d hoped would reveal weaknesses in the corruption charges he’s facing .
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How To Dodge Public Scrutiny: City Agency Sought to Hide Nepotism Hire Through Private Messages, Lawsuit Alleges thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
City Agency Sought to Hide Nepotism Hire Through Private Messages, Lawsuit Alleges

City Agency Sought to Hide Nepotism Hire Through Private Messages, Lawsuit Alleges

The Department of Investigation is probing the alleged use of private email and text messages at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.

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New Deadbeat Partial Amnesty- Pay the Fine, Skip the Interest: NYC Targets $25M in Unpaid Tickets thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY @katie_honan
Pay the Fine, Skip the Interest: NYC Targets $25M in Unpaid Tickets

Pay the Fine, Skip the Interest: NYC Targets $25M in Unpaid Tickets

The move aims to help small businesses and homeowners clear their books with the city for a range of violations.

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Mamdani Launches First NYPD Use-of-Force Review in a Decade thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
Mamdani Launches First NYPD Use-of-Force Review in a Decade

Mamdani Launches First NYPD Use-of-Force Review in a Decade

The mayor said he’s tripling the budget of the police department’s inspector general in a broader effort to “strengthen accountability" in the country's biggest police force.

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NEW Tisch Blames ‘Human Error’ After Officer in Win Rozario Shooting is Allowed to Retire thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
NYPD Blames ‘Human Error’ After Officer in Win Rozario Shooting Is Allowed to Retire

NYPD Blames ‘Human Error’ After Officer in Win Rozario Shooting Is Allowed to Retire

Parents of the Queens teen killed during 2024 mental health 911 call accused Mayor Mamdani of ‘betrayal.’

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NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax Exemptions Mount as Mamdani Again Moves Deadline thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax Exemptions Mount as Mamdani Again Moves Deadline

NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax Exemptions Mount as Mamdani Again Moves Deadline

So far, more than half of property owners looking to shield themselves from the surcharge on luxury second homes have been successful amid continuing criticism of the city’s haphazard rollout.

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Only in New York- Elderly Artist’s SoHo Loft Nightmare: 6 Years, 4 Flights and 1 Dormant Elevator thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
Elderly Artist’s SoHo Loft Nightmare: 6 Years, 4 Flights and 1 Dormant Elevator

Elderly Artist’s SoHo Loft Nightmare: 6 Years, 4 Flights and 1 Dormant Elevator

Longtime tenants believe their Mercer Street landlord has blocked elevator access in an effort to force them out, as the city Loft Board failed to enforce a judge’s order.

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Judge Sends Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Back to Square One, Mamdani moves to pause the judge’s order thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/… via @THECITYNY
Judge Sends Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Back to Square One

Judge Sends Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Back to Square One

Justice Wayne Ozzi ordered the city to use "any and all resources and information available" to determine if a property qualifies for the new tax on luxury second homes before demanding residency...

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NEW Judge Sends Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Back to Square One thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/… via @THECITYNY
Judge Sends Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Back to Square One

Judge Sends Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Back to Square One

Justice Wayne Ozzi ordered the city to use "any and all resources and information available" to determine if a property qualifies for the new tax on luxury second homes before demanding residency...

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“Looking forward to my day in court,” says Ulrich re: bribery and conspiracy charges brought by @ManhattanDA
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Ex-Mayor Adams’ former Building Commissioner Eric Ulrich chooses bench trial over a jury with start of his corruption trial weeks away
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Ex-Mayor Adams’ former Building Commissioner Eric Ulrich chooses bench trial over a jury with start of his corruption trial weeks away
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NYCHA Moves to Oust Die-Hards from Manhattan Building Slated for Demolition /rebuilding thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/… via @THECITYNY
NYCHA Moves to Oust Die-Hards from Manhattan Building Slated for Destruction

NYCHA Moves to Oust Die-Hards from Manhattan Building Slated for Destruction

A group of holdouts has refused to relocate amid a highly contested plan to level several aging Housing Authority buildings and construct new towers in a public-private partnership.

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As AG James Moves to Protect Queens African Burial Ground Queens BP Richards calls on Mayor Mamdani to step in thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/… via @THECITYNY
AG Letitia James Moves to Protect Queens African Burial Ground

AG Letitia James Moves to Protect Queens African Burial Ground

The attorney general joins Borough President Donovan Richards in seeking to honor the resting ground of hundreds of African slaves — a decision Mayor Mamdani has kicked over to a landmarks commission.

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NEW AG Letitia James Moves to Protect Queens African Burial Ground thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/… via @THECITYNY
AG Letitia James Moves to Protect Queens African Burial Ground

AG Letitia James Moves to Protect Queens African Burial Ground

The attorney general joins Borough President Donovan Richards in seeking to honor the resting ground of hundreds of African slaves — a decision Mayor Mamdani has kicked over to a landmarks commission.

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NEW Non- compliance with testing regulations emerged again as 1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized in Bronx Legionnaires' Outbreak as City Probes Source, Compliance thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/… via @THECITYNY
1 Dead, Several Sick in Bronx Legionnaires' Outbreak as City Probes Source, Compliance

1 Dead, Several Sick in Bronx Legionnaires' Outbreak as City Probes Source, Compliance

Ten cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella include ones at Yankee Stadium and Lincoln Hospital, and two at buildings The City Reporter found hadn’t complied with required testing.

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