Locked Up
‘People’s Lives Are At Stake’: City Council Asks NYPD What It’s Doing to Prevent Wrongful Convictions
Top cops testified before Harlem Councilmember Yusef Salaam, who spent seven years in prison on a wrongful conviction.
Power
NY Lawmakers Say Blocking Traffic to Protest the Siege of Gaza Is Criminal. They Said the Same Thing About Civil Rights Activists in 1964
New York's lawmakers have moved to ramp up criminal penalties for those participating in nonviolent demonstrations—just like they did in 1964.
Morning Spew
Someday, Somewhere, Flaco
RIP, our winged king, and other links to start our somber week.
The Cops
Can Top NYPD Officials Pick a Fight with Someone on Social Media and Then Delete the Posts?
What happens when public officials memory-hole their tweets?
Morning Spew
Report: New York’s Do-Nothing Lawmakers Are Making the Housing Crisis Worse
And more news for your Friday.
Fresh Hell
VICE Management Kills Vice.Com, Set to Lay Off Hundreds of Employees
While managers got away with millions, it's unclear if laid off staffers will even get severance.
Cultural Capital
Mayor Adams Said the Era of Nightlife Raids Was Over. So What Happened to Saint Vitus?
"The spirit of CURE should be that every agency that receives complaints says 'these are the things you need to fix' before doing a dramatic 'gotcha.'"
$20 Dinner
Make Your Way to Flatbush’s Yaadman Thing for NYC’s Best Curry Goat
Jhenell and Kemar Nelson's first restaurant serves up some incredible homestyle Jamaican food.
Morning Spew
After Months of Austerity, Mayor Adams Finally Admits NYC Has Money
And more news for your Thursday.
Fresh Hell
The Fight Over Control of NYC’s Lifeguard Union Reaches NY’s Highest Court
Another season of closed beaches and limited pool hours looms as union infighting continues in the state's highest court.
Fresh Hell
Let’s Meet Up and Live Forever: A Day With Bryan Johnson in Brooklyn
Johnson's pitch is simple: Follow my algorithm, and you might cheat death. But if you live forever, what then? Is the point to build a better world? Or just defer the inevitable?
Morning Spew
Our 10 Best Guesses for Mayor Adams’s New Plan for the NYPD Robot
At his weekly media availability on Tuesday, Mayor Adams told reporters that he wasn't done with the K5—not yet.