City of Immigrants
A New Yorker Whose Family Just Evacuated Gaza City
Staying in contact with relatives, post-9/11 anti-Muslim sentiment, and one man's daily life against the backdrop of horror in Palestine.
Morning Spew
Inna’s Got a Gun (and Now a Criminal Charge)
And some decidedly less criminal links for your Friday.
Fresh Hell
Hell Gate Is Suing Mayor Eric Adams
City Hall admits the mayor’s communications with the owner of Zero Bond are a matter of public record, but still won't turn them over.
Going Places
‘People Are Dying on the Streets in Record Numbers and He Doesn’t Give a Shit’
Hundreds of cyclists rode from Union Square to City Hall to demand that Eric Adams do something about the record number of cycling fatalities in 2023 so far.
Morning Spew
Is This the Beginning of the End for NYC’s Sidewalk Trash Problem?
Trash containerization is on its way—sooner than you think.
$20 Dinner
Feast on Phenomenal Filipino Food at Patok by Rach in Inwood
The food-festival favorite, famous for its roasted pig, now has a whole restaurant where fans can eat every day.
Locked Up
Judge Issues Another Order Telling Rikers Officials to Obey Her Previous Orders
Continued failure to follow court orders, the judge writes, “may result in additional orders.”
The Cops
New York’s Finest: The Cop Got Sturdy
NYPD cops dancing on TikTok, a corrections officer busted in White Plains, and a retired cop stealing from his autistic son's charity.
Morning Spew
Where Is the 1 Percent for Parks That Mayor Adams Promised?
Parks have not recovered from a COVID downturn in staffing, and conditions are set to get worse.
Cultural Capital
Spike Lee’s Stuff Is Cool. But What Does It All Mean?
The director's new exhibit "Spike Lee: Creative Sources" at the Brooklyn Museum has everything—but doesn't say much.
The Cops
Eric Adams Still Can’t Say Whether NYPD Ran Out the Clock on Accountability for Kawaski Trawick’s Killers
"They held all the evidence that they needed to prosecute these officers."
Morning Spew
Eric Adams Wearing Aviators in Colombia Somehow Did Not Deter Migrants
And more news for your Tuesday.