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The NYPD Doesn’t Want the Public to Hear What They Say Over the Radio

A newly proposed law aims to maintain transparency in the cops's radio communications. Plus, more links for your Tuesday.

Federal Government: It’s Time to Take NYC’s Jails Out of Eric Adams’s Control

The long-expected filing comes as both a federal monitor and prosecutors have lost all faith in Eric Adams to manage the city's jails.

One Easy Trick to Brandish a Gun at a Protest, Get Away With It, and Keep Your City Council Job

New York City's savviest MAGA councilmember also happens to be real close to City Hall, and other links to start your day.

New York, City of Broken Clocks

NYC has bigger problems, but I can’t help seeing something insidious in them—it's one more way that we neglect the public realm.

Eric Adams’s Austerity Program Comes for Pre-K, Cops, and Libraries

He blames migrants. Plus: George Santos on OnlyFans and more links.

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