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Here's Audio of What Sounds Like an NYPD Captain Pressuring an Officer to Target Black Men
Andy Cush · 07/13/16 12:20PMWhen NYPD officer Michael Birch was summoned into a performance evaluation meeting with his commanding officer and a lieutenant one day in August 2012, he was expecting to hear more of what he’d heard in the past about the way he did his job: that he wasn’t generating enough “activity.” As an officer in the transit bureau, he says, that meant being told to issue more summonses for fare evasion, and arresting more people for stealing fellow straphangers’ cell phones.
Victims' Half-Sister Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Word of Life Church Beating
Brendan O'Connor · 07/05/16 05:55PMOn Tuesday, a judge found Sarah Ferguson not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault, and first-degree gang assault for her role in a mass beating that left her 19-year-old half-brother Lucas Leonard dead and her 17-year-old half-brother Christopher Leonard severely injured.
Newly Disclosed Emails Show Andrew Cuomo's Office Knew More Than They Let On About the Bridgegate Coverup
Brendan O'Connor · 07/05/16 09:50AMFather of Boy Killed in Church Beating Cites Scripture: "Blows That Hurt Drive Off Evil"
Brendan O'Connor · 06/30/16 02:45PMThe father of two boys beaten and whipped in a group counseling session last year testified on Wednesday that his sons were attacked by members of their church because they had been suspected of sexually molesting their sister and their half-sister’s children. “Blows that hurt drive off evil,” Bruce Leonard told the court, by way of explanation.
Surviving Brother in Brutal Church Beating Admits to Molesting Half-Sister's Children
Brendan O'Connor · 06/27/16 01:55PMThe murder trial of Sarah Ferguson began in Utica, New York, last week. Ferguson is accused of participating in a group counseling session at the Word of Life Church that left her 19-year-old half-brother Lucas Leonard dead and her other half-brother, Christopher, mutilated. Prosecutors said the beatings began when Tiffanie Irwin, the church pastor, allegedly accused the boys of using witchcraft, making a voodoo doll of the pastor, and sexually abusing their siblings and nieces.
Brooklyn Voter Purge Disproportionately Affected Hispanics
Brendan O'Connor · 06/21/16 12:28PMEarlier this year, an investigative report from WNYC revealed two illegal voter purges that removed more than 120,000 people from voting rolls in Brooklyn, which some pundits described as “annoying” and “not voter suppression.” In fact, according to WNYC, voters in majority-Hispanic election districts were purged at a rate nearly 60 percent greater than in all other districts.
147 Days and a Wake Up
Brendan O'Connor · 06/13/16 06:00AMThe L Train Shutdown Could Mean a Car-Free 14th Street
Andy Cush · 06/08/16 03:55PMFormer Employees Call Trump University a "Façade" That "Preyed Upon the Elderly and Uneducated"
Brendan O'Connor · 06/01/16 07:12AMMan Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Exonerated After 52 Years
Hudson Hongo · 05/02/16 11:17PMMore than half a century after he says police pressured him into confessing to a crime he did not commit, 81-year-old Paul Gatling has finally cleared his name. On Monday, the Brooklyn District Attorney fully vacated Gatling’s wrongful 1964 conviction for murder, a crime for which he served 10 years in prison, The New York Times reports.
NYC Election Board Official Suspended Without Pay Over Bungled Primary
Andy Cush · 04/22/16 11:10AMTed Cruz Managed to Win One Brooklyn Precinct By Getting Just a Single Vote
Andy Cush · 04/21/16 08:10AMPoor, sweet, sagging Ted Cruz. The man who can barely get members of his own party to listen to him when he speaks in New York got thoroughly trounced by Donald Trump and John Kasich on Tuesday. Cruz’s showing was so bad in one part of Brooklyn that he only netted one single vote. Oh, wait—hold on just a second—it looks like Cruz actually won that precinct.
New York Attorney General Will Investigate NYC Board of Elections Over Yesterday's Primary
Andy Cush · 04/20/16 04:46PMDonald Trump Promises to Build Big, Bad Military "Nobody Will Mess With"
Hudson Hongo · 04/19/16 09:45PMDonald Trump Easily Wins the New York Primary
Jordan Sargent · 04/19/16 08:16PMMayor, Comptroller Call for Audit of Elections Board Amid Widespread Voting Problems in NYC
Hudson Hongo · 04/19/16 07:34PMLet's Hear Your Horror Stories About Attempting to Vote in Today's New York Primary
Andy Cush · 04/19/16 10:31AMAfter reading a few reports of weirdness at the polls on social media this morning, I did a quick check of the New York State database of registered voters. I registered as a Democrat when I got my driver license renewed in November, so I was sure my name would appear, but I just wanted to make sure. It didn’t appear.
Donald Trump Remembers When the Towers Came Down on 7-11
Muna Mire · 04/18/16 08:03PMA Room Full of New York Republicans Straight Up Ignored Ted Cruz's Speech Last Night
Andy Cush · 04/15/16 08:35AMLike an acoustic guitarist doing shaky Jack Johnson covers at a crowded happy hour, Ted Cruz prattled on about his ideas for America or some bullshit at the back of the room, while attendees at last night’s New York City GOP gala—who can barely hear each other in here, Jesus—just tried to have a good time with their friends.