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Reuven Blau

@reuvenblau

Senior Reporter @TheCityNY. Co-author of "Rikers: An Oral History" Denver native.

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I sometimes come here to urge people to support news outlets that matter But today it's not for THE CITY The brave journalists at The Haitian Times have come under vile and racist attacks. I just made a donation to them and urge you to do so as well. haitiantimes.com/donate/

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The city’s primary independent police oversight agency has so many board member vacancies — including the chair position — it was initially unable to conduct routine operational matters at its monthly meeting last week. Meanwhile, 100s of cases tossed. thecity.nyc/2024/09/24/ccr…

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Security Firm Once Owned by Deputy Mayor Phil Banks Grabbed Spot on No-Bid List for City Contracts The City Hall press office continues to ignore requests for proof Banks is no longer affiliated with the company. thecity.nyc/2024/09/23/phi…

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Sources familiar with the matter told THE CITY Adams is being charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for taking actions in his official capacity after receiving donations from foreign sources thecity.nyc/2024/09/25/eri…

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“Sources who are familiar with the matter told ⁦THE CITY⁩ that Adams is being charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for taking actions in his official capacity after receiving donations from foreign sources.” thecity.nyc/2024/09/25/eri…

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NEW: Two more in Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle are expected to be named among others in a historic indictment set to be unsealed Thursday morning, The Post has learned. nypost.com/2024/09/25/us-…

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Straw donations are at the heart of the Adams indictment. THE CITY broke 2 huge stories about straw donors to his 2021 and 2025 campaigns. thecity.nyc/2023/08/18/eri…

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Federal Prosecutor Charges Mayor Eric Adams With Bribery, Soliciting Contributions From Foreign Nationals and Wire Fraud thecity.nyc/2024/09/26/fed… GregBSmith Yoav Gonen

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At City Hall, Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander says he hopes the mayor will "reconsider" not resigning, given the gravity of the charges against him, rather than forcing the governor or an "inability committee" (which Lander would serve on) to oust him, for THE CITY

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1/ The indictment against Mayor Eric Adams is out. At the center of the allegations by a federal grand jury is Adams’ attempt to solicit straw donors from foreign nationals and score travel perks in exchange for favors. Here's how we uncovered similar patterns months ago. 🧵

1/ The indictment against Mayor Eric Adams is out.

At the center of the allegations by a federal grand jury is Adams’ attempt to solicit straw donors from foreign nationals and score travel perks in exchange for favors. 

Here's how we uncovered similar patterns months ago. 🧵
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“Six months after leaving the White House, Jared Kushner secured a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince, a close ally during the Trump administration, despite objections from the fund’s advisers about the merits of the deal.” nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/…

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Want to write about issues in the vast Jewish community? Have a passion for highlighting wrongs? ⁦Shtetl⁩ is hiring a junior reporter. shtetl.org/jobs/junior-re…

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If anyone knows how New York's jails system is a moral stain on the city and must be cleaned up, it's Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau. Honored to have them speak with our office earlier this week about their criminal justice reporting and new(ish) book, Rikers: An Oral History.

If anyone knows how New York's jails system is a moral stain on the city and must be cleaned up, it's <a href="/graham_rayman/">Graham Rayman</a> and <a href="/ReuvenBlau/">Reuven Blau</a>.

Honored to have them speak with our office earlier this week about their criminal justice reporting and new(ish) book, Rikers: An Oral History.