Haredi police officer rehired in Monticello despite admitting to sexual assault
“The message that’s being sent to people is that because people have political connections, they’re above the law,” the village’s former mayor told Shtetl.

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Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay ! Whether its Benny Polatseck saying reporters shouldn't be at the scene of breaking news or the @NYPDNews keeping reporters away so they can record their own propaganda films, you don't have to look far to find threats to a free press.

'You're not one of us,' protesters told NYC schools chancellor David Banks, who went to City College incognito as 'just a guy in jeans, a baseball cap and a hoodie.'

He says he attempted to enter the Quad at City College -- he lives in area -- and that people approached him and said 'You're not welcome here, you cannot enter the Quad.' Says he was aurrounded by 15 people 'in a very threatening manner' and that they 'had no idea who I was.'

“I don’t have a choice, I have to work,” said Maria, lugging her 3-year-old son as she sold gum and candy at Grand Central Terminal.
“I’ve seen cops and others trying to discourage people from selling on the train but I can’t afford to listen to them.'
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Ozzie Araujo Chanting Zionists are not welcome here is antisemitic and hateful. Glorifying October 7th is vile and antisemitic. Listing the end of Israel, which is home to over 7 million Jews, as one of your demands is antisemitic, dangerous, and hateful. I remain unwavering in my strong…

The trip to Denmark costs about $2.5K per person (airfare, lodging, etc) but 'NO city taxpayer $' is being spent, Brad Lander 's rep says. The Cornell School of Industrial & Labor Relations’ Climate Jobs Institute is footing the bill.

Kudos to NYC Councilmember Jennifer Gutiérrez for her stance on transparency.