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Stephen Brown

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Editor @wnyc and @gothamist covering politics, transit, education, etc. [email protected]

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Old enough to remember when opponents of the Atlantic Yards development said this exact thing would happen. David Brand gothamist.com/news/ny-lets-b…

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DHS agents just denied me entry to the immigration court on Varick St. I identified myself as a member of the press and said I was there to observe. They still didn't let me in, saying I had "no business" there.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security police HANDCUFFED a congressional staffer for Rep. Nadler in his office. DHS officers claim in a video that she was "harboring rioters" and pushed an officer. But witnesses present deny the DHS narrative. gothamist.com/news/homeland-…

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Worked on my fair share of stories about horseshoe crabs on Plumb Beach, but this one by Rosemary Misdary is my fave. gothamist.com/news/new-york-…

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Two undocumented immigrants were arrested for shoplifting. When the local cops called ICE, a low-level offense put them on a path to deportation. Their case gets to the heart of the debate about whether NY should be a sanctuary state. A🧵on my latest -> gothamist.com/news/how-a-sho…

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Peak NY Post: "Lopez illegally entered the US as a minor in 2019, while the rest of the men snuck over the border during the Biden administration." nypost.com/2025/06/13/us-…

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The great Sally Goldenberg reads it as a Brad Lander endorsement. This editorial could be a reading comprehension prompt on the Regents!

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Over the weekend, Mayor Adams gave an hour-plus interview at Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence, to Sneako, a streamer known for making antisemitic remarks. On Tuesday, he banned a reporter from City Hall news conferences for asking a question out of turn.

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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Kwame Mamdani says police are investigating a car-bomb threat against him. he’s hired security because he’s received multiple anti-Muslim and racist threats as he campaigns, Elizabeth Kim reported this week: gothamist.com/news/zohran-ma…

NYC mayoral candidate <a href="/ZohranKMamdani/">Zohran Kwame Mamdani</a> says police are investigating a car-bomb threat against him. he’s hired security because he’s received multiple anti-Muslim and racist threats as he campaigns, <a href="/lizkimtweets/">Elizabeth Kim</a> reported this week: gothamist.com/news/zohran-ma…
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As Mayor Adams moved to skip the primary and run for re-election as an independent, he hired RFK's petition fixer, Trent Pool, to get on the ballot. Pool faces charges of assaulting his girlfriend in an upscale Manhattan hotel. Adams says he had no idea. gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada…

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“I call it the June swoon. The system is not taking June seriously, and children pick up on that...regular attendance has become less of a thing.” Jessica Gould and Joe Hong on a drop in attendance at NYC schools. gothamist.com/news/it-was-a-…

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Gothamist homepage has a high brow/low brow mix rn that would make Tina Brown proud. Where else you gonna get local coverage like Liam Quigley's poop pools story that sets the summer swimming agenda?? gothamist.com/news/these-nyc…