BREAKING:

According to FOIA docs obtained by Hell Gate *subscribe today!*, the surveillance tech previewed by Mayor Eric Adams last week had a 25% (!!!) alarm rate during a pilot in the Bronx, with 85% of those yielding false positives.

Basically, it's useless.

hellgatenyc.com/nyc-ai-weapons…

The world's tallest jail is coming to NYC's Chinatown. But first, locals have to make it through the demolition: Cracks in the wall of a senior center. A pediatric center uprooted bc of the noise. Restaurants that worry they'll have to close
nytimes.com/2024/04/01/nyr…

Great portrait of how absurdly imbalanced the NYC's property tax system is, by Mihir Zaveri + Camille Baker
Great example: a condo that sold for $115M was valued by the city at $10M
nytimes.com/2024/04/02/nyr…

📢 TODAY! Mayor Eric Adams and Commr Mayuga announced the FIRST annual increase in minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers!

The rate is now $19.56/hour before tips and will be adjusted annually for inflation.

🗞️ Read release ⬇️
nyc.gov/office-of-the-…

Here's the WSJ's front page today

Evan Gershkovich has been a Russian captive for a year. He's a caring friend, a brilliant colleague and an innocent man.

It's beyond time to let him go.

Free Evan.

This is an bananas NYC story courtesy of our friends The Markup: An AI chatbot touted by City Hall keeps telling biz people to break the law

Can you take workers tips? Can you discriminate? See what chatbot says 👇

thecity.nyc/2024/03/29/ai-…

We are outraged by the Russian authorities’ treatment of our colleague. Tomorrow is a year since his wrongful arrest, and to mark the day we’ll #runforevan at 09.30 at the Cinquantenaire. Join us to defend freedom of the press & support Evan.

Next week, we will mark one year since The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained by Russia for doing his job. We invite all supporters to participate in the several activities planned to keep Evan's story in the spotlight. #IStandWithEvan
dowjones.com/press-room/1-y…

At least 20 home health aides are expected to go on hunger strike tomorrow in front of City Hall, to pressure the city council to pass a law banning 24-hour shifts for workers, most of whom are older women of color. Here's why:
nytimes.com/2024/03/07/nyr…

There's been a big shakeup in the real estate industry. The New York Times wants to hear from home sellers in NYC. Reply on the link below!
nytimes.com/2024/03/19/rea…

Please help out my colleague Ronda Kaysen on this important story:

If you work for Mount Sinai (or, really, any other health system in NYC), it's never too late to reach out to me with tips or just general feedback. I want to hear what you have to say.

mkaufman(@)politico(.)com

Big scoop from Debra Kamin - the standard 6% commission to real estate agents could soon be a thing of the past, bc of a landmark settlement by the country's biggest agent trade group
nytimes.com/2024/03/15/rea…

NEW: NYC's population fell again in 2023, but city officials argue that a surge in asylum seekers isn't reflected in the census numbers (w/ Winnie Hu)
nytimes.com/2024/03/14/nyr…

Interesting that Westfield isn't making the same claims about crime at its more successful retail space in the Oculus, which is basically next door, as Gothamist smartly points out. Seems more like a retail-is-down than crime-is-up story

Cat's out of the bag: Open Street groups (often all-volunteer) are struggling to get paid back by the city. 31st Avenue Open Street Collective hasn't seen a dime from 2023 expenses— a dire situation that threatens the program's long-term viability, as the 2024 season approaches. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/03/11/chi…

This is the most WTF privacy story I've worked on in a while. Discovered while lurking on car forums.

nytimes.com/2024/03/11/tec…

A new day for the Golden Mall, the Flushing food court that launched some of the city’s biggest Chinese food brands. After a 4 year reno, it’s back! Great piece by Caroline Shin nytimes.com/2024/03/11/din…

On #March7 , 1965, a march of civil rights protesters was violently broken up on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in #Selma , #Alabama , in what became known as ' #BloodySunday . Full story: bit.ly/3L3ExEs