Breaking news & crime reporter @WNYC/Gothamist. Former: @NYT @NYDailyNews. CJS ‘19. Bodega Bathrooms expert. ✉️[email protected]
Nueva York, USA
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After covering almost every NYC shooting since 2020, I wanted New Yorkers to be able to find out more about where gun violence happens & who is affected.
With help from superb reporters like @jeffwilen & the expert guidance of @Giambusso, we bring you: gothamist.com/news/hot-spots…
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spurred partly by my reporting, the NYC Council is holding an oversight hearing on violence at homeless shelters today, & the committee report cites my @Gothamist/@WNYC investigation on chronic chaos at the Tillary St. Women’s Shelter in Downtown Brooklyn: gothamist.com/news/homeless-…
“Olaso said she was shocked by the text and initially doubted whether she had read it correctly. Then, reality set in.”
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The father of the 5-year-old girl who died in Queens yesterday after an incident at her home told me he has no idea what happened — says he always thought the girl was safe & happy living with her mom. Police are questioning the child’s mother but have not yet ruled the death suspicious. gothamist.com/news/nypd-inve… vía @gothamist
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“She was ‘embarrassed’ and just wanted to ‘forget it happened,’ she said. But on the campaign trail, Greene-Placentia is constantly speaking about fighting for Arizonans, ‘and I didn’t feel like I could keep saying that if I weren’t also fighting for women that are victims of sexual assault,’ she said.” @phoenixnewtimes phoenixnewtimes.com/news/con…
A 23-year-old mother is dead and her 5-month-old daughter is in critical condition after they were pushed from a 15th-floor balcony in the BX. Neighbors say the woman often fought with her boyfriend, & that he fits the NYPD’s description of the suspect. gothamist.com/news/bronx-wom… vía @gothamist
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NEW: The Bellevue Hospital jail outpost unit was opened in April to keep sick Rikers Island detainees safer & provide them better care…but an oversight report found that widespread negligence contributed to the death of a man there in August. gothamist.com/news/doc-negli… vía @gothamist
On the last day of John Price’s life, he waited three and a half hours for medical care on Rikers Island. Now, his family is planning to sue the city and the DOC for $25 million. “He’d been complaining and they would turn him away,” said his brother, Arnez Price. gothamist.com/news/a-man-who… vía @gothamist
Central Park birders, others remember 63-year-old woman killed in park gothamist.com/news/central-p… vía @gothamist
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.@ramseykhalifeh went out to taxi garages to report on three yellow cab drivers who died in their cars over the summer. He found out about a fourth driver who passed away on the job:
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Pair accused of sewer spelunking in UES manhole told cops they were looking for gold gothamist.com/news/pair-accu… vía @gothamist
Manhole mystery grips NYC as 3 more men seen emerging from Brooklyn sewer, NYPD says gothamist.com/news/manhole-m… vía @gothamist
As the experienced user in question, I can advocate for this firsthand account!
The bodega bathrooms of NYC: An experienced user’s guide
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A Politico reporter was denied access to the White House and had his press credentials taken this morning despite a judge's order overruling the White House ban. @meganmesserly politico.com/news/2026/09/24…
Tanaya Campbell Ortiz’ estranged husband and 5 children are searching for answers for how she ended up dead in a Plumb Beach garbage can last week. “She would never abandon her children, ever,” her husband Mike Ortiz told me. Police have so far not ruled it a homicide. gothamist.com/news/woman-fou… vía @gothamist
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New York Press Club Statement on President Trump's Ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House...
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20-year-old dies after medical distress in Queens Courthouse, officials say gothamist.com/news/20-year-o… vía @gothamist
NYPD data shows decline in summer crime, as perceptions of safety shift gothamist.com/news/nypd-data… vía @gothamist
