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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 6d

With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.

Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com

Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com

The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com

WBEZ: @wbez.org

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · 7d

How is the federal shutdown going to impact New Yorkers?

@thecity.nyc explains. (It ain't good!)

www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/01/f...

How the Federal Shutdown Will Impact New Yorkers

Food benefits, funding for public housing and air-traffic control could see changes as Congress feuds over funding.

www.thecity.nyc

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · 8d

Really excited to welcome Carroll Bogert -- a champion of journalists and journalism -- to @thecity.nyc as our new CEO!

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 8d

THE CITY is delighted to announce that Carroll Bogert, a veteran leader in journalism and the nonprofit sector, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of our newsroom effective Oct. 8.

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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 13d

New: While a 29-year-old detainee with severe mental illness was on the brink of death in his Rikers Island cell last month, a medical staffer stood outside his cell door spraying air freshener, according to a Board of Correction report obtained by @thecity.nyc
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/r...

Rikers Health Worker Sprayed Air Freshener While Feces-Smeared Man Neared Death in His Cell

A Board of Correction review into the death of 29-year-old Ardit Billa reveals lapses by correction officers, falsified log entries, and missed safety checks — failures that advocates say are routine ...

www.thecity.nyc

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 15d

Fellow New Yorkers (and all those who are New York-curious), recommended follow:

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 15d

Woah!!! Thanks to all our followers! Crazy to think we’re so close to reaching 50,000!!

If you have a friend or neighbor who’s looking to read more local reporting, pass our handle along ♥️

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 15d

How can you not love this city and @thecity.nyc ?

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 15d

NEW: The city’s first-ever “rat czar” quietly scurried away from her post last week with the war on rats still raging, sources told THE CITY.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/23/r...

Mayor Adams’ ‘Rat Czar’ Quietly Exits City Hall’s Rodent Offensive

Hoopla greeted the 2023 appointment of the city’s first director of rodent mitigation, but Kathleen Corradi departed with a whimper.

www.thecity.nyc

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 22d

The Eric Adams fundraiser charged with bribing her way into a city shelter program for her Queens hotels is now also charged with helping the program boss liquidate part of that alleged bribe — a $107,000 Mercedes — as the feds closed in.

Vanishing Mercedes Spurs More Charges in Alleged Shelter Bribery Scheme

Hotelier Weihong Hu, Exodus Transitional Community founder Julio Medina and a colleague collaborated to hide the fancy four-wheeled gift from the feds, prosecutors say.

www.thecity.nyc

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · 22d

The way we were...

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Sep 5

What Happens if Eric Adams Drops Out of the Mayor’s Race?

www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/04/e...

What Happens if Eric Adams Drops Out of the Mayor’s Race?

Depending on the timing, his name could remain on the ballot even if he stops campaigning.

www.thecity.nyc

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’m on it!

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 26

As an editor, I consider it my mission to put my reporters front and center to shine

But just for tonight, I can’t help myself

GET IT NOW HERE

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Aug 25

Wore this @thecity.nyc shirt to Russian shoe repair guy in Brooklyn to get new holes in my Birkenstocks. He reads my shirt: “What’s that, fake news?”
- No sir.
“Don’t blame you for what then?”
Corruption.
“But we all corrupt in the head.”
- So what do I owe you?
“Whatever you want my friend.”

T shirt inscribed “don’t blame me, I read the city”

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 25

Looking good sir!

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 25

The burning question, answered:

Just How Much Cash Was in That Bag of Potato Chips From Winnie Greco?

And some more questions asked....

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/25/w...

Just How Much Cash Was in That Bag of Potato Chips From Winnie Greco?

And where did it come from?

www.thecity.nyc

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Aug 22

Support The City’s crucial and excellent reporting!

Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dear friends, especially those in journalism & fellow New Yorkers, while I appreciate the comic gesture, going forward please desist from sending me bags of Sour Cream & Onion potato chips.

I done already done had Herr's.

In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate

Donate to THE CITY | The CITY (Powered by Donorbox)

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 23

I also can’t accept those delicious delicious snacks

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dear friends, especially those in journalism & fellow New Yorkers, while I appreciate the comic gesture, going forward please desist from sending me bags of Sour Cream & Onion potato chips.

I done already done had Herr's.

In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate

Donate to THE CITY | The CITY (Powered by Donorbox)

Local problems don’t get solved without local journalism. We cover New York's uncovered neighborhoods, hold the powerful to account, and make sense of the greatest city in the world. Your support toda...

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · Aug 21

Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see it was mentioned in the press.

“While we can’t speak to the details of the story,” he said, “we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.”

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...

The Chips Fall as Rivals Fry the Mayor

The jokes and jabs are flying as Eric Adams’ closest aides was slapped with new criminal charges the day after another of his longtime allies offered a reporter cash inside a potato chip bag.

www.thecity.nyc

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 21

Eric Adams and his associates have repeatedly been caught in outrageous, petty, and asinine acts of snack-adjacent graft. Eric Lach writes about the latest scandal, over a bag of sour-cream-and-onion chips.

Eric Adams’s Kettle-Cooked Administration

A scandal over a bag of chips exemplifies all that has gone wrong at City Hall.

www.newyorker.com

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · Aug 21

For those who may be first-time readers, hello! We're thecity.nyc, a nonprofit newsroom based in New York City.

We've been keeping a close eye on Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle for years. Keep up with our reporting by subscribing to our newsletter: www.thecity.nyc/the-scoop/

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Sign up for THE CITY Scoop, our Monday to Friday newsletter giving you all the New York City news you need.

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 21

I think more to the point, she was a senior City Hall employee making almost $200,000 a year until recently and went through NYC gov ethics training.

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you value @THECITYNY reporting on this and other fronts, please consider becoming a monthly donor.

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 19

FACT: Nobody has covered the impact of Trump's immigration crackdown on NYC better than
@GwynneFitz

6-Year-Old NYC Elementary School Student and Her Mom Deported

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/19/e...

6-Year-Old NYC Elementary School Student and Her Mom Deported

The mother's 19-year-old son remains in ICE custody in New Jersey, while her distraught teenage minor is now in the care of her 21-year-old brother.

www.thecity.nyc

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Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sometimes a picture really does say 1000 words.

Adams Opens Campaign Office in Building With Vacate Order

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/08/a...

But also read the story!

Get Out: Adams Opens Campaign Office in Building With Vacate Order

The storefront Democratic club HQ where the mayor just had a ribbon-cutting ceremony had a parapet collapse in dramatic fashion two years ago.

www.thecity.nyc

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · Aug 5

Instacart is ramping up its effort to push Mayor Adams to veto a Council bill that would expand the delivery worker minimum wage to its shoppers, placing op-eds in local papers, funding a fake grassroots group and targeting individual Council members. buff.ly/SPF2TAU

Inside Instacart's Astro-Turf Group Opposing Worker Minimum Wage - Streetsblog New York City

Instacart is trying everything to pressure the mayor to veto a bill that would require the company to pay its workers minimum wage.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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