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DOC Hides Successful Suicide Attempt from Elected Officials
This week, as Correction Department officials led a tour of City jails and the mayor discoursed on Rikers, none of them mentioned that Michael Nieves lay dying.
It’s Friday, and New York City Is a Union Town
Good news for the Amazon Labor Union, Mayor Eric Adams continues to blame teenager Tamani Crum for being decked by a cop, and more of what we're reading.
MLB Catchers Should Say ‘Thank You’ When the Umps Give Them Balls
Courtesy may not get you the big endorsement deals, but it's the right thing to do.
September Virgo Season Unleashes Mercury Retrograde Madness
There is a dark side to this September: the return of Mercury retrograde.
It’s Thursday, and Mayor Adams Says You Can Maybe Punch a Teenage Girl in the Face If You’re in a ‘High Stressful Environment’
Eric Adams is urging the public to not jump to any conclusions about cops with records of misconduct who punch 19-year-old girls, and more.
Breaking the Bass Ceiling at NYC’s Only Freshwater Fishing Tournament
At the fourth annual Prospect Park Battle on the Banks fishing tournament, our columnist tests her skills against some of the city’s best anglers and contemplates being a woman fisher.
It’s Wednesday, and We’re Avoiding Confrontation in the Bronx
Plans to provide housing for seniors and recently incarcerated people run into familiar foes.
The U.S. Open Qualies and Queens
For a week, it’s just barely worth all that the U.S. Open has taken from a borough it mostly ignores.
It’s Tuesday and It’s Really Hard to Close Rikers When You’re Committed to Locking More People Up
Plus: A fare-evading dog, a trash-collecting epic, an ethics-skirting governor.
A Peek Behind the Curtain
Walk with us a while through Hell Gate's sweet-smelling sausage factory.
