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Fridays Are for Rikers Being Put Under Federal Receivership
Comptroller Brad Lander becomes the first City official to support a federal takeover of Rikers, Councilmember Julie Won continues to piss off YIMBYs, and more of what we're reading today.
It’s Thursday and the NYPD’s Response Is Violence
A new round of calls to disband the NYPD’s notorious SRG unit, and other links to start your day.
It’s Wednesday and These Boots Were Made for Bootin’
You might have noticed a few more immobilized cars lately, and other links to start your beautiful fall day.
It’s Tuesday and Would You Believe the NYPD Is Leaving Money on the Table
Plus: A police officer-slash-DJ, a pay-to-play scheme for natural landscapes, and a crowd-surfing administrator in NY schools.
It’s Friday, Let’s Blaze It
The president begins the process of marijuana decriminalization, maybe, and other links to start your day.
Thursday’s Blazing Sun Beats Down on the Cynical Brow of New Jersey’s Governor
NJ Governor Phil Murphy continues to fight congestion pricing, Mayor Eric Adams thinks asylum seekers are an "assault" on the city, and more.
It’s Wednesday and We’re Rounding the Bases
New York’s new home run king, and other links to start your interminably cloudy Wednesday.
Tuesday’s Clouds Weep, For Eric Adams Has Lost Fran Lebowitz
There are meteorological reasons for all this rain but also psychic reasons.
It’s Monday and the City Council Might Make Us All Snitches
A new-ish idea to get vehicles out of bike lanes and other links to start your day.
Fall’s Hottest Accessory Is the Hell Gate Hat
Yes, the long-awaited, and much vaunted Hell Gate hats have finally arrived.
