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Nick Pinto

Nick Pinto served two tours as staff writer at the Village Voice. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Gothamist, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, The Intercept, and elsewhere.

Want to Report in Police Headquarters? The NYPD Says You Need a Chaperone

The police department is requiring reporters who wish to report from headquarters to sign papers committing to new restrictions.

January 12, 2024

Evidentiary Photo Album: Deputy Mayor Phil Banks’s 2014 Trip to Israel

Three convicted co-conspirators, one unindicted co-conspirator, and memories to last a lifetime.

December 21, 2023

One Last Sunday at Two Brooklyn Public Libraries: ‘It’s a Big Loss’

Thanks to budget cuts by the Adams administration, libraries across the city have been forced to eliminate a day of service.

In Court, Rikers Officials Play For Time and Win Again

A federal judge held the Adams Administration in contempt of court for ignoring her orders on Rikers, then granted the City a two-month extension.

December 15, 2023

Many People Are Saying: Take Rikers Out of City Control

As the court monitor reports more deception and chaos in NYC jails, a growing list of advocates and experts are urging a judge to put Rikers into receivership.

December 5, 2023

Eric Adams Neglected to Mention That the FBI Seized His Phones

Investigators reportedly took the Mayor's devices Monday night, a fact he did not disclose at a Wednesday press conference.

Rikers So Broken Even the Monitor Whose Job Is to Know How Broken It Is Now Says He Has No Idea

In a new report, the court monitor overseeing NYC jails calls the Adams administration's resistance to reform an "insurmountable impediment."

November 10, 2023

Eric Adams Won’t Engage With What Everyone Knows: The NYPD Whitewashed Kawaski Trawick’s Killing

The mayor who ran on a promise to hold police accountable now doesn't want to "interfere."

November 9, 2023

You Can Now Film in NYPD Precincts, Thanks to This YouTuber

SeanPaul Reyes won a temporary injunction in federal court last Thursday. The very next day, he was livestreaming in the 75th Precinct with a copy of the court order in his hand.

November 8, 2023