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.
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.
The NYPD Is Promising to Turn Over Misconduct Evidence Faster. It Won’t Help Kawaski Trawick’s Family
A new, non-binding agreement commits the NYPD to turn over evidence to the Civilian Complaint Review Board within 90 days.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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.