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Freedom From Information: Government Transparency Nosedives Under Eric Adams

Freedom From Information: Government Transparency Nosedives Under Eric Adams

Good luck getting records from the city government anytime soon.

Max Rivlin-Nadler

April 11, 2025

35 posts

83 Percent of ShotSpotter Alerts Might Not Have Been Gunfire at All

83 Percent of ShotSpotter Alerts Might Not Have Been Gunfire at All

Nick Pinto

December 04, 2024

What's the Point of LinkNYC?

What's the Point of LinkNYC?

Nick DeMarchis

November 22, 2024

Fast, Free Internet for All of NYC? This Councilmember Wants to Make It Happen

Fast, Free Internet for All of NYC? This Councilmember Wants to Make It Happen

Hell Gate

November 21, 2024

Shocking: Mayor Adams Charmed by Tech Billionaire's Dubious Promises

Shocking: Mayor Adams Charmed by Tech Billionaire's Dubious Promises

Katie Way

November 14, 2024

Researchers Use AI to Empirically Prove the NYPD Does Not Give a Shit About Illegal Parking

Researchers Use AI to Empirically Prove the NYPD Does Not Give a Shit About Illegal Parking

Max Rivlin-Nadler

October 30, 2024

Mayorally-Hyped AI Weapons Scanners Fail to Detect a Single Gun in the Subway System

Mayorally-Hyped AI Weapons Scanners Fail to Detect a Single Gun in the Subway System

Katie Way

October 24, 2024

Interactive: Find Your NYPD Coppelgänger

Interactive: Find Your NYPD Coppelgänger

Max Rivlin-Nadler

July 30, 2024

After Mayor Adams Showed Off Gun Scanners in the Subway, the Manufacturer’s Co-Founder Reaped a Windfall

After Mayor Adams Showed Off Gun Scanners in the Subway, the Manufacturer’s Co-Founder Reaped a Windfall

Nick Pinto

July 29, 2024

NYC Comptroller: The NYPD’s $22 Million Gunshot Detection System Flags an Awful Lot of Noises That Don’t Seem to Be Gunshots

NYC Comptroller: The NYPD’s $22 Million Gunshot Detection System Flags an Awful Lot of Noises That Don’t Seem to Be Gunshots

Nick Pinto

June 20, 2024

The Future of Journalism Is Secure With Hell A.I.P.S.

The Future of Journalism Is Secure With Hell A.I.P.S.

Hell Gate

June 03, 2024

Eric Adams at a press conference with C-3PO's head atop his face.

We Had to Threaten to Sue the Mayor to Get This Audio of His Robot Clone Speaking Yiddish

Nick Pinto

May 14, 2024