Masih Alinejad spoke critically of her native country’s autocracy. Now an Iranian intelligence official and three others have been indicted in New York. Source: New York Times
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Lawmakers Sue N.Y.P.D., Saying They Were Beaten With Bicycles at Protest
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson say they were assaulted and pepper-sprayed by the police during last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. Source: New York Times
What Does Eric Adams, Working-Class Champion, Mean for the Democrats?
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
Mr. Adams, who ran a campaign focused on appealing to blue-collar Black and Latino voters, said America does not want “fancy candidates.” Source: New York Times
George Floyd Statue in Brooklyn Is Defaced With Hate Group’s Symbol
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
The vandalism came just days after the statue was unveiled, and only a day before the officer who killed Mr. Floyd was to be sentenced. Source: New York Times
After voting, Eric Adams leans into his appeal to working-class New Yorkers.
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2021
‘I slept like a baby,’ he told supporters as he began a tour of Brooklyn neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
‘Keep an Eye on This Guy’: Inside Eric Adams’s Complicated Police Career
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Mr. Adams’s police credentials have helped him rise to the top of this year’s mayoral field. But his relationship with the department is complex. Source: New York Times
Honoring Black History on Juneteenth
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
A day of celebration and lamentation, with events across New York. Source: New York Times
New York City Gets Another Major Marathon, in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
The Brooklyn Marathon is planned next year for April 24, giving New York a second big race through its neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
New Buildings Lure Tenants With Free Rent
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2021
To fill empty buildings, developers have been offering generous concessions, including up to five months of free rent. Source: New York Times
SeaStreak Ferry Runs Aground in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2021
A Seastreak ferry with about 100 on board ran aground near Bushwick Inlet Park in Brooklyn on Saturday, officials said. Source: New York Times
How an ‘Open Streets’ Operative Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2021
Kyle Gorman spends much of the day touring parts of the city that are participating in the popular outdoor program. Source: New York Times
Lines Never Felt So Good: Crowds Herald New York’s Reopening
By Gotham Rex on May 31, 2021
Museums broke attendance records, movie theaters sold out and jazz fans packed clubs on a Memorial Day weekend that felt far removed from the prior year’s pandemic traumas. Source: New York Times
Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2021
The Brooklyn federal inquiry has examined whether former and current Ukrainian officials tried to interfere in the election, including funneling misleading information through Rudolph W. Giuliani. Source: New York Times
Man Charged in Arson at Brooklyn Synagogue and Yeshiva, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2021
The man was also connected to assaults on a Jewish man and a Black subway rider and vandalism at a Catholic church, court records show. Source: New York Times
Their Daily Miracle: Getting 8 Tons of Food to the Needy, Every Day
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
An army of “food rescuers” in New York try to make the best of an inherently wasteful grocery system. Source: New York Times