Mr. Santos could change his mind, but witnesses in his campaign fraud case were told by federal prosecutors that he intends to plead guilty on Monday. Source: New York Times
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Inside a High-Stakes Fight to Limit Social Media’s Hold on Children
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
A push by leading Democrats to restrict how social media companies use algorithms to serve content to children has been met by a high-stakes lobbying effort. Source: New York Times
Adams’s Re-election Bid Fueled by Real Estate Titans and Out-of-Towners
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
The mayor has raised $1.3 million for re-election since January, relying on many wealthy donors from New York City and beyond. Source: New York Times
New York Governor Seeks to Address Housing Crisis With Stopgap Measures
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
The moves by the governor of New York came after state leaders largely failed to address the worsening affordability problems in New York City and in the state. Source: New York Times
First Muslim Woman to Be Federal Judge Confirmed by Senate
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2023
Nusrat Choudhury, a civil rights lawyer, will begin her lifetime appointment as a judge in Federal District Court in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Letitia James Is Accused of Protecting Aide From Harassment Allegations
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
Sofia Quintanar, who accused Ms. James’s former chief of staff of sexual harassment, said the office should have known that he had a “propensity to sexually harass” women. Source: New York Times
Damian Williams, Prosecutor in the FTX Case, Tackles Major Financial Crimes
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
“I think it’s fair to say,” the federal prosecutor, Damian Williams, said of the Samuel Bankman-Fried case, “that by anyone’s lights, this is one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.” Source: New York Times
Hochul’s Big Choice: Picking New York’s Most Powerful Judge
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
The Court of Appeals shifted to the right under the polarizing leadership of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. Democrats hope the governor’s nominee to replace her will move it to the left. Source: New York Times
A 108-Foot-Tall Cottonwood Thrills the ‘Tree Hunter’
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
An upstate arborist found what he believes is the state’s biggest tree in the town of Schaghticoke. He was ecstatic. Source: New York Times
New York’s New Gun Law Remains Intact for Now After Appeals Court Ruling
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
A three-judge panel temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling blocking a section of the law, the third such stay the panel has issued this month. Source: New York Times
Why Some Hasidic Children Can’t Leave Failing Schools
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Parents who try to withdraw their children from yeshivas over a lack of secular education often cannot do so, hampered by social pressure and a rabbinical court system. Source: New York Times
New York Loosens Rules on Locations for Weed Dispensaries
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
Licensees will no longer be required to accept storefronts leased by the state, a move welcomed by applicants who want more control over their retail locations. Source: New York Times
Letitia James Accused of Protecting Top Aide From Harassment Allegations
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
Sofia Quintanar said that her sexual harassment allegations against the aide were handled differently than similar ones lodged against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Source: New York Times
Corruption Charges Dismissed Against Ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that prosecutors failed to demonstrate an “explicit quid pro quo” that must underpin the bribery charges against Mr. Benjamin. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General’s Top Aide Resigns After Sexual Harassment Claims
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Ibrahim Khan had been Letitia James’s chief of staff for close to a decade. Source: New York Times