Ben Brachfeld
@benbrachfeld
Associate Crime Editor @people. Ex Transit Reporter @amNewYork. Email: [email protected], DM for Signal.
Personal News: Thursday was my last day at @amNewYork. It was a privilege covering how NYC moves. Today is my first day as associate crime editor at @people. I can be reached at [email protected].
NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC. No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space. gothamist.com/news/theyre-ki…
would be the 2nd time in 3 years that Albany would allow the 7 suburban counties also served by the MTA to avoid helping pay for transit, instead putting the whole burden on NYC businesses
New: NY Gov. Hochul's office has floated the idea of increasing a tax on large New York City employers to help pay for billions of dollars in repairs and improvements to the MTA’s bus and rail systems, three sources told me. gothamist.com/news/gov-hochu…
The NYPD under Mayor Adams engaged in deadly and unconstitutional high-speed vehicle chases outside the chain of command, Ex-NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon alleged in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday against the city, current and former high ranking officers and the mayor.
Four former NYPD chiefs say they were forced out after exposing misconduct tied to Mayor Adams’ allies: lawsuits | amNewYork amny.com/news/nypd-chie…
Four former NYPD chiefs say they were forced out after exposing misconduct tied to Mayor Adams’ allies: lawsuits | amNewYork amny.com/news/nypd-chie…
BOMBSHELL suits from former top brass says Mayor Adams' NYPD sold promotions, stole overtime, abused bodycams and promoted unqualified cops into sensitive positions. Those who raised concerns, like former top det. James Essig, were told to take huge demotions - or resign.
The free bus pilot that Zohran Mamdani championed as an Assembly person got mixed reviews from the MTA but seems to have been on a success on many levels. What would it take to actually scale it up citywide? curbed.com/article/zohran…
The free bus pilot that Zohran Mamdani championed as an Assembly person got mixed reviews from the MTA but seems to have been on a success on many levels. What would it take to actually scale it up citywide? curbed.com/article/zohran…
Wrote about @ZohranKMamdani's marquee free bus proposal, the pilot that preceded it, and other examples around the world for @Curbed curbed.com/article/zohran…
There you have it
Trump on Eric Adams indictment: I helped him out a little bit. He had a problem
Mayor Adams hired campaign consultant accused of strangling girlfriend in SoHo hotel gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada…
The person accused of biting a @ZohranKMamdani volunteer at a press conference this morning, 55 year-old Raul Rivera, has been charged with assault, per @NYPDnews
“She is endorsing me. I am not endorsing her,” Cuomo says of Ramos.
.@AndrewCuomo flirted with a 97.9 FM's female radio host today during an interview, asking her if they can go on a date together. Cuomo's people say it was a joke
Rikers Island will be placed under the control of an independent receiver, a federal judge ruled today.
New: Mayor Adams accepted as much as $6,000 in gifts from the Madison Square Garden business empire last year — freebies he got as the entertainment giant continued to hold significant financial interests before his admin. nydailynews.com/2025/04/25/ada…
The bottom of the Gowanus Canal is not, strictly speaking, a hospitable environment. And yet — billions of microbes are not only surviving, they're cleaning it up. brooklynpaper.com/small-world-mi…
Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Within an hour of starting interviews, I had the names of a 10-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl who had died because of decisions by wealthy men in…
Breaking. The NYC Health Department investigates two cats infected with bird flu @1010WINS The infected cats are from two separate households