Matthew Chayes
@chayesmatthew
Used to cover crime. Now I cover politics. Trying to learn the difference. @newsday.
“Come on — try and ask a real question,” he snapped. mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/opi…
Mayor Adams privately told a group of business leaders yesterday he removed ex-NYPD head Tom Donlon after he refused a mental acuity test despite allegedly being "off." Donlon's lawyer says he's now prepping a defamation suit against Adams over the matter. nydailynews.com/2025/07/18/ada…
"If Sheppard’s recent claims are to be believed, then he threatened to kill a man he believed was mentally impaired. If his claims are false, then he is weaponizing fabricated mental health allegations to justify retaliation." @createcraig nypost.com/2025/07/21/us-…
With just days to go until fmr Rep. George Santos must report to prison, a source familiar says that neither a pardon nor commutation is under consideration at the White House
NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk shares details about being detained after writing an op-ed for the Tufts Daily. loom.ly/qz4G7Pk "Writing is one of the most peaceful ways of communication that I am aware of... Writing is the heart of freedom of expression."
Scoop: A WSJ reporter was slated to be part of the travel pool this weekend when Trump travels to Scotland. After the paper's Epstein story last week, the WH booted them from the pool. w/ @iriesentner politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
🎧Audio of Cuomo reflecting on his primary loss at the Hampton Synagogue today: “We played it safe... I wasn’t aggressive enough.” + Cuomo said a key factor in his loss was Mamdani’s support from young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters. More ⬇️ forward.com/fast-forward/7…
Nassau police handed 15 people over to ICE — all charged w/ low-level, ticketable offenses — making good on Blakeman promises. 7 cases of theft, 2 cases of “illegal massages” at a Hicksville spa. w/ @Laura_Figueroa newsday.com/long-island/po…
& @andrewcuomo has been fundraising in the Hamptons for multiple weekends just this month alone Flyer below for a breakfast this AM @ the Hampton Synagogue —>
Mamdani says he’s in Uganda to visit family with his wife. He will be back before the end of the month. He also suggests some cheeky headlines for the NY Post.
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.
“Mayor Sliwa! Mayor Sliwa! You’re gonna win the fuckin’ thing!” — this selfie-seeking fan screams at Curtis Sliwa at the Giglio Feast. “Fuck Mamdani!”
Wasn’t this “Motley crew” his friends? And two of those aides who left — Ingrid Lewis-Martin and Winnie Greco — are involved in his reelection campaign.
At the same breakfast, @NYCMayor apologized for the “Motley crew” of ex-aides that had to be fired from the admin and contributed to the dysfunction in City Hall -- source said he used this phrase several times. Then he pointed to Randy Mastro as the symbol of the new era.
Ghislaine Maxwell sued Virginia Giuffre for defamation and it didn’t go so well for Maxwell — who is now serving 20 plus years in prison. All the incriminating discovery in that defamation case became public as a result of @MiamiHerald cnbc.com/2025/07/18/tru…
Blown away by this figure - per the article, Colbert is making maybe $20m. Where does the rest of the $100m go? It's a piece-to-camera/guest interview show
The timing and optics are terrible, but Stephen Colbert’s show costs more than $100M a year to produce and is losing more than $40M a year. CBS execs had been mulling for a long time whether to pull the plug. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/was-colberts-c…
In a Bloomberg podcast released today, Mayor Adams claims he picked a crack pipe up "off the street" to use in this video
Eric Adams teaches you how to search your child's room. Truly New York's weirdest guy.
.@ericadamsfornyc holding a campaign rally in Chinatown. Former state senator Malcolm Smith (who was convicted of conspiracy, wire fraud, travel act bribery, and extortion and released from prison in 2021) meets him at his car
New: the Trump administration is preparing to shut down seven major housing discrimination and segregation cases — including high-profile investigations in Chicago, Houston and Flint — despite findings in some that civil rights violations occurred. propublica.org/article/trump-…
The explosive lawsuit alleging corruption in city lease deals between the Adams administration & @CushWake was quietly dismissed last month — though the judge didn't weigh in on misconduct claims about officials like Jesse Hamilton. ebx.sh/u3lbYE