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On the mystery on the whereabouts of Cuomo's dog Captain, @katiehonan.bsky.social gets to the bottom of it: "THE CITY visited Cuomo’s apartment with photos of Captain, asking neighbors if they’d ever seen him; of the dozen people who stopped to chat, nobody had." www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/08/p...

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NEW: NYPD Tases Pro-Palestinian Demonstrator Outside Brooklyn College buff.ly/5u13Z4J

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Another clip from the arrests outside Brooklyn College earlier.

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Worth nothing before NYPD made several violent arrests outside campus, punching, kicking and body slamming demonstrators, this was the vibe on campus moments before NYPD entered. students have now dispersed.

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Another demonstrator arrested.

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One demonstrator shoved up against campus gates by an NYPD officer.

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No arrests happened on campus itself, but several people were arrested on the street just now.

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Dozens of NYPD officers entered Brooklyn College Campus moments ago, clearing out the lawn of a small pro-Palestinian demonstration which had been going on for several hours.

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At Brooklyn College, pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather on the campus lawn. Several NYPD officers are already inside campus surveying them, while around a dozen NYPD SRG vans are stationed nearby on Ocean Ave. Small group of supporters cheer on adjacent sidewalk.

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Earlier this week NYPD Commissioner described the "fairly standard" process by which the NYPD shared a 4-page report on student protester with the feds who told them they were investigating money laundering... www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/07/l...

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AOC takes the stage at May Day rally.

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May Day rally at Foley Square, William Medina, deliverista w/ Workers Justice Project, says..."When they say immigrant workers don't belong in NY...I say look around, we are New York."

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In State Supreme Court just now, Judge Mary Rosado has extended the temporary restraining order barring ICE from returning to Rikers Island, at least temporarily until she hears more. Attorney for City Council says they intend to subpoena Border Czar Tom Homan to testify. Story TK @thecity.nyc...

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Luigi Mangione in federal court today.

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City College Cops Pepper Spray Students Setting Up ‘Liberated Zone’ www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/24/c...

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About an hour ago a brief attempt by CUNY students to set up a "Liberated Zone" was quickly quashed by campus police and NYPD. Handful of students pepper sprayed. This is aftermath as NYPD moved to clear the area. One arrest confirmed.

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“A judge is temporarily blocking the Adams administration from allowing ICE back onto Rikers Island, according to a temporary restraining order signed by a State Supreme Court judge Monday.” — @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reports www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/j...

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Judge Temporarily Blocks ICE’s Return to Rikers Island www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/j... @gwynnefitz.bsky.social

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"Countless residents of city shelters, including many who had been here lawfully until the Trump administration changed the rules, were told to self-deport within a week or take their chances." — @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reports www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/17/m...

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"ICE took our students, we want them back," @aaup professors from NYU/Columbia among other universities chant, marching to Foley Square.

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"Anyone who does not believe this is quid pro quo has to wake up," says Councilmember Alexa Aviles, calling out the mayor's executive order allowing ICE and other federal agencies back onto Rikers Island. background from @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/09/r...

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@haidee.bsky.social reports feds have stalled 2.5 million pounds of food meant for food pantries in NYC. @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/09/f...

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New: First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro signed an executive order Tuesday allowing ICE to reestablish an office on Rikers, rolling back a provision of the city’s sanctuary protections that had been on the books for more than a decade. — with @gwynnefitz.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/09/r...

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The two parties had both shared how they were impacted by the July 17 incident and said they were both “ready to move forward.” — @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reports www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/08/c...

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Inside a Brooklyn courtoom today a judge agreed to drop charges against Councilmember Susan Zhuang after she particpated in a restorative justice program for biting a cop during a protest against a shelter last year. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/08/c...

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The city is preparing to open a shuttered jail on Rikers as the number of people being held on Rikers Island swells to levels not seen since 2019, @reuvenblau.bsky.social reports. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/03/r...

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Rotar’s ongoing criminal case touches on several fronts — mental illness, a court system struggling to handle complex cases, and violence on Rikers — that criminal justice reformers say exacerbate harm and lead to repeated trouble with the law. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/03/a...

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It's shaping up to be the first interesting general election in NYC in decade plus, with Adams and a WFP candidate both potentially running in general election, in addition to Democratic and Republican nominees.

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First appearance of Mayor Eric Adams since announcing he's running as an independent, planning to defect from Democratic party in the upcoming mayoral race. www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/03/e...

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With today's Kash Patel plug, Eric Adams is channeling MAGA in his reelection campaign, even as he still swears he's running as a Democrat. @katiehonan.bsky.social @gwynnefitz.bsky.social on what's next.

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"The new faculty position listing no longer references “settler colonialism, genocide and apartheid” after Gov. Kathy Hochul directed Hunter College to remove the post “to ensure that antisemitic theories are not promoted in the classroom.” www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/25/p...

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Some of the 1000 things that happened in the past 24 hrs: -video of Mahmoud Khalil's arrest release -2nd person involved in campus protests detained by ICE -Columbia expels students involved in Hind Hall occupation -DHS searched 2 student residences with warrants. www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/14/t...

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More demonstrations for Mahmoud Khalil's release this afternoon, this outside Columbia campus.

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Dispatch from Trump Tower earlier today: www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/13/j...

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Last protester has just been lead out, floor now cleared.

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Remaining members of press are kicked out of bottom level of Trump Tower, as arrests continue.

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Some are being carried out as they refuse to walk.

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Arrests beginning now.

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Demonstrators being warned by NYPD they'll be subject to arrest if they don't leave.

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They just turned up the volume on Billy Joel as protesters continue to chant, those not wanting to get arrested are leaving. @thecity.nyc

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Hundreds of protesters chant "we want justice you say who, bring Mahmoud home now."

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Happening now at Trump Tower, activists w/ @jvp.bsky.social calling for release of Mahmoud Khalil @thecity.nyc

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Mahmoud Khalil had his first day in court in New York, while detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana for his campus activism. My colleague @gwynnefitz.bsky.social was there. www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/12/m...

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Here's the latest on Mahmoud Khalil's ongoing detention after a preliminary hearing today. His detention will likely continue while both parties present further legal arguments and replies. www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/12/m...

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Hundreds of Khalil's supporters rallying across the street.

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"Every day that Mahmoud spends in detention in Louisiana is a day too long," Khalil's attorney Ramzi Kassem says. "It simply cannot be the case that you can be disappeared off the streets of new york" bc gov't "dislikes what you have to say."

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Susan Sarandon offers impromptu remarks on why she came to Khalil's hearing today: "No matter where you stand on genocide, freedom of speech is an effects all of us." @thecity.bsky.social

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Outside federal court house today, a hearing on Mahmoud Khalil's detention has just concluded, a new briefing schedule is set w/ Khalil's attorneys expected to file additional paperwork by tomorrow night. @thecity.bsky.social

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