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Journalism is in freefall. These writers aren’t giving up: ‘We can go out swinging’

With layoffs ramping up across the media industry, reporters are trying a new model: co-operative newsrooms of their own

The Guardian - US

NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications

Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police

The Guardian - US

NYPD Will Spend Nearly $400 Million to Hide its Radio Communications

NYPD radio frequencies have been open to the public since 1932. A new encrypted system will end that.

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Daniel Penny knew chokehold in NYC subway killing of Jordan Neely could be deadly, prosecutors say

Prosecutors cite Penny’s military training in new murder case update

The Independent UK

New York police seek suspect after activist stabbed to death at bus stop

Ryan Carson, 32, who worked in series of advocacy positions, died on Monday morning after attack at bus stop in Brooklyn

The Guardian - US

Now NYC has its very own 'Fyre Festival 2.0' after thousands storm the gates of the 'EZoo' EDM festival: 'Thank God people lived'

Labor Day weekend saw 88,000 attendees over capacity, the NYPD later reported.

Fortune

New York police investigate dancer’s stabbing death as possible hate crime

O’Shae Sibley, who was gay, was attacked while with friends at gas station in Brooklyn on Saturday night

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Bizarre ‘serial litterer’ covering Brooklyn street with old books exposed as NYPD sergeant

Officer only lost one vacation day after years of alleged littering

The Independent UK

New York City’s air quality has plummeted. It may be worse underground

New York’s scramble to respond underscores a widening chasm between how governments are preparing for the climate crisis and how fast conditions are declining

The Independent UK

NYPD Claims It's Illegal To Film in a Police Station

A growing number of "First Amendment auditors" are testing the limits of what police will and will not allow them to film.

Reason

Jordan Neely: man killed by rider’s chokehold was talented dancer

Neely, 30, whose subway death was ruled a homicide by New York’s medical examiner, remembered as kind and loving

The Guardian - US

New York City Gives Up On Vaccine Mandates, Putting Pressure On Biden To End Covid “Emergency”

Mayor Adams and other Democrats, are ending mandates while federal mandates remain on soldiers and federal workers.

Zenger

George Santos’ former landlord claims rep-elect left Queens apartment with a ‘lot of damage’

The landlord of the two-bedroom 960-sq-ft apartment said Mr Santos and his sister never paid rent late, but did cause damage

The Independent UK

George Santos claimed he was robbed of his rent money. NYPD doesn’t have a record

The newly elected Republican congressman wrote in eviction proceedings that he was mugged, but police say there is nothing on file to back up claims he made under oath

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The Guardian - US

This job pays $60,000 – or maybe $150,000: companies skirt New York salary law

The city is seeking transparency in job ads – but employers aren’t exactly abiding by the spirit of the measure

The Guardian - US

Monster 2,554lb pumpkin breaks US record

‘Every time she’s thirsty you gotta go give her a drink’: details of gourd’s diet and battles against ‘animals and critters’ in top bid

Reason

Bodycam Footage Raises Questions About NYPD Shooting of Rameek Smith

Plus: A banned books battle in Oklahoma, Wells Fargo is terminating sex workers' bank accounts, and more...

The Independent UK

New probe into unsolved 2014 murders of New Jersey couple

‘They couldn’t have done a worse job if they intended to mess up that investigation,’ lawyer says of initial murder case

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Last call: New York City bids an official farewell to its last public pay phone

Officials gathered in Times Square for the removal of what they called New York City's last public pay phone, which is headed to a local museum. But a number of other pay phones are still standing.

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