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Dana Rubinstein

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Reporter at the NYT covering NYC

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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"“Everybody can stand on him. You guys can step on him. You guys can kick him,” teacher Aimee Wyatt told the children. “Do what you gotta do.” www.syracuse.com/news/2026/09...
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Abuse and secrecy at SUNY Cortland’s elite state-run daycare center: ‘Nobody notified anyone’
Horror stories from the SUNY Cortland Childcare Center: goading kids to hit another kid, an adult spooning with children. How was this allowed?
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Once exceptionally rare, illegal deportations — in defiance of court orders or due to ICE screw-ups — are now a routine part of President Trump's mass deportation push. It happened 3 times this past week and more at least 30 times in recent months. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 11/09/2026
The city has now demolished their home after years of chronic flooding. What comes next for Hollis, Queens? Neighbors have no answers from public officials.
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City Razes Flood-Plagued Queens Home With No Plan to Rebuild, or Retreat, in Sight
A family of eight in Hollis is homeless after repeated flooding made their house uninhabitable. Officials have floated buyouts there, but locals are still high and dry.
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Anne Cronin @annecronin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
FREE LINK > CDC is still not including two PA measles deaths in its officially tally. Agency's staffers who'd hoped that new director Erica Schwartz would push back against RFK Jr.'s measles skepticism have been severely disappointed. @jessicanix.bsky.social > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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CDC Measles Death Pushback Stokes Staff Fears About New Leader
For the third week in a row, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t include two Pennsylvania measles deaths in its 2026 outbreak count.
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Dan Barry @danbarry58.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We all have memories of that day. Here's mine, from the perspective of an overwhelmed journalist. Take care, everyone. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Sept. 11 and the Persistence of Memory (Gift Article)
Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Candie Woo...said that when she asked department officials about her $100,000 loan request this week, she was told that if Little Tulip did not open on Thursday, the department would reassign her students to another center, depriving her of all funding" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/n...
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On the First Day of School, a Test for Mamdani’s 2-K Program (Gift Article)
The rollout of 2-K has been mired in funding delays, stressing New York City’s child care operators at a pivotal moment.
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The story of the unbuilt 5 World Trade Center is a tale of a prime piece of New York City real estate where nothing has seemed to go right in the 25 years since Sept. 11 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/n...
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Why Is 5 World Trade Center Still Not Built? Politics and Money.
The site of the former Deutsche Bank building was to be the only residential project in the World Trade Center redevelopment, but the plans are now in flux.
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Providers have diverted money from their private day care programs or made cuts, such as eliminating snacks for children. Some have asked parents to bring crayons, toilet paper and food on the first day of day care." by @matthewhaag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/n...
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Funding Delays Threaten Rollout of Mamdani’s 2-K Program
Many early childhood centers, the backbone of New York City’s universal child care system, have not received money from the city for this school year, some day care operators said.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/08/2026
The first deportation flight to Haiti since the Trump administration ended humanitarian protections has landed. Deportees from the U.S. are vulnerable to kidnapping, extortion and murder, said Guerline Jozef from the Haitian Bridge Alliance.
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ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost TPS back to homeland
Community leaders said Thursday’s removal flight was one of the largest they had seen and included people who were detained in recent weeks.
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“This court is granting you voluntary departure...I wish you all the best.” Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/31/u...
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Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.
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Dave Philipps @davephilipps.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
When a boat hits a wave, the jolt can intensify 10x between the deck and the head of a crew member. That counter-intuitive physics is leaving some of the Coast Guard's most elite rescuers with serious brain injuries that go undiagnosed. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking
Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ICE agents have begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas as they travel through airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The NYT and interviews with immigration lawyers — opening up a new pool of possible deportees www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
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ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive (Gift Article)
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Trump administration is no longer dodging the question of whether it wants to rename Penn Station in New York City. In a letter to the leaders of three Senate committees on Wednesday, the transportation secretary, Sean P. Duffy, listed renaming Penn Station as an administration priority.
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End of the Line for Penn Station? A Trump Official Calls for a New Name. (Gift Article)
Sean P. Duffy, the transportation secretary, said renaming the New York transportation hub was an administration priority. But he hasn’t offered any options.
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
James Dolan has quietly won another protracted war, this one against the New York State Liquor Authority. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/n...
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Inquiry Into James Dolan’s Use of Facial Recognition Ends in Modest Fines
The New York State Liquor Authority withdrew charges that tied facial recognition systems at James Dolan’s MSG Entertainment to exclusionary practices and issued $30,000 in fines for an unrelated offe...
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Happy 100th birthday, Mel Brooks!
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"California has reduced reported food and cash benefit theft by 76% relative to the 2024 peak, the state said. New York, on the other hand, does not even keep data on people losing their benefits to fraud." by @rosagoldensohn.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/s...
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Stolen Food Stamp Funds Leave Thousands Hungry as New York Sleeps on Reforms
Unlike other states, New York hasn’t taken basic anti-fraud measures found in commercial banking — and it doesn’t reimburse the victims.
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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
1,300 people who sued the archdiocese over sexual abuse face a monumental choice: accept an $800M proposed settlement w/the archdiocese or risk fighting it out in court, an option that would likely lead the archdiocese to declare bankruptcy. w/ @mayaaking.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/n...
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Plaintiffs in Catholic Church Abuse Case Weigh $800 Million Offer
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
For James Dolan, the famously irascible owner of the New York Knicks, a sudden feud with Mayor Zohran Mamdani seemed in character, and unsurprising to longtime Madison Square Garden Kremlinologists. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/n...
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Mamdani Finds a Foil Familiar to New Yorkers: James Dolan
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
“A.I. is coming for all of us.” by Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/n...
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The A.I. Proxy Fight Roiling the Race for a New York House Seat
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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Vid… @nyt.com.web.brid.gy · 08/06/2026
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Trump, Mamdani and the Knicks: A Manic Monday Awaits New York
When the Knicks return home for Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, much of New York City will be watching, including some well-known guests.
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"The primary in New York’s 7th District has turned the left against the lefter." by Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/n...
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The Congressional Primary Tearing the Mamdani Coalition in Two
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Adams has seemed to move on with his life. Recently, he has reached out to members of New York’s business community. One of those members said Adams is pitching construction industry products, including a type of rust-resistant rebar and wallpaper that can heat a room www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/n...
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Manhattan D.A. Is Urged to Pursue a Criminal Case Against Eric Adams
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Schlossberg has translated fame, charisma and creativity into a narrow lead. But fellow Democrats, family friends and union leaders describe an operation so erratic and plagued by turnover that it raises questions about how he would handle being in Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/n...
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Inside Jack Schlossberg’s Chaotic Campaign to Revive Camelot
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New York City’s emergency management agency, which ran the alert network, said it needed to free up personnel to help translate messages for the World Cup. w/ @matthewhaag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/n...
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A Text System Sent Safety Alerts to Private Schools. Now, It’s Silent.
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
For 25 years, through the terms of three mayors, the Office to Combat Domestic Violence oversaw the city’s domestic violence prevention efforts and retained a relatively direct line to the mayor. That appears to be changing. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/n... with Hurubie Meko
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Advocates Worry Mamdani May Be Weakening Anti-Domestic Violence Office
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
NYC is remarkable for its dynamism, but also for its stubborn refusal to change www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/n...
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A Parking Dispute Where the Judges Aren’t Exactly Impartial
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Congressman’s Gambit to Save Seat: He’ll Personally Match Each Donation, by Nick Fandos: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n...
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Congressman’s Gambit to Save Seat: He’ll Personally Match Each Donation
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Mamdani Expected to Reject Bill Involving Police at School Protests, w/ @sallygoldberg.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/n...
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Mamdani Expected to Reject Bill Involving Police at School Protests
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A spokesman for the mayor said that the administration was “not actively engaged in negotiations to move this project forward at this time.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n...
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Mamdani Faces Pressure to Cancel $2 Billion Deal to Expand Hudson Yards
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
"Black homeowners in Queens are fuming. Brooklyn 20-somethings are suddenly very invested in potholes. And one young Republican admitted that his fears New York would turn into “Gotham City” now feel overblown." by Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/n...
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How’s He Doing? 13 New Yorkers Weigh In on Mamdani’s First 100 Days.
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s law department on Tuesday sought a judge’s approval to stop representing the former mayor, Eric Adams, in a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/n...
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Mamdani Moves to End City’s Defense of Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"What emerges is a pragmatic and cunning politician at the height of his powers and unafraid to use them — even if it means delivering a sharp elbow to old friends and compromising his ideological purity as a democratic socialist." by Nick Fandos and Sally Goldenberg www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/n...
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Behind Mamdani’s Smile, a Politician Who Can Be a Ruthless Operator
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
today is the anniversary of the death of kitty genovese, and every year someone posts posters for her at the LIRR station in kew gardens next to where she was killed ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
a poster of kitty genovese that reads “we remember, kitty genovese, March 13, 1964”
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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New: Steve Banks, Mamdani's corporation counsel, is cutting off city-funded legal representation for Tim Pearson and Jeffrey Maddrey, two top adviser to former Mayor Eric Adams, against lawsuits accusing them of sexual harassment and retaliation.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Lebanese Family Members of Synagogue Attacker Died in Airstrike
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
“Hold on,” the judge said. “Insanity. Talk about timing. Unbelievable.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/n...
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He Was Convicted in a Fatal Hit and Run. Why Isn’t He in Prison?
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
NEW: Under Trump, mental health care for vets is getting squeezed VA is bleeding shrinks & *not replacing them* One told me she's so overloaded her sessions can be *16 mins* She's had to online sessions w/ 35 vets How is that therapeutic? It's not, she said www.propublica.org/article/vete...
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings." Gift link, free article: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Thomson Reuters is best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, but it is also a huge data broker that provides investigative tools to the government, including ICE. Its Minneapolis workers aren't happy about that: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/t...
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They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Different wars, different circumstances, similar rhetoric. For Anton Troianovski, who was in Moscow when Putin launched his "special military operation" against Ukraine, the Trump team's language on its "operation" against Iran sounds awfully familiar. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...
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How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
NEW: The State Dept. has ordered diplomats in Saudi Arabia to leave. It's the first mandatory ordered departure issued by the agency during the US-Israel war on Iran, and indicates US officials fear more violence. Iranian drones hit the embassy in Riyadh. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...
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State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
How the rich have gotten richer since the 2017 tax cuts, and how it's affecting everyone else. A case study in Wyoming: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
New: As David Ellison prepares to take control of CNN, legendary CBS News producer Mary Walsh, who is exiting, sent a goodbye note to colleagues. In the note, Walsh writes, "We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don’t know how to do that."
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
City Hall declined to provide any further detail, but the mock-up of the Daily News cover touting 12K new units of housing is possibly a reference to Sunnyside Yards, the massive rail yard in Queens over which the city has long dreamed of building 12K units of housing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/n...
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Mamdani and Trump Discuss Housing at ‘Productive’ Meeting in Washington
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 20/02/2026
Bet you didn't expect to see Gov. Kathy Hochul as Rambo: gothamist.visitlink.me/WWuDLZ
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
“Nassau officials are jailing more immigrants who have no criminal history since entering the United States than immigrants who do, ICE data shows.” www.newsday.com/long-island/...
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In ICE partnership, Nassau jails many with no criminal record
County Executive Bruce Blakeman was one of the first local leaders nationally to partner with ICE during the second Trump administration.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 18/02/2026
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Report: Staff at Dilley raiding cells to confiscate kids' letters and drawings detailing conditions inside
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 18/02/2026
"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
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Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Leqaa Kordia, who was arrested during a pro-Palestine protest at Columbia University in 2024, and then detained by ICE a year ago and has been held in Texas since, suffered a seizure and hit her head: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
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Columbia Protester in ICE Custody for Nearly a Year Suffers Seizure
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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"Mayor Zohran Mamdani has spent much of his early weeks in office focused on New York City’s bad landlords, pledging to hold them accountable for dilapidated apartments. But he has said little about the largest landlord of all" by @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
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Mamdani Is Targeting Bad Landlords. What About Public Housing?
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