a kingsbridge vendor told @jonnycustodio they've seen officers confiscate products on multiple occasions from a fruit vendor. vendor sweeps also happened multiple times over the last year, Emily Swanson reported. 3/

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“There is never going to be an overnight solution [for crime]. That’s the problem people don’t want to contend with. We didn’t get to the situation that we’re in overnight and it’s not going to be fixed overnight,” says Olayemi Olurin in New York Amsterdam News

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1/ Today, THE CITY celebrates five years since we've launched! 🎉

We're honored so many New Yorkers rely on us to serve them the most vital news happening around the five boroughs.

Happy birthday to THE CITY!

What THE CITY said ⬇️ — a most sincere thank you to our readers, supporters and sources!

You’ve all helped make the last five years the best of a career that dates back to 1993. So grateful to still be doing what I wanted to do as a kid.

🎂FIVE YEARS of THE CITY, today!

This is a huge milestone, and I reflect on our work in the last 1/2 decade (!) I’m so proud that we’ve stayed true to our mission. None of us knew what we were getting into, but we were determined to dig deeper & be a true service for New York

Why it's so hard to establish a midwife-led birth center in The Bronx and the rest of the state:
thecity.nyc/2024/04/03/bro…

My column about the NYPD waving a white flag underground, which the department has not substantially responded to at all in a full day of chiefs and commissioners tweeting and calling me names from their official accounts, is linked in the tweet below ;-?

Our Local Network is growing: We're excited to partner with THE CITY and WUNC on coverage of higher education in New York City and North Carolina, working with Jonathan Custodio haidee chu Brianna Atkinson opencampusmedia.org/2024/02/21/new…

Here’s a good Jonathan Custodio tale on the 👻 🚤 GHOST BOATS 👻 🚤 of City Island.

It’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. ⬇️ Check it out. ⬇️ thecity.nyc/2024/01/26/aba…

There are at least 600 ghost boats city wide! 👻🚤

Great read by Jonathan Custodio about what happens to them

thecity.nyc/2024/01/26/aba…

A Bronx mosque has become a de facto shelter for more than a hundred men each night many of whom who have tried and failed to secure another 30-day shelter bed...
thecity.nyc/2024/01/23/mig…

There’s only a few hours left before our #CyberMonday flash sale ends! If you’ve had your eye our merch, now's your chance!

Donate $50 or more, and we’ll send you our roomy tote. Become a monthly donor of $10/month or more to get our mug AND tote!

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Zip around the city and sip your coffee in style. Donate $50 or more THE CITY, and you’ll get a tote featuring our mascot, Nellie. $10/month donations get you our tote AND mug. Our #CyberMonday flash sale is TODAY only. Donate here: donorbox.org/supportthecity

Air filtration is a valuable way to effectively reduce the spread of viruses in the air. If you don't have an air purifier at home, build one before your next get-together!

Helina Selemon (she/her) of the New York Amsterdam News will show you how!

Video: Emma H. Tobin

#Thanksgiving
Solutions Journalism Network

If you missed Episode 3 of Documented on WBAI New York at 99.5 FM, streaming at wbai.org, we spoke about understanding the current wave of African migration to NYC. Listen to the full episode here: wbai.org/archive/progra…

And catch Episode 4 on Saturday at 5pm ET :)

icym City Limits: there was going to be a Health + Hospitals hearing last night on Just Home, planned supportive housing in the Bronx for seriously ill people leaving Rikers, but it got postponed

Why? What now? click: citylimits.org/2023/11/13/how…

Hear Jonathan Custodio, Bronx reporter for The City, on what drove voters in District 13 to elect the borough's first Republican City Councilmember in decades. wnyc.org/story/why-bron…

Rezoning Vote Shattered Voters’ Trust in Defeated Bronx Councilmember
thecity.nyc/2023/11/09/mar…

'Palestinian journalists have been killed at a staggering rate of at least one a day. Between 34 and 50 have been killed, according to different estimates.'
The latest from Kareem Fahim
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