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By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 7/14/2026 Category: Education / Government Accountability / Public Spending NEW YORK CITY, NY – A showdown over public records at the nation’s largest school system is moving toward a subpoena deadline. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin has accused the Department of…

By Michele Evans / NYweeklyRecord.com / Date: 7/14/2026 Category: Criminal Courts / NYPD Accountability / Civil Rights / Government Transparency NEW YORK CITY, NY – New York’s highest court has drawn a hard line around a place where police power is often at its most concentrated: the stationhouse lobby. In…

Trump Pays $5.6 Million to E. Jean Carroll After Supreme Court Lets Verdict Stand By Michele Evans | NYWeeklyRecord.com | July 14, 2026 Years of legal fighting have finally turned into a check worth more than $5.6 million—and the impact could reach far beyond one case. President Donald Trump has…

By Michele Evans New York City, New York Date: 7/14/2026 Category: Public Health / Food Safety / Consumer Protection / Accountability NEW YORK CITY, NY – Nearly 400 New Yorkers have been diagnosed with cyclosporiasis since May, yet health investigators still have not identified the food or supplier responsible for…

By Michele Evans New York City, New York Date: 7/14/2026 Category: Technology / Environment / Consumer Costs / Accountability NEW YORK CITY, NY – New York has become the first state in the nation to stop new large-scale data center projects while regulators examine what the artificial intelligence boom could…

STATEN ISLAND, NY – A stolen vehicle slammed into a Staten Island home Monday, turning an alleged car theft into a neighborhood emergency and leaving two people in custody, according to local reporting. FOX 5 New York reported that authorities were investigating after the vehicle crashed into the residence. The…

NEW YORK CITY, NY – Nearly $1 million meant to support New York students was allegedly diverted through two separate fraud schemes, according to indictments announced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The cases are allegations, not convictions. All three defendants are presumed innocent unless…

NEW YORK CITY, NY – New York City is testing a simple public-service idea with an immediate payoff: give parents a few free hours and give children a safe place to have fun. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura announced the first NYC Parks Parents’ Night Out, a…

NEW YORK CITY, NY – New York City says it is done waiting years for basic digital tools that residents should already be able to use. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Office of Technology and Innovation announced five new Public Interest Technology crews on Monday. The teams will place…

By Michele Evans New York City, New York Date: 7/13/2026 Category: Public Safety / Accountability / New York City NEW YORK CITY, NY – A security breach at Yankee Stadium forced a full lockdown Sunday night after hundreds of people without tickets rushed entrance areas, pushed past paying concertgoers, and…

By Michele EvansNEW YORK — July 13, 2026 What began as a frightening construction emergency in Midtown Manhattan is now becoming something much bigger. Authorities have opened investigations into the structural failure at the former Pfizer headquarters at 235 East 42nd Street, where buckling steel columns and sagging floors forced…

New York Orders Prison Safety Reforms After Brooks and Nantwi Cases By Michele Evans New York City, New York July 10, 2026 New York is moving forward with major prison safety reforms after the cases of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi brought renewed scrutiny to conditions, oversight, and accountability inside…

NYPD Inspector Charged in Alleged Attack on Female Subordinate By Michele EvansNew York City, New YorkJuly 10, 2026 NEW YORK CITY — An NYPD inspector surrendered Friday and was arraigned on attempted rape and other felony charges stemming from an alleged attack on a female officer who worked under his…

644 Years Too Late By Michele EvansNew York City, New YorkJuly 10, 2026 Category: Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act / Criminal Justice / Survivor Justice / New York Courts / Decarceration NEW YORK CITY, NY — The number should stop New York cold. More than 644 years. That is how…

NYPD Police Officer Exam Registration Open By Michele EvansNew York City, NY7/10/2026 Through July 14 NEW YORK CITY — New Yorkers interested in a career in law enforcement have until July 14 to register for the NYPD Police Officer Exam. The exam is free, giving qualified candidates an opportunity to…

By Michele EvansNew York City, New YorkDate: 7/9/2026 Category: NYPD / Child Protection / Sexual Violence / Police Accountability / Brooklyn Courts / Public Safety NEW YORK CITY, NY – An NYPD officer has been arrested on charges involving rape and sexual misconduct with a child, a case that demands…

Things To Do This Week in NYC Editor’s Choice 🏆: Chinatown Nights — Free, local, lively, and very New York. 🍜 Chinatown Nights Friday, July 10 — Forsyth Plaza. A free night market-style evening with music, bites, and Chinatown energy. 🎶 Habibi Festival at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Friday, July 10…

By Michele EvansNew York City, New YorkDate: 7/9/2026 Category: Public Safety / FDNY / Department of Buildings / Construction Safety / New York Civic Life NEW YORK CITY, NY – A Midtown building scare is not just a construction story. It is a public-safety warning sitting above one of the…

By Michele EvansNew York City, New YorkDate: 7/9/2026 Category: NYPD / Sexual Assault Allegations / Workplace Retaliation / Police Accountability / Bronx Courts / Public Safety NEW YORK CITY, NY – When a police officer reports that a superior officer sexually assaulted her inside a precinct, the first public question…

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