NYPD barred from telling people they can't film in precinct stations(hellgatenyc.com)

200 points by danso 3 years ago | 88 comments

A VC bought the Flatiron Building and didn’t pay for it(hellgatenyc.com)

155 points by laurex 3 years ago | 48 comments

Citi Bike Is Amazing. Citibank Should Pay for Every New Yorker's Membership(hellgatenyc.com)

37 points by raybb 3 years ago | 38 comments

Why does a plastic-wrapped turkey sandwich cost $15 at the NYC airport?(hellgatenyc.com)

561 points by raybb 3 years ago | 531 comments

Hell Gate article investigating why airport food like a $15 turkey sandwich is so expensive in NYC, after the Port Authority withheld pricing records.

NYPD will deploy drones to respond to 911 calls in 5 NYC precincts,officials say(gothamist.com)

34 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 28 comments

NY Governor vetoes ban on noncompete clauses, waters down LLC transparency bill(gothamist.com)

323 points by dataflow 2 years ago | 211 comments

Gothamist news article reporting that New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a ban on noncompete clauses and weakened an LLC transparency bill.

NYPD is refusing to comply with NYC’s new surveillance tech laws(dailydot.com)

363 points by heavyset_go 3 years ago | 313 comments

Daily Dot article reporting that the NYPD is not complying with New York City's POST Act surveillance technology disclosure law, per the inspector general.

New York City to ban deceptive subscription practices(theguardian.com)

583 points by randycupertino 3 months ago | 295 comments

Guardian article reporting New York City will become the first US city to ban deceptive subscription practices and junk fees under a rule from the Mamdani administration.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.

Israel reportedly used fake social accounts to garner support from US lawmakers(haaretz.com)

503 points by frob 2 years ago | 401 comments

Haaretz article reporting that Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry ran a covert fake-account influence campaign targeting US lawmakers over the Gaza war.

FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled(404media.co)

522 points by robin_reala 8 months ago | 436 comments

404 Media article reporting the FBI was unable to access a Washington Post reporter's iPhone because Apple's Lockdown Mode was enabled.

Texas police invested in phone-tracking software and won’t say how it’s used(texasobserver.org)

330 points by nobody9999 9 months ago | 93 comments

Texas Observer investigation into Texas police agencies spending millions on phone-tracking software and refusing to disclose how they use it.