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Isidoro Rodriguez is a former Gothamist reporter.
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NYC's knights get medieval on each other in Central Park
Knights in shining armor duked it out before spectators at Central Park as part of Gladiators NYC's second event of the season.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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NY's highest court to weigh in on city judge's call to close courtroom for murder trial
In court papers, the New York Civil Liberties Union says the judge may have acted with implicit racial bias.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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Police balk at proposed NYC Council bills aimed at increased transparency
The measures are designed to give watchdogs and the public more information about the NYPD, but police say the added requirements would burden the department and damage morale.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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NY lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it easier to challenge wrongful convictions
The law would have helped a Queens man whose murder conviction was overturned this week, his lawyer said.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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Man convicted of killing 8 in Manhattan bike path terror case spared the death penalty
To impose death, jurors needed to reach a unanimous verdict. They couldn't.
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Samantha Max
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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Queens councilmember calls street vendors a public safety hazard
Councilmember Sandra Ung has started a petition to increase enforcement in Downtown Flushing.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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Mayor Adams praises new probation chief's decision to invite Cardi B to academy event
Juanita Holmes previously served as chief of training for the department.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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NYPD arrests man suspected of robbing 4 bodegas, killing 1
The NYPD announced the arrest of 39-year-old Kimond Cyrus, accusing him of robbing four bodegas in Brooklyn and Manhattan, killing an employee in the process.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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NYC Department of Investigation chief questioned about overdue report on NYPD gang database
Critics say the list exposes Black and Latino men to surveillance and policing.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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To guard against robberies, NYPD tells businesses to require customers to unmask
Citywide, robberies spiked about 30% in 2022 over previous years.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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Harlem teen arrested in shooting outside Brooklyn high school
Williamsburg Charter High School will add metal detectors, according to a spokesperson.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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Queens prosecutors arrest people they say are responsible for 18 shootings in recent years
Many of the incidents happened in daylight, and in front of children, prosecutors said.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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