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Samantha Max
Samantha reports on whether New Yorkers feel safe and whether the institutions that are supposed to protect them are working. Before coming to WNYC/Gothamist, she spent three years covering the criminal justice system in Tennessee for Nashville Public Radio. Her reporting on Nashville's police department received multiple awards, including the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. Samantha was also part of the inaugural class of Report for America, a service journalism program that sends up-and-coming reporters to local newsrooms across the country. She is a Northwestern University grad, a Baltimore native and fluent in Spanish. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal: samanthamaxwnyc.93.
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Eric Adams' NYC buildings boss Eric Ulrich heads to trial, 3 years after arrest
Ulrich, a former city councilmember, is accused of trading access and favors for cash and bribes. He was the first aide to Mayor Adams charged with public corruption.
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David Brand
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Samantha Max
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Man messaged 'I got straight poison' before giving NYC college students fentanyl, feds say
A transcript from an April court hearing sheds new light on what transpired at Fashion Institute of Technology.
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Samantha Max
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Man shot by ICE in NYC's Marble Hill said federal officers never identified themselves
The wounded man said he didn't learn ICE agents were involved until he woke up in the hospital.
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Arya Sundaram
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Samantha Max
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A NYC judge brought his gun into court for an ‘experiment’. Now he’s censured.
The state commission on judicial conduct said Judge Jeffrey A. Gershuny “acknowledged that his conduct was improper,” and added that he was “apologetic and cooperative.”
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Samantha Max
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Manhattan DA argues judge shouldn't dismiss state charges against Luigi Mangione
He pleaded guilty to separate charges in federal court this summer.
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Samantha Max
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Attorneys argue man shot by ICE in Marble Hill should be released
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said ICE officers fired at Oscar Belgal multiple times when he was in a car with his 5-year-old son.
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Ben Feuerherd
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Ryan Kost
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Samantha Max
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Arya Sundaram
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Blind man dismissed from grand jury duty can sue NY for discrimination, judge rules
Albert Elia accused officials of "systemic discrimination" against blind people looking to serve on juries.
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Samantha Max
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Dominican man who shot border patrol officer in NYC sentenced to 15 years in prison
The shooting during a botched robbery occurred amid heightened tension over immigration enforcement.
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Samantha Max
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NYC Parks police told a yoga teacher to leash her dog. It got ugly.
Jurors ruled against Sabrina Toner, finding that the officers did not use excessive force.
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Samantha Max
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Judge orders psych evaluation for man accused of killing woman in Central Park
Jonathan Robles faces a second-degree murder charge.
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Samantha Max
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A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
Federal court filings document years of issues with the emergency buttons at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
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Samantha Max
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'Our 911 call system is vulnerable': NYC councilmember calls for changes after outage
The August outage followed years of delays to a promised upgrade of the city's 911 system.
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Samantha Max
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