Crime

The Mob Is Making a Comeback in Construction as Demand for New Housing Grows in NYC

June 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 4, 2023, 4:47 p.m.

A string of new prosecutions highlight how organized crime is targeting the nonunion builders of tens of millions of dollars in projects.

Eric Adams

‘Eric Adams Please Give Us a Call’: Mayor Hasn’t Reached Out After Jordan Neely Killing, Family Says

May 8, 2023, 2:47 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

A week after Neely was killed in a subway car, Daniel Penny, the man who was recorded putting him in a fatal chokehold, had not been charged.

New Jersey

On the NY-NJ Waterfront, the Legacy of the Mob Endures

May 8, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 7, 2023, 10:05 a.m.

With a push from Governor Phil Murphy, the agency that policed New York Harbor’s docks is dying. A history of union corruption, exorbitant salaries, and a lack of diversity remains.

Criminal Justice

Bishop Lamor Whitehead Accused of Deed Theft at Brooklyn Church He Evicted

May 1, 2023, 7:32 p.m.May 1, 2023, 7:32 p.m.

The lawsuit filed last week, which Whitehead calls ‘frivolous,’ is the latest legal challenge facing the longtime mentee and friend of Mayor Eric Adams.

MTA

Bitter Pill: MTA Loses Suit to Recoup Millions Lost in Rx Fraud

April 6, 2023, 5:00 a.m.April 5, 2023, 1:21 p.m.

The verdict in Manhattan federal court comes four years after the NYC Transit Authority first claimed that Express Scripts Inc. wasn’t properly keeping its eye on the till.

Trump istration

Trump Lawyer Joe Tacopina Has a History of Clients Who Claimed He Betrayed Them

April 3, 2023, 8:29 p.m.April 4, 2023, 9:22 a.m.

Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik is not the only client who sued the outspoken attorney, alleging he put his interests above theirs.

Drugs

Unlicensed Pot Shops Still Selling Weed Following NYPD Shutdown Actions

March 3, 2023, 7:19 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

‘Nuisance abatement’ cases are still pending in court, with just four filed so far, all in the East Village.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: ’Crazy’ Eddie Antar was NYC’s Original Retail Gangster

Feb. 26, 2023, 11:35 a.m.Feb. 26, 2023, 11:42 a.m.

Gary Weiss, author of Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie, explains how a Kings Highway sales-tax hustle grew into an era-defining media blitz and nine-figure stock fraud before the whole thing collapsed. Subscribe to FAQ NYC on Apple, Spotify, or pretty much everywhere podcasts are found.

Crime

Ex-Albany Aide With Biker Gang Ties Escapes Felony Sex Abuse Charge

Feb. 13, 2023, 8:21 p.m.Feb. 13, 2023, 8:41 p.m.

Joseph Brady, legislative director for former Brooklyn Assemblymember Peter Abbate, still faces multiple misdemeanor counts in alleged upstate assault

Crime

Shops and Robberies in the Years of Unlicensed Weed Selling

Jan. 18, 2023, 8:37 p.m.Jan. 18, 2023, 8:37 p.m.

City law enforcement officials and City Council probed the grimmer side of NYC’s rowdy cannabis gray market.

Crime

The Mob Is Making a Comeback in Construction as Demand for New Housing Grows in NYC

‘Eric Adams Please Give Us a Call’: Mayor Hasn’t Reached Out After Jordan Neely Killing, Family Says

On the NY-NJ Waterfront, the Legacy of the Mob Endures

Bishop Lamor Whitehead Accused of Deed Theft at Brooklyn Church He Evicted

Bitter Pill: MTA Loses Suit to Recoup Millions Lost in Rx Fraud

Trump Lawyer Joe Tacopina Has a History of Clients Who Claimed He Betrayed Them

Unlicensed Pot Shops Still Selling Weed Following NYPD Shutdown Actions

LISTEN: ’Crazy’ Eddie Antar was NYC’s Original Retail Gangster

Ex-Albany Aide With Biker Gang Ties Escapes Felony Sex Abuse Charge

Shops and Robberies in the Years of Unlicensed Weed Selling

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