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Rikers Island correction officers contribute to flow of drugs and other contraband in NYC jails

NEW YORK — A packet of drugs in a McDonald’s salad. Vacuum-sealed marijuana in a lunch box. Hennessy cognac in AriZona Iced Tea bottles and Ciroc coconut-flavored vodka in Poland Spring water bottles.

Tribune News Service · Dec 19, 2022

Editorial: Gradual improvement at Rikers not enough when lives are at stake

We commend New York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Brad Lander for their unannounced visit to the great shame off the coast of Queens: Rikers Island.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

Dan Goldman, former Trump prosecutor, wins race in NY-10 Congressional District

Dan Goldman, the former federal prosecutor and Trump impeachment lawyer who flooded the Democratic race for New York’s 10th Congressional District with his own cash, was declared the winner of the primary early Wednesday morning.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

NY-10 candidate Dan Goldman claims he can’t recall if he backed Eric Adams or Kathryn Garcia for NYC mayor

NEW YORK — Congressional hopeful Dan Goldman revealed Friday that he voted for Eric Adams and Kathryn Garcia in last year’s ranked-choice Democratic mayoral primary — but claimed he could not recall which candidate he put at the top of his ballot.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 35

August 18, 2022

Ballotpedia · Aug 18, 2022

Progressive rising star Mondaire Jones fights for his political life

Jones is facing serious competition in a crowded new district he was forced to run in.

Axios · Aug 1, 2022

De Blasio lags in New York’s 10th congressional district race; Carlina Rivera and Yuh-line Niou leading pack: poll

Bill de Blasio is mired in seventh place in a new poll of the crowded NY-10 congressional primary as Councilwoman Carlina Rivera and Assemblywoman Yuh-line Niou lead the pack.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Seventeen candidates running in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary

Seventeen candidates are running in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary on August 23, 2022. Candidates receiving significant media attention are U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, who was elected in 2020 to represent the 17th District and is running in the 10th after redistricting; former New York City Mayor Bill…

Ballotpedia · Jul 8, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 28

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

Ballotpedia · Jun 23, 2022

Cities support community land trusts to protect affordable housing

As housing prices skyrocket in neighborhoods across the country, some state lawmakers and local officials are turning to a decades-old model for keeping homes affordable: community land trusts.

Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022