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News Inside Bernie Madoff’s life behind bars: From billions to 24 cents an hour
This article by Reuven Blau was originally published on Jul 22 at 11:37pm EDT by THE CITY. Bernie Madoff, who got rich running a New York-based Ponzi scheme that lost $64.8 billion, ended his days earning only 24 cents an hour for orderly work in federal prison, documents obtained by THE CITY reveal. The mastermind…
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News News outlet sues to get Brooklyn Yeshiva investigation documents
THE CITY filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the city Department of Education after the agency refused to provide documents related to its investigation of the content and quality of instruction at Jewish religious schools in Brooklyn. The DOE launched its probe of the yeshivas in mid-2015 in response to complaints from former students and advocates…
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News Rep. Max Rose’s tight re-election race flooded with millions in national PAC dollars
This story was originally published on Oct. 21 by THE CITY. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Outside political groups are pouring millions into the race for Staten Island’s swing-district congressional seat — fueling a growing bonfire of negative ads pitting freshman Rep. Max Rose…
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News Amid hate spike, a Crown Heights leader pleads: ‘We have to do better’
This story was originally published on 1/13/2020 by THE CITY. On Christmas Day, Richard Green, head of the Crown Heights Youth Collective, walked toward his rundown white van with a group of cops after giving out toys to kids at Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital. The Dodge Ram is the last of a fleet that once…
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