William K. Rashbaum
@WRashbaum
Followers
7K
Following
120
Media
15
Statuses
1K
New York Times senior writer covering corruption, crime & the myriad miscreants of our time. Find me at rashbaum(at)nytimes(dot)com Signal/WhatsApp 917-327-4909
NYC
Joined October 2011
NYPD reporters have a different take:
nytimes.com
Mayor Eric Adams said that the move would allow more outlets to cover the police, but critics said it was another blow to transparency.
The hardest working press corps in the world deserve the best to cover New York's Finest. Took a look at the new, larger "the Shack" for our partners in media to work out of at 1 Police Plaza. It's a first-rate facility for a group of first-rate reporters.
1
6
5
Big loss for us; big gain for @TheAtlantic and @powellnyt:
Very pleased to welcome the great @powellnyt to @TheAtlantic.
1
12
37
OTD April 18, 1775 #Paul_Revere and others take midnight ride to warn of British approach. Early use of signals communication.
1
12
33
Former President Donald J. Trump's case is now one of the 76,738 criminal filings recorded this year in New York State's WebCrims database.
5
8
24
Kevin’s the real thing. Heroes still exist.
12
80
667
One Final Twist in the Rev. Louis Gigante’s Colorful Life: A Son
nytimes.com
Father Gigante, a towering figure in the Bronx, left a $7 million fortune entirely to the son he had while he was a priest.
2
1
5
Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos? His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction.
nytimes.com
Mr. Santos, a Republican from New York, says he’s the “embodiment of the American dream.” But he seems to have misrepresented a number of his career highlights.
8
13
44
‘Just cause’? Brad Lander fires just because
nydailynews.com
On the morning of Jan. 1, Brad Lander — who’d bootstrapped progressive accomplishments, including the fair-cause law he’d passed as a councilman protecting fast-food workers from …
0
1
5
Unions are on a roll. And they unite a divided nation.
washingtonpost.com
After a long stretch during which Labor Day became the occasion for trade unionism’s obituaries, 2022 marks a resurgence for the idea of solidarity.
0
3
9
.@tommy_robb knows more than most people have forgotten about municipal corruption in NYC >
Mayor Adams’ bizarre new world: NYC’s Economic Development Corp. has long been a patronage hideaway but at least they used to tell us the salaries. @NYTimes
4
7
39
Read the powerful siege story of devastation, courage, carnage & resolve that was the last stand at the Azovstal steel plant — by the NYT’s @mschwirtz
nytimes.com
For 80 days, at a sprawling steelworks, a relentless Russian assault met unyielding Ukrainian resistance. This is how it was for those who fought, and for those trapped beneath the battlefield.
1
3
11
This Manhattan Park Was Once a Gem. Now It’s a ‘No Man’s Land.’
nytimes.com
A decades-long fight to reopen a park house, once a thriving community center in a working-class neighborhood, has taken on new urgency during the pandemic.
1
1
5
“You’re talking about DOI? I’m talking about DOA,” says mayor of Department of Investigation probe that found financial impropriety & nepotism at Andre Mitchell’s Man Up! organization. Read @Gregbsmithnyc's story
thecity.nyc
“You’re talking about DOI? I’m talking about DOA,” says mayor of Department of Investigation probe that found financial impropriety and nepotism at Andre Mitchell’s Man Up! organization.
0
3
5