NY Weekly Record

🚨 New week. New headlines. New York never slows down—and neither do we.

This week on the NY Weekly Record, we're following four stories that shine a spotlight on accountability across New York.

⚖️ A federal appeals court cracks open New York's prosecutor discipline system.

🏗️ The legal deadline to close Rikers Island is approaching—but the replacement plan is nowhere near ready.

🌳 We revisit the explosive events of the 1...

🏙️⚖️ This week on the New York Weekly Record, Michele Evans follows four powerful stories that reveal how justice, accountability, and second chances continue to shape New York.

👨‍⚖️ Why does the same Manhattan judge keep presiding over some of the state's biggest criminal cases?

💰 How did corruption inside Queens Defenders leave approximately 16,000 New Yorkers without the legal support they depended on?

📰 Should a defendant get ...

🚨 This week on the NY Weekly Record, we're following four major stories shaping New York City.

⚖️ The NYPD's first criminal trial under the city's chokehold law could determine whether one of New York's biggest police reforms has real legal consequences.

🏫 An audit says New York City schools may have left up to $431.6 million in federal Medicaid funding for special-education services unclaimed, raising serious questions about overs...

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New York never slows down—and neither do we.

From breaking headlines to powerful stories that deserve a closer look, we're bringing you four of the biggest stories shaping our city this week. 👇

🚨 NBC Security Breach

A man allegedly made his way backstage at NBC's Today show, reportedly targeting one of the network's anchors before police intervened. How did someone get that far inside o...

🚨 A major prison safety overhaul. Two disturbing NYPD cases. And a Midtown building warning that has New Yorkers asking serious questions.

This week on The NY Weekly Record, Michele Evans breaks down four major New York stories:

🏛️ New York orders prison safety reforms after the Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi cases

🚔 An NYPD inspector is charged in an alleged attack on a female subordinate

⚖️ An NYPD officer is arrested on rape an...

New York never takes a day off!!!

🎆 We look back at when the mob threw the biggest Fourth of July party in Queens.

💍 A viral Empire State Building proposal ended with criminal charges.

🚔 We examine why the city says Rikers is closing while the budget tells a different story.

💒 We break down how the NYPD balanced a celebrity wedding, a Brooklyn officer shooting, and a Brooklyn Bridge fire during one chaotic holiday weekend.

From hist...

This week on NY Weekly Record, Michele Evans breaks down another chaotic week in New York City with independent reporting, sharp context, and the kind of public-interest questions official statements usually avoid.

This episode covers:

🎤 Taylor Swift, City Council, and a very wrong link

A quick correction with a wink, because even independent journalists have tech gremlins.

🚨 FBI searches and the NYPD brass problem

Federal investigato...

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New York showed up in every possible way.

🏀 Knicks fans flooded the city and sent our views through the roof.

⚖️ The Mangione courtroom took another sharp turn.

🕯️ Gilgo Beach families finally faced a long-awaited sentencing.

🎓 And at Rikers, graduates reminded us what hope can look like even behind the walls

It was a week of noise, accountability, grief, resilience, and New York energy.

I’m Mi...