The Indypendent
Theodore Hamm
The civil rights attorney helped lead the campaign to close Rikers and defended Occupy Wall Street protesters. Next, he plans to take on corruption from the other side of the courtroom.
Manhattan DA Candidate Tahanie Aboushi: It’s Time to Reimagine the Criminal Justice System
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of interviews The Indypendent will do with candidates running in…
Heastie-Controlled Slush Fund Props Up Embattled NY State Assembly Incumbents
Félix Ortiz, Walter Mosley, Joseph Lentol, Michael DenDekker and Cathy Nolan have all received $22,000 to $42,500 from a special account funded by Albany special interests.
Media-Darling Cop Terence Monahan’s Legacy of Brutality
He took a knee on Monday night at Union Square protests, garnering the effusive praise of Mayor Bill de…
Frank Sinatra, Woody Guthrie, Arthur Miller & the Reds on the Brooklyn Waterfront
An excerpt from “Bernie’s Brooklyn: How Growing Up In The New Deal City Shaped Bernie Sanders’ Politics” by Theodore Hamm.
Rogue Brooklyn Prosecutor Could Soon Face a Day of Reckoning
Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi never lost a homicide case. But evidence is mounting that the star prosecutor won some of her cases by concealing evidence and other unethical practices.
As Virus Spreads in Nursing Homes, Gov. Cuomo’s Big Donors Are Immune from Liability
Corpses left in the hallway of a nursing home in East New York. A whopping 55 deaths at another…
Losers in Gov. Cuomo’s Austerity Budget: The Sick, The Poor, The State of New York
Late last week, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed an austerity budget during a pandemic and an…
SubPrime Mike: How Mayor Bloomberg Fought Efforts To Protect Black Homeowners From Predatory Lenders
Stop-and-Frisk wasn’t the only Bloomberg-era policy that harmed the black community.
