Alyce McFadden

Brooklyn, New York

Reporting Fellow at The New York Times

New York & stuff @nytimes | once @law360, @opensecretsDC. always @orientbowdoin

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3 lawmakers involved in Newark protest could be arrested, DHS says

4 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Tracey Tully |Alyce McFadden

Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, speaks to reporters in Newark, N.J., on May 6, 2025. Federal officials arrested the mayor of Newark on Friday while he and three members of Congress were protesting at a new immigration detention facility that is expected to play a central role in President Trump's mass deportation effort.
Newark's Mayor Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Tracey Tully |Luis Ferré-Sadurní |Alyce McFadden

Mayor Ras J. Baraka of Newark was arrested Friday outside a detention center in the city that the federal government was using as part of its campaign to deport undocumented immigrants. Alina Habba, a lawyer for President Trump whom he named as New Jersey's interim U.S. attorney, announced the arrest in a social media post. After his arrest, Mr. Baraka, 55, was taken to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, his aides said.
Deadly Manhattan Garage Collapse Caused by 'Reckless' Repairs, Report Finds

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alyce McFadden

An investigation by New York City agencies and an outside engineering firm found unsafe demolition caused the collapse, killing one person and injuring seven others. Hours before a Lower Manhattan parking garage collapsed in 2023, killing an employee and injuring seven other people, workers had inadvertently destroyed part of a load-bearing pier on its second floor, a report released Monday concluded.
A Timeline of the Rise and Fall of George Santos

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alyce McFadden

The disgraced former congressman's credentials and career unraveled over several years. Now he has been sentenced to prison. The unraveling of George Santos began on Long Island some two and a half years ago. He seemed, at first, to be a fresh voice in the Republican Party, campaigning for Congress as a successful striver with Wall Street credentials and compelling personal connections to national tragedies. He fashioned himself an enthusiastic supporter of Donald J.
Discord app exposes children to abuse and graphic content, lawsuit says

3 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Alyce McFadden

The messaging platform Discord recklessly exposes children to graphic violent content, sexual abuse and exploitation, New Jersey’s attorney general said in a lawsuit filed on April 17. New Jersey is the first state in the country to file suit against Discord, whose 200 million users can post in chat rooms and exchange direct messages with one another.
Discord App Exposes Children to Abuse and Graphic Content, Lawsuit Says

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Alyce McFadden

The NHL says the New York Rangers informed the league last year that they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against …
Six dead after private plane crashes in Hudson Valley

1 month ago | spokesman.com | Alyce McFadden |John Leland

A small twin-engine plane crashed in a muddy field Saturday near the town of Copake, New York, killing all six people on board — two surgeons, two of their children and the children’s partners, according to a family member of the victims. The plane, a Mitsubishi MU-2B bound for Columbia County Airport near Hudson, New York, was carrying the three couples en route to a 25th birthday celebration and Passover Seder, according to a statement from a family member.
At Least One Dead After Private Plane Crashes in Upstate New York

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Alyce McFadden

The plane, a Mitsubishi MU-2B carrying two passengers, went down Saturday in the town of Copake close to the Massachusetts border, according to the authorities. A plane crashed in a field on Saturday near the town of Copake, N.Y., leaving at least one dead, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
Man Is Shot by N.Y.P.D. After Attacking 4 Girls With Cleaver

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Chelsia Rose Marcius |Alyce McFadden

The officers forced open the door, which was locked, and saw Mr. Chen holding the meat cleaver, covered in blood, Commissioner Tisch said. There was blood on the walls and the floor, she said. The officers ordered Mr. Chen several times to drop the weapon, but he refused and moved toward the officers, she said. Two officers, who fired seven total rounds, shot him, Commissioner Tisch said. The cleaver was recovered along with a bloody knife found in another room, she said.
Man Is Shot by N.Y.P.D. After Attacking 4 Girls With Cleaver

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Chelsia Rose Marcius |Alyce McFadden

Those actions, the commissioner said, "absolutely saved the lives of the young girls.""This could have ended very differently," she added. It was unclear how Mr. Chen was related to the children and why he attacked them. The police had never received a report of domestic violence at the home, John Chell, the chief of department, said. But Commissioner Tisch said that, according to family members, Mr. Chen had a history of mental illness.