Brittany Kriegstein
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)
Breaking news & crime reporter @WNYC/Gothamist. Former: @NYT @NYDailyNews. CJS ‘19. Bodega Bathrooms expert. ✉️[email protected]
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6 days ago |
gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein
Twenty people have been indicted on a variety of charges in the Bronx for a spate of shootings that killed a man and terrified neighbors for years, New York City officials announced Thursday. According to Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, all 20 defendants were members of the “800 YGz” gang and have been linked to 15 shootings in and around the West Farms neighborhood from 2021 to 2024.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein
The Trump administration has halted construction on a major offshore wind project that supporters say would power more than 1 million homes and create hundreds of jobs in the New York area — sparking an uproar from Democratic leaders in the state.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein
The woman accused of fatally collifing into a mother and her two daughters as they crossed a Brooklyn street last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a 20-count indictment charging her with manslaughter in the second degree, criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving and other offenses.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein
New York City councilmembers are set to hold a hearing Wednesday on a new path forward for closing the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, less than a month after an independent commission concluded the city won’t meet the legally mandated deadline in 2027. The City Council’s criminal justice committee will discuss the commission’s report, which found the city is well behind schedule in building four borough-based jails to replace Rikers.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Brittany Kriegstein
A man died in the Bronx early Tuesday in what the MTA is investigating as a possible "subway surfing" incident, according to transit officials. Police said first responders found the man, who appeared to be in his 30s, unresponsive between the cars of a northbound 1 train around 3:15 a.m. The train was at the 238th Street station in Kingsbridge, officials said.
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NYPD says helicopter crashed into Hudson, at least 2 people pulled from water https://t.co/aS3eYEKNkg vía @gothamist
Five Rikers Island detainees have died so far this year— the same number of deaths for all of 2024. Several of their families have told me they’re struggling to get answers about their loved one’s last hours. https://t.co/UnRu9tLRiA vía @gothamist
RT @Gothamist: MTA boss left out as Mayor Adams tours subway with Trump's transportation secretary https://t.co/mDZd3KjLtq