Ed Shanahan

New York

Rewrite Reporter and Editor at The New York Times

Re/writer, editor New York Times Metro desk. Sittin' at home and I'm so excited. Goin' to the party that we weren't invited.

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Police and Brooklyn College Protesters Clash After Pro-Palestinian Rally

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Wesley Parnell |Ed Shanahan

The police moved in to make arrests after demonstrators left the college grounds and gathered outside. Officers punched some students and slammed others to the ground. Video Back transcriptProtesters Clash With Police at Brooklyn CollegePolice arrested several people during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Brooklyn College on Thursday. "Stop, stop." "Everybody back up." "Down, down with occupation. Up, up with liberation.
Judge bars Trump administration from denying $1 billion in COVID-related school aid

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Ed Shanahan

NEW YORK – A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday barred the Trump administration from withholding more than $1 billion in aid earmarked to help students struggling to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The judge, Edgardo Ramos of U.S. District Court, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Education Department from rescinding the aid, an unspent slice of $190 billion in pandemic-related school funding approved by the Biden administration.
Kehlani Concert in Central Park Is Canceled After Pressure From Mayor

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ed Shanahan

The singer, a vocal critic of Israel, had been scheduled to perform in June as part of Pride festivities. Two weeks ago, Cornell dropped a plan to have her headline a concert. The nonprofit group behind the SummerStage concerts has canceled a scheduled Central Park performance by the popular R&B singer Kehlani under pressure from the administration of Mayor Eric Adams.
U.S., Helped by Musk's Team, Charges Iraqi With Voting Illegally in 2020

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Ed Shanahan

Akeel Abdul Jamiel, who appears to be a fan of President Trump, voted in upstate New York despite not being a citizen, officials said. A 45-year-old Iraqi man was charged on Monday with voting illegally in the 2020 presidential election, a prosecution that federal officials said had been assisted by Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Wildfire burns in 11,500 acres of New Jersey forest area

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Ed Shanahan |Tracey Tully

A fast-moving wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern New Jersey had spread to 11,500 acres of the heavily forested area by Wednesday morning, prompting the shutdown of a 17-mile stretch of one of the state’s busiest highways, authorities said.
Lorde asked fans to join her in a New York park. Police quickly moved in

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Annabel Aguiar |Ed Shanahan

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There Was No Show.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Annabel Aguiar |Ed Shanahan

The singer summoned fans to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. She neglected to get a permit. But there was one more surprise to come. Earlier this month, the pop singer Lorde, hinting at the coming release of her first album in four years, posted a video on TikTok showing her walking around in what appeared to be Washington Square Park, as a snippet of a new song "What Was That" played.
Wildfire Burns in 3,200 Acres of New Jersey Forest Area

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Ed Shanahan

A fast-moving wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern New Jersey spread to 3,200 acres of the heavily forested area by the evening, prompting the shutdown of a 17-mile stretch of one of the state's busiest highways, the authorities said.
Mother and 3 Children Detained by ICE at Upstate N.Y. Farm Are Released

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ed Shanahan

"We are open to working with federal immigration enforcement to crack down on gang members or violent criminals," Ms. Hochul said in a statement. "But I will never support cruel actions that rip kids out of school or tear families apart."Mr. Gray said in a separate statement that "we are all profoundly grateful" that the family had been returned to New York.
2,000 Striking N.Y. Prison Officers Fired and Barred From Public Jobs

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Ed Shanahan

More than 2,000 state prison officers who failed to return to work after three weeks of wildcat strikes have been fired and will be barred from future law enforcement and other civil service jobs in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday. The affected officers, unlike 5,000 of their striking colleagues, spurned a Monday deadline set by their union and state officials as part of an agreement to end an illegal labor action that spread to nearly all of New York's prisons.