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Jay Root

Albany

Investigative Reporter, Albany Bureau at The New York Times

Investigative reporter in Albany for The New York Times. Native Texan. Moitié français. Email: Jay.Root AT https://t.co/XzPq5NoUnL; 518-779-6529. DMs open.

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Articles

  • What It Looked Like Inside the Thomas Indian School

    2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay Root

    It's a little-known chapter in New York history: For decades, the state oversaw a boarding school where native children were systematically stripped of their culture and language and subjected to abuse. Originally called the Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children and later shortened to the Thomas Indian School, the institution was on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians, about an hour south of Buffalo. On Tuesday, Gov.

  • Hochul Apologizes to Native Americans for Boarding School Atrocities

    2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jay Root

    Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York visited Seneca land on Tuesday to apologize for the state's operation of a boarding school that "sanctioned ethnic cleansing" of Native American children. Gov. Kathy Hochul traveled to the territory of the largest Native tribe in New York State Tuesday to apologize for the atrocities committed at the long-closed Thomas Indian School, where Native children were systematically stripped of their culture and language and subjected to abuse.

  • Council Member Susan Zhuang, Who Bit Officer, Has Charges Dropped After 'Healing' Course

    1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jay Root |Hurubie Meko

    A Brooklyn judge took the crime out of a bite on Tuesday, dismissing a felony case against a New York City councilwoman who had attacked a police officer during a protest against a proposed homeless shelter. According to the office of Brooklyn's district attorney, Eric Gonzalez, the charges were dropped after the council member, Susan Zhuang, completed a course in restorative justice under a diversion program that offered alternatives to traditional prosecution.

  • N.Y. Lawmakers Fight Trump With a Proposal Targeting Elon Musk

    2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jay Root |Benjamin Oreskes

    "Democrats need to bring a gun to a gunfight," she said. "The overwhelming feeling from constituents is, 'We want to see Democrats have a spine.

  • Adams's Associates Under Federal Investigation Over Ties to China

    2 months ago | nytimes.com | Bianca Pallaro |Jay Root |Michael Forsythe |William K. Rashbaum

    The Trump administration appears likely to succeed in having federal corruption charges dropped against Mayor Eric Adams in Manhattan.

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Jay Root
Jay Root @byjayroot
8 Apr 25

Wish I had come up with this lede on my own: “A Brooklyn judge took the crime out of a bite on Tuesday, dismissing a felony case against a New York City councilwoman who” bit a cop https://t.co/T7lQQljKoP via moi & @HurubieMeko

Jay Root
Jay Root @byjayroot
24 Mar 25

This is kinda brilliant

Alex Gault
Alex Gault @AlexBGault

@JimmyVielkind asks Governor Hochul about her proposed mask ban. “Do I intend to harass you?” “How would you know that, and would a law enforcement officer know that?” https://t.co/SjoYXBFD8t

Jay Root
Jay Root @byjayroot
18 Mar 25

RT @PekingMike: JUST POSTED: Two of NYC Eric Adams's top fund-raisers are under federal investigation for ties to the Chinese government.…