Peter Senzamici

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A federal judge seized control of New York City’s troubled jail system Tuesday — ordering that an outside official be brought in to clean up Rikers Island and other lock-ups. The 77-page order by Manhattan federal Judge Laura Swain effectively appoints a federal receiver – a long-desired wish by advocates – to correct dangerous conditions in Rikers that city and Department of Correction officials have tried and failed to do under a decade-old court case known as Nunez.

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Streetwear giant Supreme killed a major sponsorship deal with a top pro skateboarder — and then spread “malicious” rumors blaming him for the fallout, a new $26 million lawsuit alleges. Tyshawn Jones, a 26-year-old pro-skater from the Bronx hailed as the best in the sport, is suing Supreme for not just arbitrarily killing his $1 million-a-year deal — and his 13-year relationship with the brand — but also for “destroying” his young career by effectively blacklisting him, his bombshell suit claims.

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A private special education school on the Upper East Side is accused of skipping out on $800,000 in legal bills to defend against sexual harassment claims and health violations, a new lawsuit claims. But its founder blames the city’s Department of Education for the debt, claiming that any lapse in payments is because of $6 million in funding that the Big Apple owes them.

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The MTA is asking a federal judge to order the feds to keep the battle over congestion pricing in the courts — and not in the streets, as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has thrice threatened. In the preliminary injunction filed late Monday night, the MTA asks that the judge bar Duffy from making good on his “patently unlawful” move to “avoid the judicial process,” and end the program through threats of “unlawful retribution” if the state fails to comply with his constantly-moving deadlines.

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A sicko ex-doctor is now costing Columbia University over $1 billion after a new sex abuse settlement with nearly 600 victims was inked Monday. Columbia University agreed to the record-breaking $750 million settlement with 576 victims of disgraced gynecologist and convicted sex criminal Robert Hadden — with a per-case average of $1.3 million, the attorney for the victims announced.