
Samantha Max
Public Safety Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)
Public Safety Reporter at Gothamist
~ Bilingual reporter covering public safety for @WNYC @Gothamist ~ Past: @WPLN ~ @Report4America alum ~ @MedillSchool 2018 ~ Baltimore born and bred ~
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2 days ago |
gothamist.com | Samantha Max
Luigi Mangione doesn’t need handcuffs and a bulletproof vest, his lawyers argued in a new court filing. Attorneys for the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said the security measures at Mangione's state court appearances make him seem dangerous, which they said could sway the perceptions of potential jurors.
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3 days ago |
gothamist.com | Samantha Max
The New York City Council urged a judge to block federal law enforcement officials — including the Department of Homeland Security — from working on Rikers Island at a hearing in a Lower Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday. First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro issued an executive order in April that allows federal officers to open an office alongside the jail complex, after Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to help remove what he described as “violent migrant gangs” from the city.
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5 days ago |
gothamist.com | Samantha Max
It’s been five years since Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency amid widespread protests on New York City's streets after George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis. COVID-19 was coursing through the city, and the on-camera killing by police brought thousands of New Yorkers out of their homes for the first time in months, while others engaged in activism from home. For many kids and teens, Floyd’s death marked a turning point in their childhoods.
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2 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Samantha Max
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long, combative history with Jeanine Pirro, the federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. who is reportedly overseeing a criminal investigation against him. The New York Times first broke the news of the investigation Tuesday night. The paper reported that the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia is investigating comments Cuomo made to Congress last year about his management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Samantha Max
President Donald Trump’s administration has upended a years-long attempt by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn to block the sales of a device that allows rifles to quickly fire a volley of shots. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York filed a lawsuit in January 2023 arguing an out-of-state company was selling illegal triggers to customers across the country — including in New York.
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