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Covers:  criminal justice, police, civil liberties, surveillance, radical politics, labor, new york city
Co-founder @HellGateNY. Also @NYTMag @VillageVoice @TheIntercept @NewRepublic @CJR @RollingStone @WSJ @Gothamist @Vice. On the other site as nickpinto@

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The Incredibles: Judges Said These Cops Can't Be Trusted, So Why Does the D.A. Rely on Them?

The Incredibles: Judges Said These Cops Can't Be Trusted, So Why Does the D.A. Rely on Them?

Public defenders have found evidence that suggests people in East Flatbush are getting locked up on the basis…

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Google Is Transforming NYC's Payphones Into a 'Personalized Propaganda Engine'

Google Is Transforming NYC's Payphones Into a 'Personalized Propaganda Engine'

Google's Trojan-horse Wi-Fi kiosks scare even the people who built them. Who invited them in, again?

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NYPD Watchdog Shatters Bratton's 'Broken Windows' - Now What?

NYPD Watchdog Shatters Bratton's 'Broken Windows' - Now What?

When sixteen-year-old Rhamar Perkins escaped police officers who were trying to arrest him for jumping a subw…

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Under Media Spotlight, City Locates Missing Records of NYPD Political Meddling

Under Media Spotlight, City Locates Missing Records of NYPD Political Meddling

Under media pressure, New York City miraculously discovered more than 520 boxes of records of unconstitutiona…

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What Does Peter Liang's Conviction Mean for the NYPD and Police Accountability?

What Does Peter Liang's Conviction Mean for the NYPD and Police Accountability?

On Thursday night, after the rest of the Brooklyn Supreme Court had gone home for the day, and with a hundred…

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Why Can't We End Mass Incarceration?

Why Can't We End Mass Incarceration?

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that Draconian mandatory-minimum sentences have to go — so why is …

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NYPD Challenge Coins: Islamophobia Edition

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By Nick Pinto
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(Hell Gate) 1:35 PM EDT on August 26, 2026 There is something for everyone in this world. Example: For the people sitting in the cozy Venn overlap where coin-collecting dorks meet cops and their enthusiasts, there are police challenge coins. Have you heard of these? Challenge coins are thought to have originated in military units, commemorating participation in a battle or campaign, a posting, or a unit.
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Zohran Mamdani’s Policing Looks a Lot Like Eric Adams’s Policing

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By Nick Pinto
| Hell Gate
Samy Feliz, Darren Mack, and other criminal justice reform advocates outside Manhattan Criminal Court Thursday. (Hell Gate) 3:56 PM EDT on August 14, 2026 Longsuffering proponents of police- and criminal justice reform are calling for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to rein in his police department and significantly reduce the burgeoning number of arrests for minor offenses.
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Cooling This Hot Subway Station Could Warm Offices in Winter

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By Nick Pinto
| Hell Gate
MTA Chair Janno Lieber, NYC Comptroller Mark Levine, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announce a study to investigate a new way of cooling the J and Z Chambers Street subway station.
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Awards

AltWeekly Awards

2012 - Outside The Box Innovation
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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2011 - Best Use of Public Records, SPJ Minnesota
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