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Melissa Russo

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 17, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Melissa Russo

    Record lows in shootings, spike in assaults: NYPD details latest crime data trends (opens the original)

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    The New York City Council took a closer look at recent NYPD crime statistics, as numbers show post-pandemic murders and shootings are down citywide — but felony assaults have consistently increased. Top police commanders within the department testified Wednesday about how the record lows this year in multiple major crime categories were achieved. "Our success is not by accident," said William Haut, the NYPD's inspector for crime control strategies. For 2026, murders are down 24% year to date. Th

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Melissa Russo

    Read Rudy Giuliani's response after NYC releases 25-year-old 9/11 air quality docs (opens the original)

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    Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani issued a scathing statement one day after New York City released nearly 200,000 documents related to post-9/11 air quality and health risks, suggesting city officials at the time knew of the potential environmental dangers in the days after the attacks. The documents made public Tuesday include the contents of 68 boxes city officials said were located only recently in a Department of Environmental Protection office. They also contain records the Giuliani administration

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Melissa Russo

    Troves of new 9/11 docs suggest NYC officials knew of air quality health risks (opens the original)

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    New York City released about 170,000 pages of documents related to post-9/11 air quality and health risks on Tuesday -- a trove of paperwork within which some notes suggest city officials knew of the potential environmental dangers and legal exposure in the early aftermath of the terror attacks. One undated internal document -- a letter to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's deputy mayor, Robert Harding -- listed various potential grounds for lawsuits against the city, including health advisories that

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Melissa Russo

    Trove of new 9/11 documents suggest New York City officials knew of air quality health risks (opens the original)

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    New York City released about 170,000 pages of documents related to post-9/11 air quality and health risks on Tuesday -- a trove of paperwork within which some notes suggest city officials knew of the potential environmental dangers and legal exposure in the early aftermath of the terror attacks. One undated internal document -- a letter to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's deputy mayor, Robert Harding -- listed various potential grounds for lawsuits against the city, including health advisories that

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Melissa Russo

    Blakeman campaign accused of sending fake pied-à-terre tax letters to New York voters (opens the original)

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    Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign accused Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman Friday of sending "fake government documents" after the Blakeman campaign mailed an official-looking tax-assessment memo to voters. While the letter reportedly identified itself as "not official government business," it appears to notify voters they would owe New York’s new tax on second homes in the city valued at $5 million or more. "According to our records, you own a secondary property that has been identified as subje

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