The NYPD sparks a not-so-social media fight with a journalist

Off Topic/On Politics

English - April 05, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 149 ratings
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Previous Episode: Close to the edge: A violent week in NYC

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This week, Mayor Eric Adams defended top police officials who went on social media repeatedly to attack Daily News columnist Harry Siegel for an op-ed he wrote about subway safety. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross and political reporters Bobby Cuza and Kelly Mena weigh in on the NYPD’s fiery online attacks and the mayor’s defense of their behavior.

After that, the New York state presidential primary found Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily winning their respective races. But as part of a protest against Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, some Democratic voters left their ballots blank. The “Off Topic” team looks at the results of the primary and these protest non-votes.

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