Technology

LISTEN: Do Congestion Pricing Cameras Breed ‘Ghost’ Cars?

By FAQ NYC

Eric Adams displays a fake license plate.

Albert Fox Cahn of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project joins hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel to dig into the problems with automated enforcement, the perils in letting police collect too much data, and more.

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Buses

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Eric Adams

Adams Campaign Repeatedly Ignored Regulators’ Demands to Identify Supporters Behind $300,000 in Contributions

The Campaign Finance Board flagged 600 donations suspected of having been gathered by undisclosed bundlers in potential violation of campaign finance rules. Several of the contributions figure in a recent indictment by the Manhattan DA.

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Courts

Tow Truck Firm Operator Facing Corruption Charges Wooed Adams and Aide to Restore License

Michael Mazzio, co-owner of Mike’s Heavy Duty Towing, was indicted on corruption and collusion charges in 2018, long before he was busted again for allegedly bribing mayoral adviser Eric Ulrich.

By Greg B. Smith

Immigration

Venezuelan Migrants in NYC Cheer TPS, Though Wait Remains for Work Permits

About 40% of the more than 113,000 migrants who have arrived in the five boroughs since last year hail from the South American country, per estimates from City Hall.

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Gwynne Hogan