Michael Rothfeld
@mrothfeld.bsky.social
Human, father, son, friend, reporter, Brooklynite. Etc.
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The Commerce Secretary, a Gilded Hotel and Claims of a Secret Plan
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September 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEW: Our take on a judge's complicated task in the Eric Adams case, with me and @wkrashbaum.bsky.social
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In Adams Case, Some Say It’s Not the Time for Narrow Reading of the Law
Some legal observers say the court-appointed expert who recommended dismissing charges against Mayor Eric Adams failed to account for the extraordinary factors in the case.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
NEW: Our take on a judge's complicated task in the Eric Adams case, with me and @wkrashbaum.bsky.social
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Resignations by federal prosecutors have begun over the Trump administration's order to kill the corruption prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
From Willy Rashbaum, Ben Weiser, @jonesieman.bsky.social, Maggie Haberman @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
From Willy Rashbaum, Ben Weiser, @jonesieman.bsky.social, Maggie Haberman @nytimes.com
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Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
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February 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Resignations by federal prosecutors have begun over the Trump administration's order to kill the corruption prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
From Willy Rashbaum, Ben Weiser, @jonesieman.bsky.social, Maggie Haberman @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
From Willy Rashbaum, Ben Weiser, @jonesieman.bsky.social, Maggie Haberman @nytimes.com
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It is no coincidence that Joe Lynskey, who recently survived a subway pushing that sent him under a train, chose @katierosman.bsky.social to be the first journalist to tell his story. As would be expected, Katie told it masterfully.
Read it here:
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Read it here:
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He Was Pushed in Front of a Subway Train. How Did He Survive?
Joseph Lynskey was waiting for the subway in Manhattan last month when a random act of violence transformed his life.
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January 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It is no coincidence that Joe Lynskey, who recently survived a subway pushing that sent him under a train, chose @katierosman.bsky.social to be the first journalist to tell his story. As would be expected, Katie told it masterfully.
Read it here:
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Read it here:
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The latest from the stupendous @dionnesearcey.bsky.social in her new beat covering wealthy and power in New York.
Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
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Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
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At 10 Cubed, a Restaurant on the 100th Floor, a Chef Toils in Obscurity
In New York, private restaurants in luxury towers are a popular amenity. The public cannot eat there, and residents only drop in occasionally.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The latest from the stupendous @dionnesearcey.bsky.social in her new beat covering wealthy and power in New York.
Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
The Epoch Times, best known for promoting right wing conspiracy theories and Donald Trump, is obsessed with a Chinese dance troupe. Find out why - by Nicole Hong and me.
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Shen Yun Needed Publicity. The Epoch Times Wrote 17,000 Articles. (Gift Article)
A publisher that rose to prominence promoting right-wing conspiracy theories has also served as sword and shield for the dance group and the religious movement behind it.
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December 30, 2024 at 3:27 PM
The Epoch Times, best known for promoting right wing conspiracy theories and Donald Trump, is obsessed with a Chinese dance troupe. Find out why - by Nicole Hong and me.
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Shen Yun, the dance group of the Falun Gong religious movement, has amassed wealth at a staggering rate on the backs of its faithful followers. Latest on this group by me and Nicole Hong here:
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How Shen Yun Tapped Religious Fervor to Make $266 Million (Gift Article)
The dance group has accumulated enormous wealth, in large part by getting followers of the Falun Gong religious movement to work for free and pay its bills.
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December 29, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Shen Yun, the dance group of the Falun Gong religious movement, has amassed wealth at a staggering rate on the backs of its faithful followers. Latest on this group by me and Nicole Hong here:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/n...
First post here: Mayor Eric Adams’s recently departed chief advisor to face bribery charges tomorrow, courtesy of Willy Rashbaum, @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social and me
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/n...
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$100,000 Loan for Porsche at Center of Charges Against Former Adams Aide
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son, and two businessmen were expected to be arraigned on bribery charges connected to the loan for Lewis-Martin’s son.
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December 18, 2024 at 9:46 PM
First post here: Mayor Eric Adams’s recently departed chief advisor to face bribery charges tomorrow, courtesy of Willy Rashbaum, @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social and me
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/n...
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