Brad Racino
@bradracino.bsky.social
Managing Editor at @nysfocus.bsky.social
Board Member, NY Coalition for Open Government
Past: Editor/Publisher/Reporter/Director: Advance Media, @syracuse.com, @inewsource.org
Board Member, NY Coalition for Open Government
Past: Editor/Publisher/Reporter/Director: Advance Media, @syracuse.com, @inewsource.org
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Tenant organizer Charlie Dulik crunched the numbers to show how NYC areas with the most rental units proved decisive to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's election victory. nysfocus.com/2025/07/04/r...
How Renters Fueled Zohran Mamdani’s Victory
Andrew Cuomo won 11 out of 13 majority-homeowner districts — but Mamdani swept the floor in renter-heavy areas, where turnout surged.
nysfocus.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Tenant organizer Charlie Dulik crunched the numbers to show how NYC areas with the most rental units proved decisive to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's election victory. nysfocus.com/2025/07/04/r...
Reporter Clara Hemphill also interviewed clean energy business owners across the state about how Trump's bill is reversing the state's progress on clean energy. nysfocus.com/2025/07/03/c...
How Congress is Reversing New York’s Progress on Clean Energy
Already, the state’s green energy businesses are feeling the impact of the pending Congressional spending bill that includes phasing out Inflation…
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July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reporter Clara Hemphill also interviewed clean energy business owners across the state about how Trump's bill is reversing the state's progress on clean energy. nysfocus.com/2025/07/03/c...
Jenny also spoke with several NYers across the state about how Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" — which guts Medicare and SNAP — will affect them. nysfocus.com/2025/07/03/t...
How Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Impact Disabled and Hungry…
New Yorkers across the state describe how sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid and food assistance could derail their lives.
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July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Jenny also spoke with several NYers across the state about how Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" — which guts Medicare and SNAP — will affect them. nysfocus.com/2025/07/03/t...
More on NY's carceral system: Reporter @jiejennyzou.bsky.social dove into why the state’s efforts around reentry healthcare have stalled — and now face an uphill battle under the Trump administration. nysfocus.com/2025/07/03/m...
Why Hasn't NY Expanded Medicaid for People Exiting Incarceration?
Efforts have stalled and now face an uphill battle under the Trump administration.
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July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
More on NY's carceral system: Reporter @jiejennyzou.bsky.social dove into why the state’s efforts around reentry healthcare have stalled — and now face an uphill battle under the Trump administration. nysfocus.com/2025/07/03/m...
Reporter @chrisgelardi.bsky.social was on top of a recent court decision striking down the state Dept. of Corrections' suspension of solitary confinement restrictions. nysfocus.com/2025/07/02/h...
Court Temporarily Reverses Prison Agency's Suspension of Solitary…
The prison agency has suspended solitary confinement restrictions since a corrections officers strike in February.
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July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reporter @chrisgelardi.bsky.social was on top of a recent court decision striking down the state Dept. of Corrections' suspension of solitary confinement restrictions. nysfocus.com/2025/07/02/h...
Reporter @juliarock.bsky.social continued her investigation into how farms across the state are continuing to abide by new union contracts, which include higher wages, health care benefits, and other basic protections. nysfocus.com/2025/07/02/f...
New York Farms Refuse to Follow New Union Contracts
Four farms upstate won't sign or follow contracts awarded by state-appointed arbitrators after bargaining stalled.
nysfocus.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reporter @juliarock.bsky.social continued her investigation into how farms across the state are continuing to abide by new union contracts, which include higher wages, health care benefits, and other basic protections. nysfocus.com/2025/07/02/f...
Reporter Spencer Norris, in collaboration with @propublica.org, made a TL;DR version of his investigation into how NY's response to homelessness outside New York City has shifted over the past few years to default to ... hotels.
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These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to…
Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without…
nysfocus.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reporter Spencer Norris, in collaboration with @propublica.org, made a TL;DR version of his investigation into how NY's response to homelessness outside New York City has shifted over the past few years to default to ... hotels.
nysfocus.com/2025/07/01/n...
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Also, here's how to check if you're owed any money. The reporter on this story found he was owed some cash — as did I. nysfocus.com/2025/06/18/h...
Here’s How to Check if You’re Owed Money in New York
New York is sitting on a $20 billion pot of unclaimed money, and some of it might be yours. Here's how to see if you're on the list.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Also, here's how to check if you're owed any money. The reporter on this story found he was owed some cash — as did I. nysfocus.com/2025/06/18/h...