haidee chu
@haidee.bsky.social
reporter @thecity.nyc. i wrestle with data and write features about local things that fascinate me. also: ceramicist + 7 train loyalist.
spill your sweet, weird, infuriating neighborhood tea at hchu@thecity.nyc
spill your sweet, weird, infuriating neighborhood tea at hchu@thecity.nyc
people arrested in nyc under the current trump admin are also far more likely to be deported than those arrested during the biden admin
more data findings here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/05/i...
more data findings here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/05/i...
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
people arrested in nyc under the current trump admin are also far more likely to be deported than those arrested during the biden admin
more data findings here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/05/i...
more data findings here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/05/i...
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“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
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While state officials were courting a talented cannabis grower to join the legal market, her uncle was a former top DEA official who threatened her for growing plants at home. Then police and firefighters swarmed her house in a raid that would shatter her family.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
While state officials were courting a talented cannabis grower to join the legal market, her uncle was a former top DEA official who threatened her for growing plants at home. Then police and firefighters swarmed her house in a raid that would shatter her family.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
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"I was trying to help my mom,” said 13-year-old Jayleane, shaking, as tears streamed down her cheeks. “I saw they were pulling her hair. They had the gun in front of me. I was scared.”
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived in the apartment, the shellshocked mother told THE CITY. Days later, her children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"I was trying to help my mom,” said 13-year-old Jayleane, shaking, as tears streamed down her cheeks. “I saw they were pulling her hair. They had the gun in front of me. I was scared.”
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At just 34 years old, Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election.
He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
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He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
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Mamdani Makes History With Victory in Mayor’s Race
More than 2 million New Yorkers cast a ballot in a high-stakes election that smashed recent turnout levels.
www.thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
At just 34 years old, Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election.
He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
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He will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City.
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you've got to click around on this map, and the graphics here ... it's astounding. @haidee.bsky.social did such a great job with this:
Explore How Different New Yorkers Voted for Mayor
See how voters turned out for Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in every neighborhood in the city — and by income, housing and transit preference.
www.thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
you've got to click around on this map, and the graphics here ... it's astounding. @haidee.bsky.social did such a great job with this:
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First pass at the chaotic scene that just happened in Lower Manhattan.
Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors
Spontaneous protestors were met with an armored military vehicle and assault rifles in a crackdown that escalated the Trump administration’s focus on NYC.
www.thecity.nyc
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
First pass at the chaotic scene that just happened in Lower Manhattan.
Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
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Dear friends, especially those in journalism & fellow New Yorkers, while I appreciate the comic gesture, going forward please desist from sending me bags of Sour Cream & Onion potato chips.
I done already done had Herr's.
In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate
I done already done had Herr's.
In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate
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August 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dear friends, especially those in journalism & fellow New Yorkers, while I appreciate the comic gesture, going forward please desist from sending me bags of Sour Cream & Onion potato chips.
I done already done had Herr's.
In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate
I done already done had Herr's.
In lieu of chips, you can donate here: donorbox.org/nycdonate
brb, gonna start asking all my aunties now why my chinese new year red pockets never came in a bag of chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
brb, gonna start asking all my aunties now why my chinese new year red pockets never came in a bag of chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
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‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/12/i...
‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics
NYC Care enrollment declines for the first time, as doctors warn that New Yorkers worried about their immigration status are avoiding care out of deportation fears.
www.thecity.nyc
August 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/12/i...
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While other cities like LA are being put through outdoor ICE raids, NYC is the nation's capital of ICE immigration courthouse arrests, new data analysis shows.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/11/2...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/11/2...
August 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
While other cities like LA are being put through outdoor ICE raids, NYC is the nation's capital of ICE immigration courthouse arrests, new data analysis shows.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/11/2...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/11/2...
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Numbers run by @haidee.bsky.social & @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reflect remarkable contrast between ICE in LA (immigration raid spectacles on the streets) and NY (arrests at court or office check-ins). Sparing NYC's mayor a mess as he runs for reelection.
NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows
Half of all immigration courthouse arrests earlier this summer were in Manhattan, as the Trump administration has mostly kept ICE enforcement off of the streets, in stark contrast to Los Angeles and o...
www.thecity.nyc
August 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Numbers run by @haidee.bsky.social & @gwynnefitz.bsky.social reflect remarkable contrast between ICE in LA (immigration raid spectacles on the streets) and NY (arrests at court or office check-ins). Sparing NYC's mayor a mess as he runs for reelection.
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helloooooo, new Summer & THE CITY drops this afternoon!
this week's edition is a great one from @katiehonan.bsky.social about the long-running municipal softball league for government workers
trivia: which agency plays as "the Greenbacks"?
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this week's edition is a great one from @katiehonan.bsky.social about the long-running municipal softball league for government workers
trivia: which agency plays as "the Greenbacks"?
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July 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
helloooooo, new Summer & THE CITY drops this afternoon!
this week's edition is a great one from @katiehonan.bsky.social about the long-running municipal softball league for government workers
trivia: which agency plays as "the Greenbacks"?
subscribe!
this week's edition is a great one from @katiehonan.bsky.social about the long-running municipal softball league for government workers
trivia: which agency plays as "the Greenbacks"?
subscribe!
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Family Reunions for Mexican Immigrants Persist in the Shadow of Immigration Enforcement W/ Documentedny.org
Mexican Relatives Kept Apart for Years Meet Again in NYC, Despite ICE Crackdowns
The reunions, held away from view and not publicly advertised, bring together undocumented immigrants with family they haven’t seen in decades.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Family Reunions for Mexican Immigrants Persist in the Shadow of Immigration Enforcement W/ Documentedny.org
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NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site
Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors.
gothamist.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
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“Today, eight months after launching this campaign with the vision of a city that every New Yorker could afford, we have won,” said Zohran Mamdani during his speech to supporters.
Our full coverage here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
Photos: Alex Krales
Our full coverage here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
Photos: Alex Krales
June 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Today, eight months after launching this campaign with the vision of a city that every New Yorker could afford, we have won,” said Zohran Mamdani during his speech to supporters.
Our full coverage here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
Photos: Alex Krales
Our full coverage here: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
Photos: Alex Krales
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currently making me laugh: all the people from way outside of NYC being like "why the hell do I care so much about the mayoral race" A THREAD 🧵
June 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
currently making me laugh: all the people from way outside of NYC being like "why the hell do I care so much about the mayoral race" A THREAD 🧵
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Always obsessed with how the family living in the Commandant's House in the Navy Yard can turn their whole district one color, this time just one of them voted for Brad Lander in the primary
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Always obsessed with how the family living in the Commandant's House in the Navy Yard can turn their whole district one color, this time just one of them voted for Brad Lander in the primary
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LOOKING FOR HOW HE DID IT? we covered it!
what does the Mamdani ground game look like? we hit the streets with volunteers all over the city to find out:
Can Zohran Mamdani’s Volunteer Army Pull Off the Upset?
His campaign boasts 29,000 door-knockers. Can their passion translate to the polls like it did with fellow Queens progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
www.thecity.nyc
June 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
LOOKING FOR HOW HE DID IT? we covered it!
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June 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Hour by hour, outside the ICE check in office today, for @thecity.nyc
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/04/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/04/i...
Families in Tears and Panic Outside Immigration Office as ICE Accelerates Round-Ups
Over the course of Wednesday, THE CITY witnessed at least 15 people arrested at routine, mandatory check-ins with the agency as the Trump administration escalates its crackdown.
www.thecity.nyc
June 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hour by hour, outside the ICE check in office today, for @thecity.nyc
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/04/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/04/i...
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Almost every NYPD cop charged with excessive force during the George Floyd protests escaped serious discipline, a review by THE CITY found
Of the 1,052 excessive force complaints fielded by CCRB investigators during the 2020 protests, the board concluded that 66 involved force that was improper, excessive or unnecessary enough for the NYPD to administer the most severe level of discipline.
Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment
A review by THE CITY reveals that only five cops cited in the most extreme cases substantiated by the CCRB received significant discipline, and that 10 disciplinary cases still haven’t been resolved…
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June 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Almost every NYPD cop charged with excessive force during the George Floyd protests escaped serious discipline, a review by THE CITY found
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“Three women who also received the message and came to the office on Tuesday told THE CITY they were instructed to return on Wednesday — but this time to bring their children with them.”
harrowing new reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social:
harrowing new reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social:
ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan
Reporters for THE CITY witnessed vehicles hauling away 16 people in handcuffs from an office where immigrants in deportation cases were summoned to sudden appointments.
www.thecity.nyc
June 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“Three women who also received the message and came to the office on Tuesday told THE CITY they were instructed to return on Wednesday — but this time to bring their children with them.”
harrowing new reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social:
harrowing new reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social: