Molly Crane-Newman
@mollycranenewman.bsky.social
SDNY and NYSS courts reporter, New York Daily News. Irishwoman. https://mollycranenewman.com/About
Jeffrey Epstein, two days after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018: “you see, i know how dirty donald is. my guess is that non lawyers ny biz people have no idea. what it means to have your fixer flip”
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Jeffrey Epstein, two days after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018: “you see, i know how dirty donald is. my guess is that non lawyers ny biz people have no idea. what it means to have your fixer flip”
Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
Alerting all New Yorkers to go outside and look up
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Alerting all New Yorkers to go outside and look up
Daily News coverage of Canal St vendors in 1985: “Lower Manhattan merchants who display their wares on sidewalks … contend that their sales methods are as much a part of New York's history and culture as carriage rides in Central Park”
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Daily News coverage of Canal St vendors in 1985: “Lower Manhattan merchants who display their wares on sidewalks … contend that their sales methods are as much a part of New York's history and culture as carriage rides in Central Park”
@repdangoldman.bsky.social, addressing reporters about 4 US citizens held overnight at 26 Federal Plaza, says the NYPD should arrest ICE agents for excessive force. He also announced a new task force, but no details on who will be on it or how it will meaningfully assist people targeted by ICE
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@repdangoldman.bsky.social, addressing reporters about 4 US citizens held overnight at 26 Federal Plaza, says the NYPD should arrest ICE agents for excessive force. He also announced a new task force, but no details on who will be on it or how it will meaningfully assist people targeted by ICE
Breaking: SDNY Judge Lewis Kaplan has ordered the Trump administration to disburse $33.8M in antiterrorism funds to the MTA, which FEMA/DHS has denied based on NYC’s sanctuary status
October 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Breaking: SDNY Judge Lewis Kaplan has ordered the Trump administration to disburse $33.8M in antiterrorism funds to the MTA, which FEMA/DHS has denied based on NYC’s sanctuary status
A suit has also been brought against Bank of New York Mellon, alleging it processed $378M in payments to women trafficked by Epstein.
Atty Brad Edwards said, “Our clients deserve full and final justice from all institutions Epstein used to effectuate his abuse.”
Statement from Sigrid McCawley:
Atty Brad Edwards said, “Our clients deserve full and final justice from all institutions Epstein used to effectuate his abuse.”
Statement from Sigrid McCawley:
October 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A suit has also been brought against Bank of New York Mellon, alleging it processed $378M in payments to women trafficked by Epstein.
Atty Brad Edwards said, “Our clients deserve full and final justice from all institutions Epstein used to effectuate his abuse.”
Statement from Sigrid McCawley:
Atty Brad Edwards said, “Our clients deserve full and final justice from all institutions Epstein used to effectuate his abuse.”
Statement from Sigrid McCawley:
Mamdani slammed Andrew Cuomo for omitting Trump (and James’s) name in his statement reacting to the charges, saying the former gov “cannot speak his name lest he has permission already to do so” b/c his narrow path to City Hall is paved by the same billionaires who put him back in the White House
October 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Mamdani slammed Andrew Cuomo for omitting Trump (and James’s) name in his statement reacting to the charges, saying the former gov “cannot speak his name lest he has permission already to do so” b/c his narrow path to City Hall is paved by the same billionaires who put him back in the White House
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social just held a presser outside the courthouse where AG James took Trump to trial to condemn the charges against her. Asked how he’ll keep the city running, if elected, when the admin withholds funds, he said he’d ensure cash is set aside for the most in need New Yorkers
October 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social just held a presser outside the courthouse where AG James took Trump to trial to condemn the charges against her. Asked how he’ll keep the city running, if elected, when the admin withholds funds, he said he’d ensure cash is set aside for the most in need New Yorkers
New York AG Tish James says the charges filed against her by Trump’s DOJ “are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.”
“The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order…”
“The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order…”
October 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New York AG Tish James says the charges filed against her by Trump’s DOJ “are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.”
“The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order…”
“The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order…”
Hitting the docket with less than 12 hours until Sean “Diddy” Combs is sentenced is this 11-minute, campaign launch-style video he wants to play in court. Unclear if the judge has OK’d it
Prosecutors have requested 135 months; Combs has asked for an effective term of time served
Prosecutors have requested 135 months; Combs has asked for an effective term of time served
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Hitting the docket with less than 12 hours until Sean “Diddy” Combs is sentenced is this 11-minute, campaign launch-style video he wants to play in court. Unclear if the judge has OK’d it
Prosecutors have requested 135 months; Combs has asked for an effective term of time served
Prosecutors have requested 135 months; Combs has asked for an effective term of time served
Ho: It wasn't over, it still isn't over storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ho: It wasn't over, it still isn't over storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Adams docket comes alive, one year after the feds unsealed now-dismissed public corruption charges against him. Judge Ho has agreed to add the city’s Campaign Finance Board as an interested party, as it seeks records from his 2021 and current mayoral campaign
September 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Adams docket comes alive, one year after the feds unsealed now-dismissed public corruption charges against him. Judge Ho has agreed to add the city’s Campaign Finance Board as an interested party, as it seeks records from his 2021 and current mayoral campaign
Deleted a “skeet” misstating SDNY Judge Garnett’s order this AM, which says Trump admin officials appear to have violated her prior ruling warning against making prejudicial comments about Luigi Mangione during the pendency of his capital case. (She wants this conveyed to DAG Blanche, not Bondi)
September 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Deleted a “skeet” misstating SDNY Judge Garnett’s order this AM, which says Trump admin officials appear to have violated her prior ruling warning against making prejudicial comments about Luigi Mangione during the pendency of his capital case. (She wants this conveyed to DAG Blanche, not Bondi)
To clarify first post: the 11 were arrested on the 10th floor, where detainees have reported being treated like animals. SDNY Judge Kaplan has ordered the Trump admin to improve conditions.
“No elected official or other oversight agency has been allowed in to see it,” said @bradlander.bsky.social
“No elected official or other oversight agency has been allowed in to see it,” said @bradlander.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
To clarify first post: the 11 were arrested on the 10th floor, where detainees have reported being treated like animals. SDNY Judge Kaplan has ordered the Trump admin to improve conditions.
“No elected official or other oversight agency has been allowed in to see it,” said @bradlander.bsky.social
“No elected official or other oversight agency has been allowed in to see it,” said @bradlander.bsky.social
State Sen Jabari Brisport says federal agents on the 10th floor “zip tied the doors closed and then used duct tape to cover any cracks for people to see.”
“And then, they laughed.”
“And then, they laughed.”
September 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
State Sen Jabari Brisport says federal agents on the 10th floor “zip tied the doors closed and then used duct tape to cover any cracks for people to see.”
“And then, they laughed.”
“And then, they laughed.”
@juliasalazar.bsky.social, @bradlander.bsky.social and @votejgr.bsky.social were given federal summonses for a misdemeanor offense related to blocking entrances, foyers and corridors. They must appear in court on 11/18.
September 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@juliasalazar.bsky.social, @bradlander.bsky.social and @votejgr.bsky.social were given federal summonses for a misdemeanor offense related to blocking entrances, foyers and corridors. They must appear in court on 11/18.
Comptroller Brad Lander has been released after he and 10 other electeds were detained while observing immigration proceedings at 26 Fed. Am told all are expected to be released promptly. More Tk.
September 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Comptroller Brad Lander has been released after he and 10 other electeds were detained while observing immigration proceedings at 26 Fed. Am told all are expected to be released promptly. More Tk.
Outside court, his lawyers, Karen Friedman-Agnifilo and her husband, Marc, declined to comment but stopped to accept applause from his fans.
September 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Outside court, his lawyers, Karen Friedman-Agnifilo and her husband, Marc, declined to comment but stopped to accept applause from his fans.
Maurene Comey has sued the White House, the DOJ, and others, alleging her firing from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office this summer, days after she’d been assigned to take the lead on a major public corruption case, was based on who her father is and her perceived political beliefs
September 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Maurene Comey has sued the White House, the DOJ, and others, alleging her firing from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office this summer, days after she’d been assigned to take the lead on a major public corruption case, was based on who her father is and her perceived political beliefs
On that note, Nadine emphatically says outside court: “I do NOT plan on divorcing him.”
September 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
On that note, Nadine emphatically says outside court: “I do NOT plan on divorcing him.”
Brooklyn real estate magnate Erden Arkan was just sentenced to 1 year of probation for funneling straw donations to Eric Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign.
His attorney angered Judge Ho after making a stink about prosecutors pursuing him and letting the mayor off the hook.
His attorney angered Judge Ho after making a stink about prosecutors pursuing him and letting the mayor off the hook.
August 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Brooklyn real estate magnate Erden Arkan was just sentenced to 1 year of probation for funneling straw donations to Eric Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign.
His attorney angered Judge Ho after making a stink about prosecutors pursuing him and letting the mayor off the hook.
His attorney angered Judge Ho after making a stink about prosecutors pursuing him and letting the mayor off the hook.