Noah Powelson

ICE spotted making arrests near Woodside playground, angering officials / By Noah Powelson Even after federal immigration officials said they had finished large-scale sweeps across the city, reports of federal agents conducting arrests near a Woodside pla... See more

Men behind viral staged Queens car crash sentenced to prison / By Noah Powelson The two Brooklyn men responsible for the staged Belt Parkway car crash that went viral last year are heading to prison after admitting they orchestrated a series of similar fa... See more

City public defender strikes are over, for now / By Noah Powelson In each of the last two years, the city has seen thousands of public defenders walk off the job threatening to upend the city’s court system. It could very well become a reoccurring trend u... See more

State’s ban on ICE agreements goes into effect / By Noah Powelson Federal agents can no longer use New York police or jails to help detain immigrants after two new laws banning local municipalities from cooperating with federal immigration agents went int... See more

Mayor launches new ‘fast-track’ for Housing Court cases / By Noah Powelson Tenants and landlords of crumbling apartment buildings may have their day in court sooner than expected after the mayor and city court system launched a new “fast-track” procedure ... See more