brittany.kriegstein

After covering almost every NYC shooting since 2020, I wanted New Yorkers to be able to find out more about where gun violence happens & who is affected. With help from superb reporters like @jeffwilen & the expert guidance of @Giambusso, we bring you: gothamist.com/news/hot-spots…

Family of teen shot on NYC subway says he’s on ventilator as police search for suspects gothamist.com/news/family-of… vía @gothamist

@AndrewGiambrone spent almost 2 years investigating reports of violence & dysfunction at one of the city’s largest homeless shelters for women. He found that conditions at the facility— which houses some of the city’s most vulnerable people — are getting worse. It’s not every day that a reporter gets to share powerful work from her own editor! gothamist.com/news/homeless-… vía @gothamist

Lawyers representing Timothy Brown— the who was beaten by police on video in Gowanus — plan to sue the city & the NYPD for $100 million. Story coming.

NEW from me: Amid a spate of recent shootings involving teens, NYPD data shows that the number of young gun violence victims has stayed relatively stable over the last few years. What HAS increased? The number of youth suspects. By a lot. gothamist.com/news/more-teen… vía @gothamist

Attention journalists: We're days away from our informative conference, "Covering Trauma: Respecting Survivors," featuring a full slate of insightful workshops. It's April 25. We hope you can make it! Ticket information can be found here: nypressclub.org/covering-traum…

New reporting by @_charleslane about the 7-month-old shooting: the suspects said they aimed at the baby’s father in retaliation for a prior shooting at the Marcy Houses, according to top NYPD officials. But police said they couldn’t find any evidence that the prior shooting happened. gothamist.com/news/fatal-inf… vía @gothamist

Mayor Mamdani: NYPD disbanded narcotics team after beating in Brooklyn liquor store gothamist.com/news/mayor-mam…

We’ve been training for this perp walk our whole careers… The stone-faced SantaCon leader Stefan Pildes leaves the SDNY after his release on a $300K bond, refusing to say whether he fears he’ll get coal for Christmas or will feature on Santa’s naughty list.

The teen who allegedly drove the moped involved in the fatal shooting of a 7-month-old girl pleaded not guilty to murder charges today— hours after the infant’s coffin was pulled through the streets of Clinton Hill by horse and carriage. gothamist.com/news/2-men-to-… vía @gothamist

This week is the first at the Daily News since Heath Freeman's Alden Capital laid off our entire print production staff. It's embarrassing to open the paper we work so hard for each day and find mistakes like this. @andrewjulien, is this the level of editing we can count on?

Loved ones of Anthony Griffin— the 44-year-old man who allegedly slashed 3 people in Grand Central station and then was killed by police— said he had no history of violent behavior or mental health crises. gothamist.com/news/loved-one… vía @gothamist

The man who allegedly set fire to a Queens home last month— killing four people— didn’t know anyone inside, prosecutors said. He apparently picked the house & lit the blaze because he was mad about losing an unrelated job. gothamist.com/news/alleged-a… vía @gothamist

Second person arrested in shooting death of baby girl in East Williamsburg gothamist.com/news/multiple-… vía @gothamist

A young child has reportedly passed away, sources say, after being struck by stray gunfire in Brooklyn.

The one city agency that can’t do pranks today

'Hey sexy': NYC launches anti-street harassment campaign in subways, public spaces gothamist.com/news/hey-sexy-… vía @gothamist

NEW from me: Family of Barry Cozart, who died on Rikers yesterday after an unspecified medical episode, said he had no urgent health issues when he arrived at the jail last year. gothamist.com/news/family-sa… vía @gothamist

Vincent Thoms, 51, was arrested for shoplifting from CVS in East Harlem yesterday. He died in custody hours later, according to police. gothamist.com/news/harlem-ma… vía @gothamist