Liam Quigley

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  • Stretch of Rockaway shoreline on Jamaica Bay needs ‘aggressive repairs,’ feds say

    hidden, Parks, Gothamist
    zip:11694
    November 7, 2025
  • NYC’s flying ‘Fan Man’ demands NYPD return his fan after he soars near Verrazzano Bridge

    hidden, Gothamist
    zip:11209, 2025-1104
    November 4, 2025

    A 40-year-old Brooklynite who soars above the city like a superhero using a parachute and motorized propeller strapped to his back has been grounded by the NYPD. With Ramsey Khalifeh.

  • Bronx tow truck owner who ordered a fatal drive-by amid turf war faces life in prison

    hidden, Gothamist
    2025-0821
    August 21, 2025

    The operator of a Bronx auto body shop who swindled customers and insurance companies faces life in prison after pleading guilty to ordering a drive-by shooting targeting a rival tow truck company.

  • These NYC pools kept closing last summer after people pooped in them

    Parks, hidden, Gothamist
    2025-0625
    June 25, 2025

    New York City’s public pools turned into toilets at a surprisingly high rate last summer, as the parks department was forced to close its swimming holes 203 times to clean up a visitor’s poop.

  • Dangerous section of Jacob Riis beach likely to remain off-limits this summer

    Parks, hidden, Gothamist
    zip:11694
    May 19, 2025
  • New NYPD commissioner reverses transfers of hundreds of ‘hiding’ officers

    hidden, Gothamist
    December 19, 2024

    While news of an arrest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO dominated headlines on Dec. 9, newly appointed NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch quietly launched another search of her own: determining the whereabouts of hundreds of on-duty officers.

  • Disc golfers rejoice at new Queens course — but some residents want it gone

    hidden, Gothamist
    park:highland-park
    November 4, 2024
  • Scion of Bronx trash empire with spotty safety record sidesteps NYC commercial waste reform

    hidden, Investigations, Gothamist
    October 7, 2024

    The heir to a disgraced Bronx trash empire is teaming up with a politically connected waste hauler to form a trash collection syndicate — a move that could undermine ongoing reforms of the city’s notoriously corrupt private garbage industry.

  • Jacob Riis Beach boardwalk to get badly needed repairs this fall

    Parks, hidden, Gothamist
    zip:11694
    September 11, 2024
  • 7 drowned at NYC beaches this summer. Most grew up in the city without access to pools.

    Parks, hidden, Gothamist
    September 8, 2024