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T.J. English

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Unspeakable Acts: The Alleged Horrors Behind NYC’s Once Ubiquitous Blarney Stone Empire

Brian Dignan has spent much of his life fighting to expose the hideous crimes and destructive lies he alleges were committed by an Irish power broker.

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THE FRONT

Ricky Kurt Wassenaar: A Killer For Trump

The president routinely demonizes immigrants as “horrible killers” and “bad hombres,” but most U.S. criminals are homegrown — and Trump supporters.

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CULTURE

Saxophonist Darryl Yokley Channels ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Through the Lens of Contemporary Jazz

‘Un Mundo en Soledad’ is an ambitious reimagining of Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s literary masterpiece, from a rising star in the jazz firmament.

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CULTURE

The Seven Marriages of Dinah Washington 

The centennial of the legendary jazz singer’s birth is a time to glory in her musical legacy — and marvel at her rambunctious personal life. 

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JOCKBEAT

Teresa Tapia: The Queen of Albuquerque–and the Boxing Ring

The boxing promoter and widow of legendary pugilist Johnny Tapia defends his legacy and continues to thrive.

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NEW YORK

Smoking Harry Whitaker: A Village Jazz Story

The transcendent pianist could put listeners in a trance, but he disappeared for a decade.

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News

Ghosts of NYPD Scandals: Was Detective Bill Phillips Framed by Corrupt Cops?

In the early 1970s, a dirty city cop exposed corruption throughout the NYPD—then he was convicted of a double murder. 

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

Forget It, Jake, It’s Chinatown

For decades cops have found the Asian community inscrutable — with lethal consequences. Can they change?

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