Jake Offenhartz, Gothamist

Jake Offenhartz

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New York, NY, United States

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Past articles by Jake:

Pedestrian plazas, car-free blocks coming to Broadway between Madison and Herald Square

The cornerstone of the redesign will be a ban on vehicles between 25th and 27th streets. → Read More

Pedestrian plazas, car-free blocks coming to Broadway between Madison and Herald Square

The cornerstone of the redesign will be a ban on vehicles between 25th and 27th streets. → Read More

Listen: George Santos eviction tapes show him begging to feed pet fish, mulling public assistance

A former roommate says the future congressman was a serial fabulist who did not have any pet fish at the time. → Read More

5 injured as fire tears through Bronx supermarket

Smoke conditions were reported inside the Bronx Zoo. → Read More

5 injured as fire tears through Bronx supermarket

Smoke conditions were reported inside the Bronx Zoo. → Read More

Mayor Adams ordered to pay $300 for rat infestation at Brooklyn home

An officer in the city’s administrative law court ruled Adams had “no valid defense” against the “harborage conditions” in front of his Bed-Stuy home. → Read More

Eight injured, two critically, after U-Haul driver speeds through Brooklyn streets

The suspect was apprehended in Red Hook, Brooklyn, after a miles-long chase. → Read More

Inside Central Park Zoo’s effort to recapture Flaco the missing owl: dead rats, nets and long nights

Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl, has been on the loose for a week. The rescue operation takes on a growing urgency with each night. → Read More

Unexpected cleaning of graffiti-covered tunnel spurs controversy in Washington Heights

News of the surprise scrubbing sparked widespread outrage. → Read More

Unexpected cleaning of graffiti-covered tunnel spurs controversy in Washington Heights

News of the surprise scrubbing sparked widespread outrage. → Read More

New York's first legal weed store opens Thursday and it faces lots of competition

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NYPD officer injured in Brooklyn shooting, police say

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Mayor Adams says NYC is not prepared for influx of migrants as federal rule expires

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Mayor Adams says NYC is not prepared for influx of migrants as federal rule expires

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'I brought in contraband': Ex-Rikers guard describes how he smuggled drugs into troubled NYC jail

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'I brought in contraband': Ex-Rikers guard describes how he smuggled drugs into troubled NYC jail

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Manhattan gay bar owner laments NYPD's 'nonchalant' response to vandalism attacks

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Manhattan gay bar owner laments NYPD's 'nonchalant' response to vandalism attacks

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NY police on alert after mass shooting at Colorado LGBTQ club

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NY police on alert after mass shooting at Colorado LGBTQ club

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