New York City’s Hidden Corruption

► Go to: https://groundnews.com/peter to save 40% on the Ground News Vantage plan. ► Watch Benjamin's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BenjaminBarr1 ► Sources for the video detailing corruption and governance issues (from Benjamin): ● NYC Crime down five percent in 2024. https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/pr0101/nypd-citywide-crime-statistics-march-first-quarter-2024#:~:text=Citywide%20in%20March%202024%20compared,a%20decrease%20of%20711%20incidents ● Double digit declines in homicide rates in NYC in 2025: https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/pr011/nypd-record-low-shooting-victims-first-half-2025#:~:text=quarter ● Problematically, youth shootings have been up since a change in the “Raise the Age” law for family court vs. adult court determinations. https://manhattanda.org/manhattan-ended-the-first-half-of-2025-with-drastic-decrease-in-homicides-and-massive-declines-in-shootings/#:~:text=decline%20in%20gun%20violence%20in,for%20the%20year%20so%20far ● General dissatisfaction with city services with only 34 percent of NYC residents rating NYC quality of life as excellent or good. https://cbcny.org/research/straight-new-yorkers-2025#:~:text=New%20Yorkers%20Remain%20Dissatisfied%20with,of%20Life%20in%20the%20City ● Manhattan rent data and average pricing: https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/07/14/new-york-city-rental-prices-june-2022#:~:text=match%20at%20L257%20The%20average,Estate%20Appraisers%20%26%20Consultants%20found ● General backgrounder on Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. (1) https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/william-boss-tweed-and-political-machines and (2) https://www.history.com/articles/thomas-nast-boss-tweed-cartoons ● General information on reforms after Boss Tweed. https://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/pdf/2014/263636.pdf#:~:text=SIGNIFICANCE%20After%20decades%20of%20committing,efficient%20and%20honest%20urban%20administration ● General data on police corruption, Serpico, and the Knapp Commission. https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/they-wished-they-were-honest/#:~:text=framed%20the%20study,everyday%20common%20graft%20as%20a ● Information on Sheldon Silver and his corruption. (1) https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/01/sheldon-silvers-legacy-one-most-notorious-three-men-room/361232/#:~:text=Silver%20died%20on%20Monday%20at,and%20pandemic%20nursing%20home%20policies and (2) https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-new-york-state-assembly-speaker-sheldon-silver-sentenced-7-years-prison#:~:text=The%20schemes%20provided%20SILVER%20with,asbestos%20to%20Weitz%20%26%20Luxenberg ● Information on Dean Skelos’s corruption. (1) https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-new-york-state-senate-majority-leader-dean-skelos-and-his-son-adam-skelos#:~:text=by%2028%20U,Court%E2%80%99s%20decision%20in%20McDonnell%20v and (2) https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/01/sheldon-silvers-legacy-one-most-notorious-three-men-room/361232/#:~:text=Silver%20died%20on%20Monday%20at,and%20pandemic%20nursing%20home%20policies ● Information on recent allegations of corruption in COVID and immigrant crisis situations. (1) https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/nyc-extends-docgo-migrant-contract-another-seven-19395878.php, (2) https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/How-a-Hochul-donor-received-637M-million-in-17424950.php ● Information and updates on allegations of fraud related to President Trump and NY Attorney General James. (1) https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/politics/trump-civil-trial-trump-organization-appeal , (2) https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-mortgage-fraud-allegation/#:~:text=,York%20attorney%20general%27s%20office%20said New York City runs on a $110 billion budget—and with it comes corruption. Join me and First Amendment attorney Benjamin Barr as we walk through the Big Apple, uncovering the city's history of corruption and how it shows up today. ► 🎥 Join for more behind-the-scenes videos: https://innercircle.petersantenello.com/ ► 👕 My Merch: https://innercircle.petersantenello.com/collections/all ► 📝 My Free Weekly Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/h4LwUD ► 🎞️ Video Edited By: Natalia Santenello SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL ✅ ► https://petersantenello.com/ Thank You All!!! All rights reserved © 2025 Peter Santenello