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Ryan Kost @RyanKost

Reporter at @WNYC/@Gothamist. Previously: Columbia Journalism Investigations; @SFChronicle; @Oregonian; @AP. Desert rat. 🏜

Joined November 2010
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Ryan Kost@RyanKost
9 Dec 2024
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Read my latest on the hard road prison and jail litigants have to walk for even the most basic and essential medical care — and why the courts offer little respite. In @MarshallProj now: themarshallproject.org/2024/


Why Families of People Who Died in Jail Can’t Get Their Day in Court

A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.

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Brigid Bergin@brigidbergin
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Do not miss this NYC guide from @RyanKost! "Mamdani can focus on getting you excited, but if you're a newcomer, we'd like to help you partake in New Yorkers' favorite pastime: complaining about New York." gothamist.com/news/welcome-t
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Welcome to NYC, World Cup fans. Everything is falling apart.

New York really is the Greatest City in the World. But it’s also 400 years old, and it shows.

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Andrew Giambrone@AndrewGiambrone
May 28
i’m joining @THECITYNY next week as a news editor and can’t wait to get started. i’ve long admired the newsroom’s rigorous reporting and dedication to NYC. sign up here for the daily SCOOP newsletter I’ll be leading: thecity.nyc/the-city-newslet
 send me tips at agiambrone@thecity.nyc

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Andrew Giambrone@AndrewGiambrone
May 22
A fox crossed the Atlantic on a cargo ship. The Bronx Zoo is figuring out what's next. (via @RyanKost for @gothamist) gothamist.com/news/a-fox-cro


A fox crossed the Atlantic on a cargo ship. The Bronx Zoo is figuring out what's next.

Basil the fox sailed from England to New York City as a stowaway. After some treatment at the zoo, he’s doing great.

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Chris Sommerfeldt@C_Sommerfeldt
May 8
.@LindseyBoylan announces she will not run in June's Democratic primary for the 3rd City Council District after losing last month's special election to Carl Wilson. Boylan's defeat was seen as a blow to Mamdani, who endorsed her ahead of the special: politico.com/news/2026/04/28

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Susie Neilson@susieneilson
May 8
Thank you so much to @nslaughtgraham and @Poynter for this beautiful write-up of Burned! poynter.org/business-work/20


Sensitive documents exposed a flawed algorithm harming California wildfire survivors. A Pulitzer-...

Stumbling upon sensitive documents led the San Francisco Chronicle into a yearlong reporting project that would win journalism's top award.

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Jeremy Barr
@jeremymbarr
May 5
Great @ErikWemple story about @hannah_natanson and her eventful past few months: nytimes.com/2026/05/05/busin


First, the F.B.I. Searched Her Home. Then, She Won a Pulitzer.

Hannah Natanson’s reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.

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Chris Sommerfeldt@C_Sommerfeldt
May 5
Ranked-choice tabulations from last week's special election in City Council District 3 are out: As expected, Carl Wilson is the winner. He defeated his closest competitor, Lindsey Boylan, by a 59.4%-40.6% vote margin in the third ranked choice round. enr.boenyc.gov/rcv/027431_4.

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So proud of these folks and The Chronicle, hands down one of the nation's best dailies.
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@sfchronicle
May 4
The Chronicle was honored for revealing how companies drastically underpay wildfire survivors. Gabrielle Lurie and an investigation of for-profit psychiatric hospitals were named finalists. sfchronicle.com/about/newsro

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May 4
The Chronicle was honored for revealing how companies drastically underpay wildfire survivors. Gabrielle Lurie and an investigation of for-profit psychiatric hospitals were named finalists. sfchronicle.com/about/newsro


San Francisco Chronicle wins Pulitzer Prize for home insurance investigation

The Chronicle was honored for revealing how companies drastically underpay wildfire survivors. Gabrielle Lurie and an investigation of for-profit psychiatric hospitals were named finalists.

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Thanks to @nymetrowx for helping me understand why Spring is so all over the place -- and also for teaching me (and now you!) about high-latitude blocking. gothamist.com/news/so-much-f


So much for spring, NYC. Winter is 'giving us one last punch in the face.'

It's going to be cold and kind of gloomy for a while.

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Orca@orcasaccount
Apr 29
Map of the preliminary results tonight because why not. đŸ””Carl Wilson (43.1%) 🟱Lindsey Boylan (25.5%) 🔮Layla Law-Gisiko (20.0%)
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Wilson declares victory and Boylan concedes in the special election for NYC's 3rd Council District. gothamist.com/news/special-e


Wilson declares victory as Mamdani-backed competitor concedes NYC Council District 3 race

The race for the district — covering the West Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen — has been seen as a proxy battle between Mayor Mamdani and Council Speaker Menin.

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Wilson declares victory as Mamdani-backed competitor concedes NYC Council District 3 race

The race for the district — covering the West Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen — has been seen as a proxy battle between Mayor Mamdani and Council Speaker Menin.

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Ryan Kost@RyanKost
Apr 29
Just received word that Lindsey Boylan has conceded in the special election for Council District 3.
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Just received word that Lindsey Boylan has conceded in the special election for Council District 3.
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Nick Garber@nick_garber
Apr 28
Next NYC PAC, which funneled money into the District 3 race, reported a few new donors today, two of whom— Karen Kasner and Alice Tisch — were Cuomo donors. (Eisenberg, cofounder of A&E Real Estate, wasn't, but her husband Doug was)
Nick Garber@nick_garber
Apr 27
NEW: a super PAC that's dumped $ against @LindseyBoylan's Council bid has raised money from former Andrew Cuomo supporters, including his chief fundraiser—but conceals their names w/ a pass-through setup. The PAC's treasurer is a sitting BOE commissioner. nysfocus.com/2026/04/27/cuom

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Andrew Giambrone@AndrewGiambrone
Apr 27
LGBTQ people have for decades represented NYC’s 3rd City Council district, encompassing the West Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. will that change after a special election tomorrow? (via @RyanKost for @gothamist) gothamist.com/news/does-the-


Does the home of Stonewall still need a gay NYC Council seat? Election set for Tuesday.

Four candidates are vying for the seat in a special election. Only one of them is openly gay.

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Jimmy Van Bramer@JimmyVanBramer
Apr 27
Terrific job by @RyanKost & @Gothamist on the special City Council election tomorrow in district 3. Was happy to share some of my personal archives from 1989 (Tom Duane’s 1st run), and some recollections from Tom’s big win in 1991. @tkduane
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Apr 27
Does the home of Stonewall still need a gay NYC Council seat? Election set for Tuesday. gothamist.com/news/does-the-

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Elizabeth Kim@lizkimtweets
Apr 18
The always fiery Allan Roskoff on a Council race to watch⁩: “Lindsey, I love and respect you,” he recalled telling her, “but in this particular instance, it’s a gay seat. I have fought for it to be a gay seat since the '80s and '90s.” gothamist.com/news/mamdani-p


Mamdani pick for Council seat draws the ire of LGBTQ leaders

The mayor is backing Lindsey Boylan in a district represented for decades by gay lawmakers.

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A story about the thing everybody on NYC Gay Politics Twitter is talking abt today: gothamist.com/news/mamdani-p


Mamdani pick for Council seat draws the ire of LGBTQ leaders

The mayor is backing Lindsey Boylan in a district represented for decades by gay lawmakers.

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