Craig McCarthy
Background
Craig McCarthy is the deputy police bureau chief for the New York Pšost. In his role, he doggedly covers the New York City Police Department and reports on crime trends in New York City. He has won numerous honors, including the Investigative Reporters and Editors Freedom of Information Award and New York Press Club Award in Crime Reporting. He was also recently selected for the John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Reporting Fellowship, his second time with the honor, and named a fellow for the Nation Press Foundationās Reporting Conference on Criminal Justice in the Age of George Floyd. Craig earned his undergraduate degree at Montclair State University in English and graduate degree at Rutgers University in digital media.
Latest Articles
'Boring' longtime public servant tapped to fill role of scandal-ridden Adams crony Phil Banks
Chauncey Parker, who has worked nearly 40 years išŗn law enforcement, will take over the deputy mayor for public safety post left vacant after Banks resigned under a cloud of... š°
NYC top doc to šstep down months earlier than expected amid City Hall chaš“os
Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan is jumping off City Hallās āTitanicā months earlier than planned. The š top doc will step down Friday instead of at the yearās end, officials said ā...
Feds hit NYC Department ofš Education with subpoena as Adams admin investiš¤Ŗgations heat up
ź¦ The legal request issued in recent days sought documents related to Banks and his brother Terenāce Banks.
Adams to name permaneš„nt NYPD commissioner soon as sanitatiāon boss emerges as frontrunner
Tisch's ascension to top cop isn't yet a done deal, as sources said Mayor Eric Adams is expected tāo annoušnce his decision on police commissioner next week.
Feds raid NYPD's school safety HQ as part of probe into city contracts: sources
FBI agents raided the cityās school safety command headquarters in Queens Thursday as part of a probe into school safety panic button contracts greenlit by an embattled fź¦Æormer senior adviser...
Loophole allowed top NYPD official to reap tens of thousands in OT despite department rules barring it š
A top NYPD commissioner and City Hall liaison quietly pocketed tens of thousands of dollars in overtime thanks to a payroll loophole last year ā while all other top-ranking officials... š
Manhattan DA opens probe into Adams admin's leasing of commercial properties tied to possible bribery: report
The probe, whiš“ch was previously reported, is the reason why Adams' right-hand woman, his chief advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin, hadš her phone seized by authorities as she stepped off a plane...
Adams close to picking new NYPD commissioner ā as 10 Ciš¶ty Hall positions remain unfilled amid mass exodus
The NYPD commissioner job is arguabį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©ly the highest-profile position in Adams' administration without a permanent head -- š¼but it's far from the only one.
Top NYC officials caught fighting, wrestling over phone at Gracie Mašnsion ā as cošrrections officers step in
ā¤ Two high ranking city officials have been caught on camera wrestling with each other over a phone at an official event at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday night.
Evidence that proves key witness in Adams case lied is turšned over by the feds: defense attorney
Federal prosecutoš„rs have turned over evidence showing that a key witness in the criminal case ź¦against Mayor Eric Adams lied, his defense attorney said. High-profile lawyer Alex Spiro, in a...
Ex-City Hall official name-dropped Eric Adams while encouraging maąµ©yoral campaign donorsš to lie to FBI, feds allege in new complaint
Mohamed Bahi was charged with witness tampering and destruction of evidence by tšhe feds on Tuesday ā one day afteš»r he left City Hall.
NYC deputy māayor oāØfficially resigns in latest high-profile departure from the Adams administration
ā ą²The move ā which was widely expected, with one source saying last week thatĀ Wright was ābeing shown the doorāĀ ā comes about a month after the feds busted into the Harlem...
Hochul pushing staff changes at 'Titanic' City Hall as she avoids ousting Adams before Nov. 5 election: sources
į¦ Gov. Kathy Hochul is intent on filling top posts in Eric Adamsā administration as City Hall turns into the āTitanicā ā but insiders ź¦say she wonāt push out the mayor...
Longtime Adams confāØidante Winnie Greco resignsš° and staffer believed to be cooperating with feds is fired as City Hall shakeup continues
ąµ² Two controversial City Hall staffers ā including Winnie Greco, a longtime confidante to Mayor Eric Adams ā were pushed out of their jobs Monday, The Post has learned.
NYPD sergeantą“s earning less than top cops calling on NYC to fix pay gap
ź¦ New York City Sergeants earning less than the top paid cops they supervise are urging the Mayor to come to the table to renegotiate the glaring pay disparity, as City...
Scandal-plagued Deputy Mayor Philš Banks, close Adams friend, rāesigns
Scandal-plagued Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks has resigned, succumbing to weeks of pressure amid federal probes that ensnared both him and his longtime friend Mayor Eric Adams. āØ
NYC deputy mayor ā and Adams' right-hand woman ā set to resign in latest City Hall turmoil
Firšst Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright resigned weeks after the feds raided her home ā the latest high-level exit from Mayor Eric Adams' increasingly troubled administration.
Huge š¼majority of New Yorkers want Mayor Eric Adams to resign following historic indictment: poll
A staggering 69% of Newā Yorkers believe Mayor Eric Adams shoulš¼d resign after he was slapped with bombshell federal corruption charges, a new poll published Friday shows.
šÆ NYC taxpayers footing $600-an-hour legal bills for three City Hall staffers amid federal š§øprobes
Big Apple taxpayers are footingšÆ $600-an-hour legal bills for three City Hall staffers in the historic federal criminal probes encirclingš Mayor Eric Adams, The Post has learned. The high-powered law...