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Brad Hamilton

Background

Brad Hamilton is a part-time reporter for The Post’s News Features department. He founded and ran The Post’s first investigations unit, and previously served as its Sunday features editor. He has won several awards for his reporting and is a longtime university lecturer and guest speaker who runs his own journalism foundation, The Hatch Institute, which partners with other media outlets in publishing enterprise stories.

Latest Articles

MS-13, Russian mobsters use migrants in elaborate injury scam — even getting spinal surgery to pull it off: sources

The crime outfits are swindling millions by staging sham trip-and-fall accidents and bringing immigrants to NYC to pose as victims, according to sources.

Billionaire reveals what he seeks in a job applicant, and the 'lifetime habits' needed to succeed

Bill Cummings built his billion-dollar fortune constructing commercial properties in the Boston area without ever borrowing a dime, so he knows how to create wealth on his own terms.

Crack is back: Drug officials warn of crack, cocaine resurgence in NYC

Cops and prosecutors told The Post that a record influx of Colombian cocaine has spurred the return of crack in New York City, where a rock can be bought for...

Fashionistas throw wild bash at pricey Airbnb, 'damage' $120K piano

The Airbnb host found out what really happened after seeing photos and video on Instagram.

'Luigi the Zip' was mafia's Forrest Gump—in the middle of everything

Sicilian import Luigi "the Zip" Ronsisvalle — a heroin trafficker and hitman with 13 confirmed kills who flipped in 1979 — played a role in virtually every big Mafia event...

Harvard students schooling 'Professor de Blasio' over NYC admission exams, anti-police anger

In his new role as a visiting teaching fellow at Harvard, Bill de Blasio was blasted by a male Hispanic student from Queens who ripped his attempt to end magnet...

EMT mom, 29, nearly killed by driver ‘high on fentanyl’ as drug sweeps NYC

Driver Nicole Marino was “heavily impaired” by the potent opioid fentanyl when she rammed into Ashley Diaz, sources said, in “a tragic case that shows the impact of [the drug]...

Fights, deaths, suicides: How Disney keeps the drama out of the Magic Kingdom

Even in the digital age, reality is no match for the House of Mouse.

Erotic photography studio in $2.6M mansion riles super-rich LI neighbors

An erotic photography studio is riling the super-rich residents of Old Westbury, NY — inspiration for "The Great Gatsby" and the wealthiest ZIP code in Long Island.

Martin Shkreli out of prison, trying to start rap career

Newly out of prison, reviled "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli is hoping to stage a cool-guy comeback online.

How we fought New York’s No. 1 harassment lawyer — and won

How a tavern owner and her partner fought NYC's No. 1 harassment lawyer and won.

From China to Mexico to NYC: How fentanyl became ‘a weapon of mass destruction’ in the US

From China to Mexico to NYC: How fentanyl became "a weapon of mass destruction" in the US.

Helpless: Thieves steal $30K in Lululemon goods — and guards can't do anything about it

Workers at several high-end stores in NYC's West Village and Soho say they feel like sitting ducks as thieves loot their stores in broad daylight with no consequences.

Former IRS agents explain why department has guns, 3M+ rounds of ammo

Retired special agent Anthony Dominicis wants to reassure Americans that the IRS is not coming after them with guns. "It's just not true," he said. "The only people who need...

X-rated star using OnlyFans millions to fund new business ventures

This sexy ex-nurse wants to lift up her bottom line. Allie Rae made $3 million by posting X-rated clips on OnlyFans during pandemic lockdown. She's now pumping that booty into a...

Inside the high-flying life and crimes of the woman added to FBI's 10 Most Wanted

"The Missing Crypto Queen," a new by Jamie Bartlett, chronicles Ruja Ignatova's journey from a working-class family in Bulgaria to being named as the newest member of the FBI's Ten Most...

Why a small number of criminals perpetrate the worst crimes in America

A small number of criminals perpetrate the worst crimes in America, in a few small neighborhoods in major cities, a new book reveals.

NYC sex worker looking for clients to invest in film project — but it's not porn

Lily Lady is financing a feature film partly through her clients, who fork over at least four figures a pop for the pleasure of her company -- earnings that she's...

Man wants $2M in Bitcoin — not cash — for his NYC pad: ‘I believe in crypto’

Manhattanite Ronen Segev is doubling down on cratering crypto — after his own investments have dropped by nearly $1M — by hawking his $2M Columbus Circle condo for Bitcoin or...

How the melting Arctic could lead to huge riches—but also a world war

How the melting Arctic could lead to huge riches — but also a global conflict between Russia and the US.