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Rapper Joe Budden Takes Shelter In Strip Club As NYPD Pursue Him


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Max Rivlin-Nadler

Published Aug 24, 2014

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Max Rivlin-Nadler has been a contributor to Gothamist since 2013. He has also reported for the New York Times, NPR, and The Intercept. His years-long investigation into New York City's arcane civil forfeiture laws led to a series of reforms which altered a practice that had been taking millions from poor communities for decades. Recently, he brought back a surfing habit from a few years on the west coast, and would love to see you all out in the Rockaways.

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