2022 brought NYC a new mayor and many old crises. But there were also signs of hope as the world emerged from the yearslong pandemic. Here are some of this year's top Gothamist stories and topics, covering health, public safety, politics, Pride and more.
A notorious New Jersey homicide investigationThe politically connected couple had been stabbed in their bedroom, which had been set on fire. The Sheridans’ family begged the state attorney general’s office to intervene in the case after local investigators decided the killings were likely a murder-suicide.
In 2016, more than 200 people joined the push for an outside investigation. That group included three former governors, a one-time state supreme court justice and former attorneys general. It went nowhere. Then in 2022, WNYC produced a serial podcast exploring the mysterious killings and the political ties. "In May after the podcast’s release, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, who took office in 2022,Gothamist readers love their ornery wildlife stories.