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
June 16, 2024 | 6:01amThe 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
September 10, 2023 | 7:25amBill 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
April 8, 2023 | 12:14pmCops 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
December 23, 2022 | 11:58amThe 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
November 26, 2022 | 1:11pmSicilian 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
November 16, 2022 | 5:13pmIn 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
November 8, 2022 | 5:21pmDriver 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
October 20, 2022 | 8:11pmEven 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
October 6, 2022 | 3:05pmAn 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
September 24, 2022 | 1:42pmNewly 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
September 24, 2022 | 9:02amHow 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
September 3, 2022 | 9:12amFrom 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
August 25, 2022 | 6:22pmWorkers 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
August 17, 2022 | 6:27pmRetired 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
August 11, 2022 | 5:57pmThis 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
August 10, 2022 | 4:06pm"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
August 6, 2022 | 2:06pmA 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
July 14, 2022 | 5:30pmLily 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’
July 1, 2022 | 5:20pmManhattanite 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
June 25, 2022 | 11:56amHow the melting Arctic could lead to huge riches — but also a global conflict between Russia and the US.