Brad Hamilton Editor-in-chief
  • Brooklyn
  • The Hatch Institute

Veteran investigative reporter and editor with 35 years in journalism. Served as the New York Post's first investigations editor. Stories in the New York Times, LA Times, Playboy, Harper's, Village Voice. Now editor of The Hatch Institute, a New York non-profit that publishes longform enterprise work and mentors journalists.

Published In

New York Times, New York Post, LA Times, The Guardian, Harper's, Playboy, Village Voice,

Focus Areas

  • Investigative reporting

26 Articles
over 1 year ago
nypost.com

IRS saves guns for 'serious criminal activity,' says retired agent

Retired special agent Anthony Dominicis wants to reassure Americans that the IRS is not coming after them with guns. ...

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over 1 year ago
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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 d...

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over 1 year ago
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Inside the life and crimes of the new addition to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Ruja Ignatova

“The Missing Crypto Queen,” a new by Jamie Bartlett, chronicles Ruja Ignatova’s journey from a working-class family i...

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over 1 year ago
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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 n...

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almost 2 years ago
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NYC sex worker Lily Lady 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 p...

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almost 2 years ago
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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 ...

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almost 2 years ago
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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.

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almost 2 years ago
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Inside the battle to keep Mafia wiseguys off the NY-NJ waterfront

It was like a scene from “The Sopranos.” New Jersey mobster Manny “Guitarbarr” Rodriguez cornered a man who owed him ...

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about 2 years ago
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How and why Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano turned on John Gotti

A new book reveals how — and why — mobster Sammy “the Bull” Gravano ratted out Gambino crime boss John Gotti.

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over 15 years ago
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PLAXICO NIGHTCLUB'S LOSING STREAK

The Midtown club where Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself was close to being sacked long before his gun went o...

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about 19 years ago
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MAN OF THE 'CATHOUSE' ; 'PIMP'S' LAWYER TAKES REINS

Despite a crackdown on high-end hookers, one of Manhattan’s most expensive “escort services” was back in business jus...

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over 20 years ago
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CITY MISSED BOAT ON RULE 'VIOLATION'

The city may have duped the public when it claimed that Capt. Michael Gansas violated a rule that the ferry boat capt...

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