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Muckraking New York Journalist Tom Robbins Dies at 76

HeadlineMay 30, 2025

Longtime New York journalist and activist Tom Robbins died on Tuesday at the age of 76. For over four decades, Robbins’s work exposed the dark side of New York institutions, including corrupt politicians and landlords, and abuse inside prisons. He wrote for The Village Voice, City Limits, The New York Times and The City. Click here to see our interviews with him.

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