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Author: Charles Lane

Charles Lane has ^4.5% among authors. BS Score: 1.2%. Articles analyzed: 26. Words analyzed: 53,084.

Top reasoning patterns

Negativity Bias - 8.7% (4,605 hits)
Framing Effect - 6% (3,179 hits)
Appeal to Authority - 4.1% (2,194 hits)
Availability Heuristic - 3.7% (1,980 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 3.6% (1,911 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 3.1% (1,652 hits)
Post Hoc (False Cause) - 3% (1,581 hits)
Anchoring Bias - 2% (1,082 hits)

Analyzed articles

Bronx teen who was stabbed trying to stop attack on woman recounts ordeal ^4.2%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/30/2026, 1:01 PM

Biased Writer Voice 8.8% - Self-Serving Bias 6.9% - Framing Effect 6.5%

A 16-year-old Bronx teenager says he was left with staples in his head after stepping in to stop a man from attacking a woman — and the teen says he's not sure he would intervene again. Mostafa Tunkara and three friends chased the man after seeing him attack a woman near East 187th Street and Webster Avenue last Tuesday night, according... more

NYPD punishes officer for not helping arrest a 14-year-old fruit vendor ^37.6%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/23/2026, 1:00 PM

Appeal to Authority 24.8% - Negativity Bias 23.8% - Framing Effect 15.7%

The NYPD has punished one of its officers for failing to help arrest an unlicensed fruit vendor and her 14-year-old daughter near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in Lower Manhattan, according to a department trial decision. The encounter drew widespread outrage from immigrant advocates and some elected officials in 2024 when bystander... more

2 million fans packed Lower Manhattan for Knicks parade. NYPD says most were peaceful. ^31.9%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/18/2026, 8:37 PM

Availability Heuristic 24.1% - Negativity Bias 22.4% - Appeal to Authority 14.7%

Millions of Knicks fans leaving Lower Manhattan’s ticker-tape parade dispersed Thursday with minimal commotion and 13 arrests, according to the NYPD. NYPD Chief of Department Michael LiPetri estimated the crowd to be more than 2 million people. Officials did not say how he arrived at that estimate but said the department’s aviation unit... more

Millions will flock to the Knicks parade, NYPD says. Many won't make it in. ^30.3%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/17/2026, 8:39 PM

Appeal to Authority 10.7% - Availability Heuristic 8.6% - Appeal to Emotion 7.5%

Millions will flock to the Knicks parade, NYPD says. Many won't make it in. Many of the millions of fans expected to flood Lower Manhattan on Thursday for the Knicks' ticker-tape parade won't make it in, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch warned Wednesday. During an interagency briefing with local, state and federal officials, Tisch said... more

MSG defends canceling Knicks watch party as fans pack bars around the Garden ^31.5%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane, Giulia Heyward - 6/10/2026, 9:13 PM

Availability Heuristic 12.2% - Negativity Bias 11.8% - Appeal to Emotion 11.7%

Hundreds of police officers patrolled the area around Madison Square Garden on Wednesday evening as Knicks fans crowded bars, restaurants and nearby streets after the team scrapped plans for a Game 4 watch party outside the arena. The swelling crowds unfolded hours after Knicks owner James Dolan — an ally of President Donald Trump and... more

Knicks fans swarm Midtown, several arrested after team's first loss of NBA Finals ^12.9%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/9/2026, 4:24 AM

Negativity Bias 29.1% - Anecdotal 24.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 24.2%

Police arrested 21 people late Monday as thousands of Knicks fans filled the streets of Midtown following the team's first loss of the NBA Finals. Many of the arrests were made in the blocks surrounding a watch party at Bryant Park as fights broke out and some fans clashed with police, authorities said early Tuesday. A police... more

Knicks fans get outdoor MSG watch party after city reversal ^17%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/3/2026, 6:31 PM

Unattributed Quote 17.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 8% - Optimism Bias 7.8%

New York City officials have approved Knicks watch parties outside Madison Square Garden and in Central Park for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. This comes after the city denied permits for similar events last week because the NYPD said some events had become too rowdy. The city granted a permit for a watch party outside Madison... more

Mega-events mean a summer of watch parties — and a $92M NYPD tab largely left to NYC ^17.9%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/2/2026, 3:01 PM

Framing Effect 13.6% - False Dilemma 12.4% - Pessimism Bias 10%

A summer of back-to-back mega-events will saddle the NYPD with roughly $92 million in special-events overtime and security costs, Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the City Council on Monday — with the federal government reimbursing only a fraction of it. The World Cup, the New York Knicks' NBA Finals matchup, Sail 250 and the nation's... more

2 killed in Queensboro Bridge bike lane crash as riders call for more enforcement ^30.3%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane, Stephen Nessen - 5/28/2026, 5:14 PM

Negativity Bias 25.9% - Confirmation Bias 18.7% - Anecdotal 16.7%

Two men were killed Thursday in a head-on collision between an electric scooter and a bicycle on the Queensboro Bridge, according to the NYPD, raising concerns about speeding and illegal micromobility vehicles on the bridge. Police responded to a 911 call just after 8 a.m., reporting the crash in the bridge’s bike lane, authorities said.... more

Subway surfers are stealing MTA conductors' keys and buying them on Amazon, NYPD says ^24%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 5/27/2026, 8:34 PM

Confirmation Bias 18.2% - Anecdotal 18.2% - Availability Heuristic 16.1%

Fatal subway surfing incidents across the five boroughs have persisted due to easily obtainable subway keys, MTA radios and an underground, engagement-focused social media community, NYPD officials said on Wednesday. Since 2023, 76 people were caught carrying transit keys while subway surfing, which can be used to open a train’s back... more

Author: Charles Lane

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

Bronx teen who was stabbed trying to stop attack on woman recounts ordeal 4.2%

NYPD punishes officer for not helping arrest a 14-year-old fruit vendor 37.6%

2 million fans packed Lower Manhattan for Knicks parade. NYPD says most were peaceful. 31.9%

Millions will flock to the Knicks parade, NYPD says. Many won't make it in. 30.3%

MSG defends canceling Knicks watch party as fans pack bars around the Garden 31.5%

Knicks fans swarm Midtown, several arrested after team's first loss of NBA Finals 12.9%

Knicks fans get outdoor MSG watch party after city reversal 17%

Mega-events mean a summer of watch parties — and a $92M NYPD tab largely left to NYC 17.9%

2 killed in Queensboro Bridge bike lane crash as riders call for more enforcement 30.3%

Subway surfers are stealing MTA conductors' keys and buying them on Amazon, NYPD says 24%