Author: Rhiannon Rashidi
Rhiannon Rashidi
has 27.3% among authors.
BS Score: 2.1%.
Articles analyzed: 4.
Words analyzed: 9,872.
Analyzed articles
Gothamist
- By Rhiannon Rashidi
- 5/3/2026, 11:00 AM
Optimism Bias 11.4% - Framing Effect 6.3% - Confirmation Bias 6.1%
A five-alarm fire at a historic Queens church may finally reveal the answer to a decades-old question: Is the “George Washington of Astoria” buried in the backyard? Wealthy fur trader Stephen A. Halsey founded the Village of Astoria in 1839, the same year the First Reformed Church of Astoria opened on what is now 12th Street. Halsey died... more
Gothamist
- By Rhiannon Rashidi
- 4/17/2026, 1:00 PM
Appeal to Emotion 36.2% - Unattributed Quote 36.1% - Appeal to Authority 17.6%
Roosevelt Island residents are demanding answers about why the city is demolishing a decommissioned steam plant on an emergency basis. More than 100 people attended a raucous town hall with housing and buildings officials Wednesday night, to discuss the planned destruction of the Roosevelt Island Steam Plant. They said the Department of... more
Gothamist
- By Rhiannon Rashidi
- 4/10/2026, 8:48 PM
Appeal to Emotion 29.6% - Framing Effect 18.4% - Optimism Bias 17.5%
A group of lawmakers rallied Friday to stop the eviction of Jimmy’s Corner, the last remaining dive bar near Times Square. Jimmy's has been serving beers and shots since 1971, when the Crossroads of the World was a notorious epicenter of porn shops and skullduggery. The bar's founder, Jimmy Glenn, died of COVID-19 in 2020, and his son... more
Gothamist
- By Rhiannon Rashidi
- 3/30/2026, 11:01 AM
Negativity Bias 24% - Ad Hominem 15.9% - Appeal to Emotion 15.5%
The redevelopment of two NYCHA complexes in Chelsea has emerged as a wedge issue in the high-profile race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler. The city plans to demolish and rebuild the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, replacing 2,056 units with brand new apartments in six high-rise buildings. The NYCHA residents would be... more