The Ride

MTA Studies Adding Passenger Service to Rail Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens

The study will look at the potential of adding “subway, commuter rail, light rail or bus service” along the Bay Ridge Branch, a 16-mile existing freight line that runs from Astoria to Bay Bridge.

By Jeanmarie Evelly

Una Ciudad sin Límites

What you need to know: Legal advice for immigrants in NYC

By Daniel Parra

Government

Does NYC Have a Handle on Hate Crimes?

By Jarrett Murphy

Investigations

Age Justice

Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise

In New York City, the number of fatal opioid overdoses among people ages 55-84 has been increasing for the last four years, reaching 29 percent of the total opioid overdose deaths in 2018.
By Emma Davis
Government

Task Force Tally: The Many Groups Cuomo Has Convened to Fix the MTA

In the last three years, the governor—or the MTA, at the governor’s behest—has established expert groups to tackle issues like transit system homelessness, subway train speeds, repairing the L train tunnel and revamping Penn Station.
By Jeanmarie Evelly
Investigations

Dangerous drivers still on city streets despite thousands of speeding tickets

At least one driver racked up more than 100 speeding tickets yet remains on the road. A proposed bill would have gotten him in a safety course -- and impounded his vehicle if he refused.
By Liam Quigley
Government

Meet the New Rudy, Same as the Old Rudy? 1993 Study Exposed Vulnerabilities Now on View

Nothing swirling around Rudolph Giuliani now is out of step with the person depicted 26 years ago in a 464-page vulnerability study he commissioned for his second run for mayor.
By Fred Smith and Jarrett Murphy
The Ride

Underground and Underserved: To Be Blind or Deaf and Ride the NYC Subway

It's well known the subway system offers little access to those with mobility challenges. But people with blindness, deafness and cognitive disabilities also have a hard time.
By Ethan Stark-Miller

News

Voices of New York

Samurais on Broadway: Recounting the First Japanese Mission to the U.S., 160 Years Later

In New York, the visiting samurais were so popular that there were theater performances and songs about them, samurai-inspired merchandise was being sold, and a cocktail named "Japanese" was born. Renowned American poet Walt Whitman even wrote a poem about the visit.
By Kaoru Ishiguro for Shukan NY Seikatsu
Brooklyn

Bill Would Make Brooklyn a Real Estate ‘Cease-and-Desist’ Zone

Advocates hoping to fend off aggressive investor interest think they might get a new defensive weapon: a cease-and-desist zone covering all of Brooklyn.
By Jarrett Murphy
Education

Lo que necesita saber: Clases gratuitas de inglés en Nueva York

Para quienes vivan en Nueva York estas son algunas de las opciones en donde puede tomar clases gratuitas de inglés.
By Daniel Parra
Affordable Care Act

City Health Program Expands to BK and Staten Island, Where Most Uninsured are Latinos

During its first phase in The Bronx, NYC Care reached its goal of 10,000 enrollments two months before its deadline. The city expects to offer coverage across the five boroughs by the end of 2020.
By Fernando Martínez for El Diario
Voices of New York

Fearing ‘Demise of a Nation’ Young Taiwanese in NY Flew Home to Vote

The uprisings in Hong Kong – triggered by the proposed extradition law – and a deteriorating relationship between Taiwan and Beijing in the months before Taiwan's presidential election prompted the younger generation of Taiwanese in the U.S. to travel back home to vote.
By Huiyu Lai for World Journal

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City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York

Opinion: Puerto Rico’s Earthquakes Are a Wake-Up Call for A NY Disaster Refugee Program

'Climate refugees will always consider New York a safe haven. We have to develop a permanent settlement program that gets refugees involved in our communities.'
What Climate Risks Mean for NYC’s Food Supply

A changing climate could mean challenges for the global food supply. It could also bring storms that impact major distribution centers, or your corner supermarket.
How Environmental Concerns, Property Activism and Density Fears Halted a Bid to Change NYC Zoning Rules

The city's decision to forego (for now) changes to rules on Special Natural Area Districts reflects the complex politics around density, nature and local control.

Age Justice

Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge

Rents are rising for seniors as they are for everyone else. But a fixed income, vulnerability to harassment and age-related physical impairments raise the housing stakes for elder New Yorkers.
Aging in New York: City Wrestles with Poverty Among Seniors

Amid the debates about how the minimum wage or better schools might reduce poverty are a million New Yorkers who are largely beyond the reach of those policies. And one in five of them are poor.
Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise

In New York City, the number of fatal opioid overdoses among people ages 55-84 has been increasing for the last four years, reaching 29 percent of the total opioid overdose deaths in 2018.

The Ride

MTA Studies Adding Passenger Service to Rail Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens

The study will look at the potential of adding "subway, commuter rail, light rail or bus service" along the Bay Ridge Branch, a 16-mile existing freight line that runs from Astoria to Bay Bridge.
Task Force Tally: The Many Groups Cuomo Has Convened to Fix the MTA

In the last three years, the governor—or the MTA, at the governor’s behest—has established expert groups to tackle issues like transit system homelessness, subway train speeds, repairing the L train tunnel and revamping Penn Station.
Dangerous drivers still on city streets despite thousands of speeding tickets

At least one driver racked up more than 100 speeding tickets yet remains on the road. A proposed bill would have gotten him in a safety course -- and impounded his vehicle if he refused.

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The Ride

MTA Studies Adding Passenger Service to Rail Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens

By Jeanmarie Evelly

Una Ciudad sin Límites

What you need to know: Legal advice for immigrants in NYC

By Daniel Parra

Government

Does NYC Have a Handle on Hate Crimes?

By Jarrett Murphy

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