Election Watch 2018
From Bail to Jail: Cuomo vs. Nixon on Criminal Justice Policy
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Cuomo has backed reforms to courtroom practices, policing and incarceration. Nixon has advocated for more aggressive changes.
election 2018
Cuomo vs. Nixon on Education Policy: Testing, Charters and Money Loom Large
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The governor has shifted on several key education issues since taking office. Now he faces a long-time education advocate in the Democratic primary.
agriculture
Lawsuit Seeks to Win Organizing Rights for New York’s Farmworkers
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A former dairy worker is leading the push to close a loophole in labor laws. Agriculture businesses claim farmworkers are trying an end run through the courts after repeatedly failing to make their case in the state legislature.
community board
Amidst Protests and Questions about Process, East Harlem Board Takes Vote on Rezoning
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The board’s vote against the city’s proposal included the caveat that they’d accept a better rezoning that met certain conditions, but many protestors said there should be no rezoning at all.
campaign 2017
Advocates Hope That Food Issues Will Find a Place on City’s Campaign Table
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Advocates hope access to healthy food, expanding school breakfast and ways to address hunger and the forces that drive it are issues that candidates for city office will be forced to discuss between now and Election Day.
JUSTICE
Seeking Protection from Abuse, Via Video Chat
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A pilot program gives women alleging abuse the chance to obtain a temporary order of protection via videoconference, allowing them to avoid the dangers and difficulties inherent in a trip to court. Can the program expand without raising fairness concerns?
Investigations
Cuomo’s Day Care Regs Omit Thousands of Informal Providers
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Some 24,000 legally exempt daycare providers in New York City are enrolled to be paid through public assistance but are unlicensed and operate under very limited oversight.
In Depth
Questions Persist About Labor Violations at Affordable Housing Sites
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Mayor de Blasio says his housing plan will create good jobs as well as affordable places to live. But limited city oversight of subcontractors, who can change their names after legal trouble or bad publicity, hampers the administration’s ability to deliver on that promise. See which contractors are currently subject to special review for labor practices.
Affordable Housing
Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court
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A bill to create a right to counsel for many tenants in housing court has the support of most Council members and appears aligned with the mayor’s and speaker’s agendas. So why has there been no action on the idea?
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Bronx Sites Where de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Could Go
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Moves by real estate companies and analyses from city agencies yield a blueprint for where affordable—and not so affordable—units could go in the borough with the city’s lowest rents and highest poverty. City Limits maps them.