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‘They Were Uninhabitable’—Ex-Landlords Leave Raft of Hazards at Former Bronx Cluster Sites

In June, the city spent $122 million to purchase 14 former cluster site buildings, turning them over to nonprofit organizations to fix up and operate as permanent housing. The organizations…

In Depth Investigations Justice

As Conditions at Rikers Reach Crisis Levels, Concerns About Heat Persist

Dozens of men splitting a single jug of water, sweating walls in cell units, inmates sucking air from cracks under doors—these are just some of the conditions inmates and advocates…

Economy In Depth Investigations

NYC Enforcement Against Street Vendors Picks Up Again After Pandemic Lull

Since June, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over inspecting duties from the police this year, has conducted 1,508 street vending inspections and issued 424…

Economy Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice News

End of Eviction Freeze Could Mean Big Business for NYC’s Marshals

Two years ago, before COVID-19 arrived, New York City’s 35 then-marshals collectively took home almost $14 million in net income. But like various industries, much of the marshals’ livelihood ground…

In Depth Investigations

NY Lawmakers Seek Stricter Lead Safety Standards for School Water Fountains. What About Parks?

Newly passed legislation may lower the threshold for acceptable lead levels in water fountains in New York public schools. Hundreds of fountains in city parks have tested above that new…

Comunidades de habla hispana Immigration In Depth Investigations Justice

ICE Won’t Say How Many Immigrants Have Been Vaccinated at New York’s Largest Detention Facility

After an extensive legal battle over its handling of COVID-19 at detention facilities, ICE will not provide basic information on how many detainees have been vaccinated at its Buffalo (Batavia)…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC’s ‘Hollowed Out’ Enforcement Units Struggle to Keep Pace on Housing Discrimination Cases

Source of income discrimination constitutes the most common form of illegal housing bias in NYC. Yet the city has only a handful of attorneys and staffers at the two agencies…

Economy Government In Depth Investigations

Ray McGuire’s Billions in Deals Triggered Thousands of Layoffs

The New York City mayoral candidate says his achievements as a financier will equip him well to steer the city. But many of the mega-mergers he brokered left big batches…

Government Investigations Justice News

In Advocating ‘Precision Policing,’ Adams Embraces a Term Police Critics Have Targeted

The de Blasio administration used the term to refer to gang crackdowns, domestic violence response, nuisance abatement, efforts to stop knife violence and more.

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development News

‘He’s a Bit of an Enigma’: What Eric Adams’ Development Record & Housing Plan Tell Us

He’s raised big money from real estate, advocated for lots of development, and approved the majority of development deals he’s considered—with a few important exceptions.

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