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NYC’s Rise in Auto Thefts Puzzles Experts

Since the beginning of the year, rates of reported car thefts in New York City have climbed by 60 percent—the biggest increase of any of the seven major felonies tracked…

Government Investigations

In State Where NYC’s Illegal Fireworks Can Be Bought, Some Want Tighter Laws

Pennsylvania legalized many fireworks in 2017. Several lawmakers there want to rein the sales in, citing noise, fires and ‘chaos.’

Government In Depth Investigations Justice

Cutting the Police Budget Means Revising the Role Cops Play in Today’s NYC

Not everyone agrees on what defunding would mean, or what it would look like.

Comunidades de habla hispana Government In Depth Investigations

In Run for Congress, Díaz Sr.’s Strategy is to Give Out Food and Skip Debates

His campaign relies on Twitter and Facebook posts, pictures and videos capturing him doing old-school politics, like giving away food, toys and—since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York—masks.

Government In Depth Investigations Justice

How Widespread Was Violence on New York’s Nights of Unrest?

To get a better sense of what was seen around the city last week, City Limits surveyed all the city’s 59 community boards to ask what violent unrest—and peaceful protest—they…

In Depth Investigations Justice

City’s Courts Seen Lacking in Interpreters

There appears to be no accurate record of how many people per month or per year require the services of an interpreter to exercise their right to access to justice.

CLARIFY In Depth Investigations

When Labs Go Online: For Some College Majors, Remote Learning Means Extra Hurdles

Classes for certain college majors, the move to remove learning has been especially jarring, as science labs and acting workshops don’t translate so easily to Zoom.

In Depth Investigations Justice

He was Waiting for Clemency. Now He’s Fighting Coronavirus.

Robert Lind, 73, is serving a 50-years-to-life sentence for a shooting in 1983.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

COVID-19 at the Mitchel Houses: Communication Issues, Cleaning Delays and a Farewell to Mr. Mercado

Cleaning is now being done in earnest, residents say, but delays in basic maintenance have been the norm for years.

Economy Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Housing Worry for Laborers as New York’s Farms Slip Deeper into Trouble

Undocumented migrant farm workers are facing evictions as farms in upstate New York encounter financial losses, according to farm worker advocacy groups.

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