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Shortage of Sign Language Interpreters in City Courts Creates Delays

Postponed hearings, delayed arraignments and miscommunication are caused by the limited number of interpreters, making the already high-stakes, onerous process of navigating the legal system even more challenging for those…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC Homeowners Face Huge Unknowns as Flood Insurance Changes Loom

Owners on the city’s coastline and their advocates are bracing for impact as two more major anticipated changes to federal flood insurance policy promise to fundamentally alter the landscape of…

In Depth Investigations

NY’s Nursing Home Staffing Shortages Raise Concerns About Quality of Care

In New York City’s worst-staffed homes, nursing home residents get fewer than three hours on average of direct nursing care each day—below the recommended amount. City Limits found that those…

Government In Depth Investigations

No Easy Answers as NYC Searches for Better Ways to Get Freight into a Crowded City

Minimizing the negative effects of truck traffic is no easy task, experts say, as the movement of goods is integral to the city’s economy, and is compounded by the rise…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

Hundreds of NYCHA Evictions Raise Questions About Process

The cash-strapped authority needs to collect rent. But there are concerns about lagging repairs, vulnerable tenants and a new program that’s spurred a spike in evictions.

Economy In Depth Investigations

Data Shows Lackluster Results for City Hiring Program

HireNYC gets a lot of hype from the de Blasio administration, but four years in, 80 percent of applications through the initiative are listed as ‘pending.’

In Depth Investigations Opinion

The Disappearing 3-Bedroom: Larger Families Have Few Affordable Options in NYC

The housing market is shedding three-bedroom units, and the mayor’s affordable-housing plan is producing few of them, leaving larger families in cramped quarters.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Seven Years After Sandy, Slow Moves Toward Resiliency in High-Risk Nabes

There has been some progress toward making New York City as a whole—and the Resilient Neighborhoods in particular—safer. But much remains undone.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

De Blasio & Senior Housing: What Was That Promise That He Made?

The problem isn’t that the mayor isn’t doing what he said in 2018. It’s that he didn’t say much of anything.

Government Investigations

Can the City Change Course on How a Key ‘Vision Zero’ Law is Enforced?

Forcing cops to attend hearings? Letting victims be part of the process? Reforming the law itself? We asked experts and advocates to weigh in on how to fix flaws in…

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