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Amid Scrutiny of Jails and Jailers, NYC’s Private Prison Escapes Attention

It looks like the warehouse it once was. But the Queens Detention Facility, operated by the second largest private prison company in the world, currently houses approximately 210 detainees.

Investigations Justice

‘Stop and Frisk’ is Over, But Low-Level NYPD Encounters Now Raise Concerns

‘Low level’ police interactions in historically overpoliced neighborhoods can escape scrutiny altogether, since they don’t have to be reported.

Education In Depth Investigations

What Role do Middle Schools Play in Deciding Who Gets Into NYC’s Elite High Schools?

It is clear that most students get on – or off – the track to go to a specialized high school long before they sit down to take the SHSAT…

Government In Depth Investigations

Many City Agencies Devote Skeleton Staff to Making Records Transparent

In many agencies with headcounts into the tens of thousands, only a handful of people are dedicated to the task of complying with Freedom of Information Law requests.

In Depth Investigations Justice

They Say Legal Guardians Ripped Them Off—and the State AG Let Them Down

Alleged victims of guardianship abuse and trust fraud have come forward to say that Eric Schneiderman’s office refused to investigate their complaints.

Economy Government In Depth Investigations

City Residents Riding Commuter Rail Pay More Per Mile than Suburbanites

This existing fare structure leaves many New York City residents who live in areas served by LIRR and Metro North lines unlikely to use the systems.

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

De Blasio Emails Shed Light on how ‘Affordable Housing’ is Packaged for the Press

The emails show a developer scripting quotes from a grateful new tenant; a mayoral aide transforming a corporate press release into a governmental statement; and a lack of support from…

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

Group Assisting NYCHA Tenant Leaders has a New Name but a Long History

At-Risk Community Services, the nonprofit advising the Citywide Council of Presidents in its dealings with the mayor, Council and governor, was only founded in November. But its parent organization has…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

The Gray Saga: A Two-Century Struggle to Preserve Black Wealth in Brooklyn

Through the Civil War and Jim Crow, depression and boom, redlining and deregulation, one Black family near the historic Weeksville settlement managed to preserve its hold on the family property.…

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Nairobi Slum Dwellers Feel Let Down by the ‘Promised Land’

A scheme to replace shanties with newly constructed housing for the poor was undermined by bad economics and a lack of trust.

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