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NYC’s Homeless Pre-K Kids with Special Needs Face Steep Barriers to Getting Help

Only 35 of the more than 6,550 homeless students enrolled in pre-K were in special education – a share that falls well short of citywide averages.

Investigations Justice

A Correction Officer’s Conviction Signals Deeper Troubles at Brooklyn’s Federal Jail

The Metropolitan Detention Center has seen several officers charged with sexual abuses, including one whose job was to train colleagues to comply with a federal law aimed at ending prison…

In Depth Investigations

Through Illegal Pipes and Improper Dumping, Homes and Businesses Pollute NYC Waterways

As the decades-long work to clean up the city’s rivers and creeks, canals and bays rolls on, it’s unclear just how big a problem unauthorized sewage connections and illegal industrial…

In Depth Investigations

Manhattan Parcel with Murky Origins Could Frame a Debate Over Parks and Development in the City

Is the Marx Brothers Playground just a playground? Or is it a park? Gov. Cuomo has ordered a look into the fuzzy backstory behind an element of a de Blasio…

Education Health In Depth Investigations

City Youth Football Teams Unfazed By Study’s New Concussion Alarm

A study finding that tackle football before age 12 creates life-long health risk doesn’t appear to be generating much soul-searching by private youth teams. And the public school system, whose…

In Depth Investigations NYCHA

Photo Essay: The War on Rats in Claremont Village

Claremont Village is affected by severe rat activity, scoring the maximum 3 out of 3 points, according to a fall 2016 study by the New York City Department of Health…

Investigations

Spared by Sandy, City’s Waterfront Food Hub Prepares for Future Disasters

Five years after Sandy, the city and owners have begun addressing vulnerabilities throughout the sprawling Food Distribution Center, but it remains unclear how resilient the area would be if forced…

In Depth Investigations NYCHA

Audio: City Limits Author Discusses NYCHA Crime Witnesses Investigation

Freelance author Ese Olumhense appeared on Thursday’s Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC to discuss her story about the obstacles facing crime witness and victims who try to transfer to safer…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice NYCHA

NYCHA Crime Witnesses Face Obstacles When They Seek Safety

NYCHA has taken steps to improve its emergency transfer program for crime witnesses and victims who want to move to new developments for their safety. But administrative delays and practical…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC’s Planning Commission: Rubber Stamps or Checks and Balances?

The mayor appoints a majority of members. The chair heads a mayoral agency. But the City Planning Commission is supposed to scrutinize each rezoning application on its own merit. …

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