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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. …

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

De Blasio’s Bigger Fight Isn’t Building Housing, but Preserving It

The mayor’s grand housing plan promised 200,000 affordable units. But most of them already exist.

Government Investigations

‘I am the Church. I am the State’: Diaz Sr. Faces Younger Voices in Bronx Primary

In the crowded race to represent Soundview and its environs in the City Council, the State Senator faces opponents who are lesser known and far more progressive.

In Depth Investigations Justice

City’s Homeless Shelter Cops Need More Training, Advocates Say

The city’s Homeless Services Police Department’s role in keeping shelters safe has been under more scrutiny, and there are signs the service has improved. But more training is necessary, some…

Education Health In Depth Investigations

Chicken Pulled from NYC Schools Now Faces National Recall

USDA said the health risk is ‘high.’ Meanwhile, pizza was pulled from school menus again.

In Depth Investigations Justice

Opposition Grows to Cuomo’s Plan to Cut Prison Visits

Research shows—and inmate families insist—that visitation is key to prisoners successfully rejoining society and to limiting the damage of incarceration to children.

Education In Depth Investigations

More Chicken Trouble for NYC School Kitchens

Last fall bone fragments forced the removal of chicken tenders from New York City school lunch tables. Now that a student has found a metal fragment, the bird’s off the…

In Depth Investigations

EPA Presses New York City to Address Sewage Backups

For some residents in a few neighborhoods, a rainy day brings the risk that sewage will flow back into their basements. The city has been working to address the issue,…

In Depth Investigations Justice

Immigrants Face Threats and NYC’s Sanctuary Faces Limits

Bill de Blasio has added significantly to New York’s decades-old effort to protect the undocumented. But when it comes to fully resisting Trump’s aggro enforcement policy, the city’s political will…

Government In Depth Investigations

When De Blasio was Councilman, Mayor’s Draft Budget was Fair Game

The mayor has rejected criticism and coverage of his preliminary budget as “disingenuous” and “inaccurate.” When Mike Bloomberg was mayor, Councilman Bill de Blasio often found fault in the budget…

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