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Little Data on Whether Charters Make a Difference When College is the Goal

Some charters are too young to measure how their students perform. Others collect data in a spotty way. And official statistics make comprehensive comparisons difficult.

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Who’s Afraid of NYC’s Homeless Hotels?

Nearly 12 percent of the shelter population lives in hotel rooms. The arrangement is faulted for its cost and impact, but with 60,000 homeless, a ‘cluster-site’ program under fire and…

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

De Blasio Admin. Says Housing Plan Serves the Most Burdened; Some Data Says Different

The city says families making between $24,480 and $57,120 are the most rent-burdened. But data we’ve reported on indicates those with incomes under $20,000 have it worse.

In Depth Investigations Justice

This Man, Busted by the NYPD for Gun Trafficking, Says He’s no Smuggler

In the days after the killing of a policeman last year, Keith Hughes was charged with being part of a gun-trafficking ring. But his claims, and the way courts handled…

In Depth Investigations

Choking Incident in NYC School Kitchen Raised Alarms Over Chicken

‘The School Food service manager was eating lunch when he began to choke on the bone. The Heimlich maneuver was performed and he spit out the bone.’

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Do NYC’s Middle-Class Families Really Need Affordable Housing?

The de Blasio administration says there’s need for city-subsidized housing across a wide range of incomes. But data indicates middle-class households face a far less severe affordability problem.

In Depth Investigations

City’s School Food System Suspends Use of Some Chicken After Bones Found

For the second time in as many months, the New York City Department of Education this week suspended plans to serve school-lunch items after media inquiries concerning food safety.

Investigations Justice

NYC Jails Fail to Identify Prisoners With Cognitive Problems

There’s new attention to problems diagnosing inmates at Rikers with mental illness. But what about people on the autism spectrum, with a low IQ or dealing with a learning disability?

Government Investigations

Which Campaigns Owe Money to the City’s Campaign Finance Board?

Some 77 candidates owe a combined $2.1 million in fines and overpaid public matching money, some of it dating back to the 2001 election.

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Skeptics Say City’s Environmental Studies Understate Damage from Development

The limited scope, curious criteria and advisory nature of those studies has some community advocates worried the city will miss the problems Mayor de Blasio’s zoning changes could cause.

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