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The Rap-Sheet Trap: The 7-Year Quest to Fix 1 Skewed Sheet

Kevin Cleare marched from a police precinct to district attorneys’ offices to courthouses in an effort to clear up mistakes that had somehow burrowed deep into his criminal record history.

Investigations Justice

The Rap-Sheet Trap: Mistaken Arrest Records Haunt Millions

New York’s law enforcement system is great at arresting people, but lousy at keeping track of how the records of those encounters are handled.

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Deepening Housing Crisis Plays Out in Bronx Courthouse

More petitions were filed in Bronx Housing Court than in any other borough in 2013 — more than 33 percent of the 248,732 filed citywide, though Bronx residents make up…

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

As Housing Court Strains, Debate in Bronx Over How to Ease Crisis

Tenants who fail to save their homes in Bronx Housing Court often end up in shelters, to which the borough contributes more people than any other. As borough aims to…

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Housing Court Sees Rising Pressure in Most Affordable Borough

The Bronx is the most affordable borough in the city, but its low-income families also have the hardest time affording the rents they’re charged—which are rising. Bronx Housing Court sees…

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Tenants Battle Landlords and Bureaucracy in Housing Court

Reforms of housing court have done little to change the way business is done there: Via deals negotiated by landlord lawyers in the hallway with tenants who rarely get the…

Economy Investigations

From Ground Zero to Deutsche Bank, Private Watchdogs’ Record is Uneven

In the rubble of the World Trade Center, integrity monitors shined. A block away, they were unable to stop the corner-cutting that led to two firefighters’ deaths.

Economy Investigations

On Key Public Projects, Who Monitors the Monitors?

Integrity monitors will likely play a critical role in pending city projects around coastal protections and affordable housing. Who will make sure they play it right?

Economy Investigations

Monitors with Mixed Record to Play Key Role in Vital NYC Projects

Since scandals of the 1980s, many New York City construction sites have had integrity monitors on hand to police corruption and maintain safety. The system, credited with successes and failures,…

Investigations Justice

The Limits of Protection: Fighting the Fear of ACS

In neighborhoods that see the most child-welfare investigations, children hide their problems, families refuse to ask for help and chances to head off serious neglect or abuse are missed. ACS…

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