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Will New York Follow Texas In Criminal Justice Reform?

Defendants in New York don’t get to see all the evidence against them. After several wrongful convictions, pressure is building to follow the Lone Star’s lead and fix the system.

Investigations

For Clients Sick or Not, Hospitals Serve as Safe Havens

One aspect of the hospital crisis is that city hospitals exist not just to treat illness, but to protect vulnerable people from violence, homelessness and other threats.

Investigations Justice

Juvenile Justice Reform Falls Short of Goals

The Close to Home initiative was supposed to move detained kids to less restrictive settings and improve their ability to complete their education. That hasn’t happened.

Investigations

Only Two Electric-Cab Drivers On the Road in NYC

Five of the seven electric cars in the city’s taxi and for-hire fleet are idle, but Luis Castro is still making battery-powered stops in the Bronx.

Education Investigations News

Students, Teachers Say Roll-Out of New GED Has Been Flawed

They say they haven’t had the resources and preparation to gear up for the newer, tougher TASC exam.

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

New Push For Banks to Monitor Building Conditions

For decades housing advocates have hounded negligent property owners. Now there’s increasing focus on the lenders who permit them to buy other peoples’ homes.

Economy Investigations News

Outer Borough BIDs Struggle With Low Budgets, Little Impact

While well-funded business improvement districts are major players in thriving commercial districts, many outer borough BIDs have too few resources to make a difference.

Investigations

New York Braces for Private Investment in Hospitals

In a state where all hospitals are either public or non-profit, Gov. Cuomo’s bid to permit private investment in health facilities stirs cheer among fans and fears among opponents…

Government Investigations News

Is the Bronx as Progressive as De Blasio Says?

The mayor lauds the borough’s “progressive values,” but the buzzword’s application to Bronx politics is uneven at best—a fact that may complicate the mayor’s ability to execute his agenda.

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

Concerns Over Private Firm Managing Some NYCHA Properties

The move to bring in outside management for some of the authority’s Section 8 properties is not the first, but comes at a sensitive time for the agency.

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