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Buildings Get High Marks—From Feds, Not Tenants

Federal officials are supposed to screen the apartments that receive Section 8 rent assistance. But their inspection results are often at odd with what residents find.

Investigations Justice

Innocent of Crime, Tainted by Time: Exonorees Struggle

After years behind bars for crimes they did not commit, New York’s exonerees are released into the free world—where a host of challenges confront them despite their innocence.

Investigations Justice

Behind Brooklyn’s High Hate-Crime Numbers

A large population, demographic diversity and prosecutors’ commitment to punishing bias are factors. Some believe too much crime–and others too little–falls into the category of “hate.”

Housing and Homelessness Investigations NYCHA

Many Are Responsible for Housing Project's Stall

After the city rezoned Williamsburg, affordable housing was supposed to be built on the grounds of a NYCHA project there. Seven years later, ground has not been broken.

Investigations

Graying City Means More Elder Abuse

Whether it takes the form of financial scams, emotional mistreatment or physical harm, advocates for New York’s aged say the extent of elder abuse in the city dwarfs the resources…

Investigations

Why the City's Flood Maps Got It Wrong

The city’s evacuation zone maps used 2003 data. Some federal maps may have predicted a wider area of flooding. But scientists also made Sandy storm-surge predictions that were dwarfed when…

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

After Flood, Brighton's Latinos Struggle in Shadows

A growing if largely invisible community hard-hit by Sandy faces a unique challenge: Undocumented immigrants must get help to fix illegal apartments.

Education Investigations

Charters Target Middle-Class Brooklyn

Originally launched to offer more choice to low-income parents in poorly served neighborhoods, charter schools are increasingly targeting more affluent students in areas that have lots of school options.

Investigations

Fiscal Woes, Long-Held Fears Spur Waste-to-Energy Debate

New York is thinking about diverting garbage from out-of-state landfills and using it to generate electricity locally. The plan pits concerns about city spending and carbon emissions against fears of…

Government Investigations

Top Staff Depart Animal Care System Amid Criticism

The executive director and director of operations of New York’s Animal Care & Control resigned last week as the city’s shelter system faces criticism and a key court fight.

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