There’s been less discussion of how underlying conditions and longstanding inequalities actually translated into deaths, or about other factors that might help to explain the racial disparities characterizing COVID-19’s impact.
Affordable housing developers, tenant advocacy groups and real-estate operators are grappling with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
City Limits contacted the medical examiners or coroners in all 26 New York counties were DOCCS has facilities. Most who responded said they were not investigating any prison deaths.
New York has closed dozens of hospitals in the last few decades, the result of larger healthcare trends, policy shifts and cost-cutting efforts. But that downsizing has been “called into…
Over the past few weeks, advocacy groups, veteran volunteers, and everyday residents across the five boroughs have stepped up to form groups and projects that assist vulnerable New Yorkers.
Thousands of New York City students spend at least two hours in transit to and from school each day, raising questions about how school quality and school distance combine to…
The city uses a patchwork of social services and subsidies to keep elders aging in place, but they can be difficult to qualify for and their funds are limited.
The CRA, a crucial but flawed tool intended to give communities leverage over banks, is up for reform—and though community advocates have long advocated for substantive changes to the law,…
In his State of the City speech, Mayor de Blasio announced a new NYPD Vision Zero Unit to crack down on dangerous driving behavior, like failure to yield. But data…
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