After apartheid, many Blacks left South Africa’s townships in a search for a better life in the big city. Now they see government, landlords and private-security firms banding together to…
Redevelopment plans in Nigeria’s largest city have targeted informal waterfront settlements where tens of thousands of people have lived for decades. The first story in a series about displacement and…
What’s the practical impact of all these troopers—and, for that matter, the other police forces that patrol the bridges, tunnels, airports and train lines—on the city’s criminal justice system?
The NYPD is reaching out to activists and young people to attend the Build the Block meetings meant to inform the Neighborhood Policing program. But that’s not the crowd who’s…
As HUD secretary in the 1990s, Andrew Cuomo approved the demolition of tens of thousands of public-housing units around the country. Results for tenants were mixed.
Store-owners say sidewalk sheds are killing their businesses, especially when the wooden barriers stay up for years. But critics say a Council bill to impose time limits will raise costs…
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