Trump can’t cut services for New Yorkers without the acquiescence of Cuomo and de Blasio – working together, the governor and mayor could prevent Washington austerity from harming us.
Marisa Lago brings to the Planning Commission lessons learned in a three-decade career that has taken her from New York to Boston to Albany to D.C. It includes a five-year…
Federal rules prohibit the use of firearms trace data to pinpoint where ‘crime guns’ started. But prosecutors also seem reluctant to divert any blame from defendants to licensed dealers.
A lack of supportive housing and the tendency of many landlords to refused city housing vouchers mean that many formerly incarcerated people end up in shelters or on the street.
It’s not just that the state holds some offenders beyond their release date because of a lack of housing that meets legal requirements. It’s the murky geography and political dynamics…
Last year’s huge takedown of 120 alleged members made headlines. But as some cases head to trial, there are questions about the basis for charges of mass conspiracy–and the prosecution’s…
Thirteen years after settling a case over mental-health discharge planning for people leaving Rikers, New York is getting closer to the goals it agreed to. But looming changes in federal…
When the municipal ID law was being drafted, there was a fierce debate over whether the city needed to keep copies of the identity documents supplied by applicants.
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