Watch Manhattan DA Cy Vance, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice chief Liz Glazer, DEA head Michael Palladino and advocates Richard Aborn, Nicholas Suplina and Heidi Hynes discuss the trends in local gun violence and ways to reduce it further.
New Parking Rules Hurt Roosevelt Avenue Businesses, Locals Say
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New parking restrictions on Roosevelt Avenue are hurting Queens businesses, making it harder for customers to park, workers say. “They come in, they buy coffee, and they get a ticket,” one local shop worker said.
City Should Shutter South Bronx Jail Barge, Protesters Say
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Elected officials and criminal justice advocates are calling for the city and Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down the five-story Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center in the Bronx.
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Hear ‘Global Squeeze’ Reporter Linus Unah Discuss His Story on Displacement in Lagos
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He wrote about the people fighting to preserve their stake in Lagos’s future on the edge of a lagoon.
City Rejects Bid to Landmark Century-Old Flatbush Church Slated for Demolition
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‘In a city the size of New York, with its many religious structures, the Commission must be very selective in choosing examples of this building type for designation as individual landmarks,’ the LPC says.
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FEMA Extends Protection for Displaced Puerto Ricans
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‘FEMA is temporarily extending assistance for the 83 Puerto Rican families set to lose their shelter in New York City. But the fight is not over.’
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City Limits Announces two Additions to its Reporting Staff
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The hires will deepen the news outlet’s commitment to its youth-training program, and continue our comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of land.
Report on Death Disparities in NYC Wins Journalism Honor
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The 2017 investigation looked into the causes of wide disparities in life expectancy and death rates among New York City neighborhoods
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Beaucoups Bids to Block Buses Blossom
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A slow-evolving plan to create better bus service is encountering resistance in two boroughs.
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NYPD Once Again Uses General Threat of Terrorism to Justify Broad Secrecy
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On a tricky case involving Freedom of Information Law requests and terrorism investigations, the state’s top court made a tough call, based in part on an interesting claim by the NYPD.
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Understanding Your ‘Right to Counsel’: New Resources for Tenants Facing Eviction
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The Right to Counsel program is being phased in over five years by zip code and is currently available to 15 zip codes, three in each borough.