What lessons do the 14 detention facilities already in city neighborhoods have for the debate over where to put new ones? Our reporter and a veteran Bronx advocate weighed in on the air.
crime
Video: Highlights from ‘New Yorkers Under the Gun’
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Hear from Richard Aborn of the Citizens Crime Commission, Nick Suplina of Everytown for Gun Safety, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Liz Glazer of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, Heidi Hynes from the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center in the Bronx and Detectives’ Endowment Association president Michael Palladino.
BRONX BUREAU
New York’s Drop in Gun Violence a ‘Miracle,’ But Threats Persist, Experts Say
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While much of today’s public discourse on guns is focused on school shootings, advocates say there’s still plenty of work to be done when it comes to urban gun violence that’s less headline-grabbing.
bail
Max & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Has a Long Way to Go
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Two veteran advocates for the arrested, the incarcerated and the recently released say that from bail reform to parole, Rikers to homeless shelters, the criminal justice system continues to damage people at high cost to taxpayers.
Aging
They Say Legal Guardians Ripped Them Off—and the State AG Let Them Down
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Alleged victims of guardianship abuse and trust fraud have come forward to say that Eric Schneiderman’s office refused to investigate their complaints.
JUSTICE
Call for State to Address Crisis of Aging in Prisons
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New York state’s prison population is getting smaller. It is also getting older.
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.
arrests
UrbaNerd: As NYPD Arrests Fewer, Other Police Agencies Bust More in NYC
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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?
bratton
NYPD’s Neighborhood Policing Meetings Aren’t Reaching Intended Audience
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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 showing up.
aid
City Scrambling to Help Puerto Rican Storm Victims Tossed From FEMA Hotels
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Eighty-six families have been asked to check out of their temporary housing hotels by the end of this week.
ageism
Older Workers are Organizing to Fight Ageism on the Job
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Age discrimination complaints are hard to litigate. So older workers in New York City and elsewhere are turning from the court of law to that of public opinion to press their case for respect.