The Block Watcher program was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The program was revived in 2013 across several neighborhoods, including Bed-Stuy and Astoria, and then halted again in recent years.
Election Watch 2018
From Bail to Jail: Cuomo vs. Nixon on Criminal Justice Policy
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Cuomo has backed reforms to courtroom practices, policing and incarceration. Nixon has advocated for more aggressive changes.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
Why Are Reports of Subway Sex Crimes on the Rise?
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It’s likely the jump is because of broader awareness. But there’s a debate about whether to make penalties harsher for sex crimes on trains and buses.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Audio: City Limits’ Harry DiPrinzio on ‘The Jail Next Door’
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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.
correction
The Jail Next Door: A Look at the 14 Correctional Facilities in New York’s Neighborhoods
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Closing Rikers will mean new or bigger jails in at least four neighborhoods. New York City already has 14 correctional Institutions besides those on the notorious Island. Most are barely noticed.
GOVERNMENT
Maker, Marker, Message: The Art of Protest Signs
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Ever wonder what the story was behind that sign you saw as the protest march walked by?
corrections
Amid Scrutiny of Jails and Jailers, NYC’s Private Prison Escapes Attention
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It looks like the warehouse it once was. But the Queens Detention Facility, operated by the second largest private prison company in the world, currently houses approximately 210 detainees.
Homepage Featured
‘Stop and Frisk’ is Over, But Low-Level NYPD Encounters Now Raise Concerns
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‘Low level’ police interactions in historically overpoliced neighborhoods can escape scrutiny altogether, since they don’t have to be reported.
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.