In the next two decades, New Yorkers 65 and older will account for 18 percent of the city’s population, according to the AARP. And they’re going to need a lot more elevators than the transit system currently offers.
The MTA says turnstile jumping exploded when the NYPD pulled back on subway arrests. But critics doubt the numbers.
The Parole Board is missing commissioners and staff, most parole applications get shot down and hundreds who have served long sentences have no hope of getting out.
There’s a Neighborhood Advisory Council in each of the four boroughs where the de Blasio administration plans to build a new jail facility to facilitate the closing of Rikers Island. Here’s what we know about their membership.
The judge—who seemed to signal solidarity with the jogger’s family, is related to two assistant DAs and sided with the prosecution on key rulings in the Chanel Lewis trial—has had at least 42 cases reversed or modified by the appellate division since 2004.
When facing the possible loss of their children, New York state parents have the right to a lawyer only when a case moves to court. Even then some counties fail to provide them. And many key decisions are made before a case ever gets to a judge.
ACS says it has a plan to deal with the rising incidence of abuse incidents involving kids in foster care. But making it work could prove to be a challenge.
‘Opening new jails is a down payment ensuring we stay stuck in our old ways. That’s not a price we should be willing to pay.’
‘There are significant warning signs that could jeopardize the progress we have made against crime.’
Are defendants in Brooklyn getting a fairer shake thanks to the reforms already undertaken?