Election 2017
Anger Over Development, School Rezoning Fuels West Side Council Clash
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Incumbent Democrat Helen Rosenthal faces two opponents who say she has abetted or acquiesced to development plans that are disfiguring the Upper West Side.
crime
GOP Candidate for City’s No. 2 Post Wants Registry of the Severely Mentally Ill
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Public Advocate hopeful JC Polanco also believes relatives of the severely mentally ill should be legally obligated to report when those patients appear dangerous.
BRONX BUREAU
Bronx Litter Hotspots are Stains Where, Often, no One’s to Blame
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Sure, shopkeepers and landlords sometimes fail to keep sidewalks clean. But it’s the corners of the borough that belong to no one in particular where garbage seems a permanent condition.
BRONX BUREAU
Figuring Out When the Bus is Coming is Easier, but far From Easy, for Bronx Straphangers
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New York City transit has tried new methods for letting passengers know when to expect buses to arrive. But a series of observations in the Bronx this fall shows that those methods still leave people hanging.
JUSTICE
Are We Getting Gun Shy About Naming the Stores Used by Firearms Smugglers?
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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.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
Online Crime Reporting Takes Off in Many Cities, but not in NYC
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From Baltimore County to San Antonio, LA to Chicago, many cities are now accepting reports of minor crimes via online tools.
The Work Site
City’s Car-Wash Regulations Still on Hold as Union Push Continues
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A city law is on hold. A lawsuit is on stand-by. Contract negotiations are pending. And a mostly immigrant work force continues to wash cars.
Bronx
Bronx Tenants Skip Housing Court in Dispute With Landlord
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Seeking monetary damages and faster results, these renters on Merriam Avenue are going after their property owner in Supreme Court.
BRONX BUREAU
Why Some NYC Latinos are Backing Donald Trump
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His hateful rhetoric hasn’t turned off these voters, who are profoundly worried about undocumented immigrants, national security and Hillary Clinton.
Investigations
Cuomo’s Day Care Regs Omit Thousands of Informal Providers
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Some 24,000 legally exempt daycare providers in New York City are enrolled to be paid through public assistance but are unlicensed and operate under very limited oversight.
JUSTICE
City Jails Consider the Use of ‘Less-Than-Lethal’ Weapons
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It’s not a rubber bullet. It’s not a plastic pellet. It’s a Star-Lite round.
Bronx
Video: Make a Park Bench Your Gym This Spring
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Two of the young athlete-advocates from the Bronx’s Mary Mitchell Center demonstrate how a simple park bench can be the key to your plan to get in shape—and talk about their broader work to make the Bronx a healthier place.
BRONX BUREAU
Inmates Want Files to Prove Innocence. DA Can’t Find Them.
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A handful of inmates convicted of violent crimes sued the prosecutor in recent years to demand documents under the freedom of information act. In some cases, the files simply couldn’t be found.
Barriers to Getting Buff: Access to Exercise in the Bronx
Little Known About How Much Time Kids Spend in Gym Class
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For the second time in four years, a city comptroller has faulted the city school system for failing to provide adequate physical education—but been unable to assess the full scope of the issue because of gaps in the data.
biking
Cyclists Blame Safety Worries for Lack of Bikes in the Bronx
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Long commutes, hills and other obstacles also help to explain why borough-wide biking rates are lowest in the Bronx.
BRONX BUREAU
Bronx Lags Manhattan in Exercise Rates … and Gyms
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Does the Bronx work out less than Manhattan because it has far fewer gyms? Or does it have fewer gyms because it works out less?
BRONX BUREAU
After School Is Tough Territory for Obesity Fight
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A rough survey of the offerings around high schools in a high-obesity area of the Bronx suggests a critical barrier to improving teen health: the unhealthy food that is cheap and nearby when the final bell rings.