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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.

ByCity Limits 1Comment

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Jun 2017

Justice

Brooklyn DA Hopefuls Stake Out Positions on Bail Reform, Key to Closing Rikers

A point of contention among the candidates is how much the DA’s office is currently doing to limit the use of bail in cases involving alleged misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies.

ByTheodore Hamm 1Comment

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May 2017

Government Justice

How Trump’s Crime Crackdown Could Affect Defendants in NYC

Some defendants as recently as three weeks ago accepted plea offers that may not exist under the new directive from Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

ByAdam Wisnieski 0Comments

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May 2017

Government

Next 100 Days: Proposed Cuts Pit President Trump Against Youth of Cypress Hills

If you want to understand the likely impact of the president’s proposed cuts to federal programs, you need look no farther than a Brooklyn neighborhood where those initiatives make a…

ByAdam Wisnieski 0Comments

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Apr 2017

Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA

Evictions Aren’t the Answer, Say Advocates, After Investigations Dept. Slams NYCHA

A coalition of leading criminal justice groups is fiercely opposing a new crackdown on NYCHA residents after a scathing Department of Investigations report on how the authority handles alleged criminal…

ByJarrett Murphy 6Comments

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Feb 2017

In Depth Investigations Justice

Despite Shaky Testimony, Bronx Man Serving Life for ’95 Murder

The people who admit to taking part in the murder of Orlando Curet can’t seem to agree whether Carl Van Putten was at the scene or what he did there.…

ByPam Frederick 5Comments

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Jan 2017

In Depth Investigations Justice

Online Crime Reporting Takes Off in Many Cities, but not in NYC

From Baltimore County to San Antonio, LA to Chicago, many cities are now accepting reports of minor crimes via online tools.

ByLia Garot

BySemiramis Marte 1Comment

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Jan 2017

In Depth Investigations Justice

The Queens Precinct Where Stop-and-Frisk Survives

There were more stops last year in the 106th precinct than anywhere else in New York City. While stops have fallen 88 percent citywide, they’re down by less than 50…

ByGrace Saffran Ashford 0Comments

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Jan 2017

Health

Could City Parks Help Close Health Disparities?

Open space can help promote health—but only if the programming and perceptions are in place to make people feel comfortable using it.

ByJanaki Chadha 0Comments

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Jan 2017

Health In Depth Investigations

What Drives NYC’s Health Disparities?

Diabetes and assaults, HIV and asthma, sicken or kill people in low-income areas at higher rates. Often, it isn’t that there’s no method or money to address the problem –…

ByJanaki Chadha

ByRuth Ford 6Comments

GOP Candidate for City’s No. 2 Post Wants Registry of the Severely Mentally Ill

Brooklyn DA Hopefuls Stake Out Positions on Bail Reform, Key to Closing Rikers

How Trump’s Crime Crackdown Could Affect Defendants in NYC

Evictions Aren’t the Answer, Say Advocates, After Investigations Dept. Slams NYCHA

Despite Shaky Testimony, Bronx Man Serving Life for ’95 Murder

Online Crime Reporting Takes Off in Many Cities, but not in NYC

The Queens Precinct Where Stop-and-Frisk Survives

Could City Parks Help Close Health Disparities?

What Drives NYC’s Health Disparities?

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