Budget
City Aims for Zero Waste, but Inks Long-Term Deal with Upstate Landfill
Cole Rosengren |
The $3.3 billion, 20-year plan to send Brooklyn garbage to the Seneca Meadows landfill illustrates the growing costs of burying trash.
arrests
UrbaNerd: Big Drop in Misdemeanor Busts in NYC
Jarrett Murphy |
There have been 26,000 fewer misdemeanor arrests in 2015 compared to the same period last year, with drug crimes and turnstile jumping among the crimes that have seen the biggest drop in busts.
Affordable Housing
The Math Behind Bill de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Zoning Plan
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The city says its proposed mandatory inclusionary housing program exacts as much affordability as the market will bear. But how did it reach that conclusion?
Affordable Housing
How are NYC’s Community Boards Reacting to de Blasio’s Housing Proposals?
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Unfounded fears, legitimate doubts and ambitious alternatives have greeted the mayor’s two proposals to change zoning rules to permit greater housing density and require affordable housing.
bail
Queens Democrat Still Pushing to End Bail in New York State
Jarrett Murphy |
In the wake of the killing of Officer Randolph Holder, Mayor de Blasio called for bail decisions to take public safety into account. But Sen. Michael Gianaris is still hoping the state will eliminate financial bail altogether.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
De Blasio, Bratton and Lynch React to Slaying of NYPD Officer
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor, police commissioner and union president shared the podium at Harlem Hospital after the death of New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Missing Data Clouds Debate Over De Blasio’s Minority, Women Contracting
Jarrett Murphy |
Comptroller Stringer says the city still lacks key information on contractors, but City Hall says it is steadily filling a long-standing data gap.
superstorm Sandy
Sandy+3: NYC Not Pulling Back from the Water’s Edge
Jarrett Murphy |
The city is pursuing a “no regrets” policy. But some think a plan to retreat is needed.
bloomberg
How Many Street Homeless? NYC’s Tallies Leave the Question Open
Ricci Dipshan |
Point-in-time surveys of the street homeless can yield important data, but—contrary to how politicians sometimes cast the numbers—not a precise tally of who’s unsheltered at night.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
It’s Delusional to Say Homelessness is a Mental-Health Issue
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Some homeless people do suffer from mental illness or substance abuse. But contrary to an increasingly popular canard, the problem for most of New York’s homeless is not in their heads, but in their wallets.
