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“Ineffective technology and police violence is only a symptom of a larger problem of politicians claiming that these are what the average citizen needs to feel safe, rather than addressing…

BySadia Saba 1Comment

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Oct 2024

Government Justice Transportation

As City Unveils Results of Controversial Subway Gun Scanner Pilot, What Do New Yorkers Think?

The NYPD said Thursday that the month-long gun detector pilot yielded 12 knives, 118 false positives, and zero firearms. This summer, City Limits’ CLARIFY youth journalists spoke to transit riders…

ByJovanna Wu 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: MTA’s Congestion Pricing Plan Must Protect the Livelihood of For-Hire Drivers

“For-hire driving in New York City has historically provided good-paying work and a path to the middle class for a vast minority immigrant worker base. Over the last decade, that…

BySamuel M. Pierre 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Justice Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Hyper-Policing is the Wrong Response to Brooklyn Subway Attack

“The tragedy occurred despite the massive resources poured into NYPD and the continued expansion of its law enforcement powers.”

ByAliyah Salim 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: We Need More Housing–Not More Cops–to Make Our Subways Safer

“If we are truly invested in preventing and eventually ending this horrific blight of hatred and violence against people who are homeless, we must work to end homelessness itself. This…

ByAlicia Singham Goodwin

ByBrandon West 1Comment

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

Mayor’s Budget Plan Cuts $615M from Homeless Services, as Subway Crackdown Intensifies

Service providers have urged the city to hire more workers to help move people more quickly out of shelter or public spaces and into permanent housing.

ByDavid Brand 10Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Aggressive Subway Policing Contrasts Mayor’s Pledge to Involve Outreach Workers

Video of two NYPD officers dragging and handcuffing a man at the 8th Ave L train station Monday underscores concerns about Mayor Eric Adams’ new plan to send more cops…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Government Transportation

MTA’s Resiliency Efforts No Match for Flash Floods, Gov. Hochul Says

The city’s transit system faced a different threat this week than the coastal storm surges it endured during Hurricane Sandy: A sewer system overwhelmed by increasing rain, even at higher…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Apr 2021

Government Transportation Video

Trains, Plans & Automobiles: Transportation Issues in the 2021 Campaign

From subways and buses to bikes and ferries, the people who win this year’s elections for mayor and other city offices will not only shape how New Yorkers get around,…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Feb 2021

Government Justice Transportation

The Policy Shop: Subways Every Six Minutes, Green Infrastructure and Childcare for All

Candidates for NYC mayor and other posts continued to publish big ideas for the city’s problems, including hunger, transit, gun violence and a pitch for universal childcare for kids…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Opinion: Policing, Surveillance, and False Promises of Safety