Coronavirus
City Pushes Feds to Deliver More Vaccines to NYC
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking the Trump administration for greater support for vaccine distribution, including extra doses to cover city commuters from other states.
Justice
The Limits of NYPD Reform: Is it Possible to Control the Police?
Curtis Stephen |
After a summer of protest, a number of proposals are circulating to strengthen civilian oversight of the police department. They face calls for more radical measures, doubts about effectiveness and memories of a seven-decade effort that has fallen short.
Mapping the Future
Six Down, One to Go: Where de Blasio’s Rezonings Stand
Sadef Ali Kully |
What impact have the mayor’s moves had on East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Harlem, Jerome Avenue and Inwood?
Economy
Fear of Traffic and Crashes as NYers Skip Subway for Cars and Bikes
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Driving, cycling and bus usage have all rebounded somewhat since the first two months of the pandemic, but subway and commuter rail ridership remain low.
Mapping the Future
No Longer a ‘Cluster Site,’ But Problems Remain for Tenants
David Brand |
Dead rodents, broken lights and missing smoke detectors are among the issues at one property moved out of the controversial housing program.
Coronavirus
Delayed School Start Doesn’t Resolve Worries About Disparities
Jeanmarie Evelly |
From school to school and district to district, differing infection rates and resource levels will make for disparate experiences this fall.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
Even After a COVID-19 Vaccine is Approved, Distribution Will Be Challenging
Kate Griem, Lauren Pehlivanian and Arushi Talwar |
If and when a vaccine becomes available, legislators and health officials will have to decide how to best distribute it across the city, as well as overcome public skepticism.
car theft
NYC’s Rise in Auto Thefts Puzzles Experts
Holly DeMuth |
Since the beginning of the year, rates of reported car thefts in New York City have climbed by 60 percent—the biggest increase of any of the seven major felonies tracked by the NYPD
consumer fireworks
In State Where NYC’s Illegal Fireworks Can Be Bought, Some Want Tighter Laws
Jarrett Murphy |
Pennsylvania legalized many fireworks in 2017. Several lawmakers there want to rein the sales in, citing noise, fires and ‘chaos.’
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Steps to Boost Climate Resiliency Hit by Delays and Cuts, Thanks to COVID-19
Danielle Cruz |
Budget cuts and delays in the planning process or construction on work threaten to bog down plans that critics thought were too limited to begin with.
