Budget
Cutting the Police Budget Means Revising the Role Cops Play in Today’s NYC
Holly DeMuth |
Not everyone agrees on what defunding would mean, or what it would look like.
2020 election
In Run for Congress, Díaz Sr.’s Strategy is to Give Out Food and Skip Debates
Daniel Parra |
His campaign relies on Twitter and Facebook posts, pictures and videos capturing him doing old-school politics, like giving away food, toys and—since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York—masks.
Community Boards
How Widespread Was Violence on New York’s Nights of Unrest?
Jeanmarie Evelly, Holly DeMuth, Danielle Cruz, Nicole Javorsky, Sadef Ali Kully, Jarrett Murphy and Daniel Parra |
To get a better sense of what was seen around the city last week, City Limits surveyed all the city’s 59 community boards to ask what violent unrest—and peaceful protest—they had seen.
Brooklyn
Worries About the Pace of Progress Four Years After East New York’s Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
Residents, community groups and the borough president’s office are voicing their concerns over whether benefits promised to the neighborhood are being delivered–and how the COVID-19 budget crunch might affect the city’s ability to make good on the rest of the to-do list.
courts
City’s Courts Seen Lacking in Interpreters
Daniel Parra |
There appears to be no accurate record of how many people per month or per year require the services of an interpreter to exercise their right to access to justice.
In Depth
When Labs Go Online: For Some College Majors, Remote Learning Means Extra Hurdles
Mykel Barrett, Nuha Dolby and Jeanmarie Evelly |
Classes for certain college majors, the move to remove learning has been especially jarring, as science labs and acting workshops don’t translate so easily to Zoom.
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
Calls for More Aftercare to Keep Homeless From Returning to Shelters
David Brand |
Advocates and providers say many more families need intensive ongoing support to avoid a return to shelter amid an historic homelessness crisis — even before the COVID-19 outbreak forced thousands of low-income breadwinners out of work.
Age Justice
He was Waiting for Clemency. Now He’s Fighting Coronavirus.
Brooke Henderson |
Robert Lind, 73, is serving a 50-years-to-life sentence for a shooting in 1983.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 at the Mitchel Houses: Communication Issues, Cleaning Delays and a Farewell to Mr. Mercado
Roshan Abraham |
Cleaning is now being done in earnest, residents say, but delays in basic maintenance have been the norm for years.
Coronavirus
Housing Worry for Laborers as New York’s Farms Slip Deeper into Trouble
Sadef Ali Kully and Daniel Parra |
Undocumented migrant farm workers are facing evictions as farms in upstate New York encounter financial losses, according to farm worker advocacy groups.
