ACS
The Kids are Leaving Rikers. Is it Really a New Day for Juvenile Justice in NYC?
Harry DiPrinzio |
Not so fast. With Raise the Age going into effect this week, the city’s 16- and 17-year-olds in custody are just moving from one jail to another.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Looking for the Perfect Employees? Partner with Community Colleges
Jeanne Hardy |
‘The biggest impact in closing the skills gap will ultimately come from businesses partnering directly with local community colleges on workforce development programs.’
betsy de vos
From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars
Gail Robinson |
But with desegregation an increasingly urgent goal, how long will it last?
campaign finance
Out-of-State Donors Playing a Key Role in Insurgent Senate Campaigns
Katherine Long |
Small-dollar, out-of-state donors are a major source of support for insurgent State Senate candidates in the September 13 primary. Big-dollar New York donors tend to back the incumbents.
sports
The U.S. Open is Over. Did Queens Benefit?
Amir Khafagy |
‘Undoubtedly, the U.S Open is positive for the city. We just wish the USTA was as involved in promoting the vibrancy of our communities as we believe they should be.’
campaigns
Audio: The LLC Loophole, Explained
City Limits |
Executive editor Jarrett Murphy joined All Things Considered on Friday to discuss the limited liability company loophole that permits business interests to donate massive sums to candidates for state office.
Investigations
Coming to Grips With the Two-Decade Deluge of LLC Money into New York’s Democracy
Jarrett Murphy |
A close look at who has given and who has received under New York State’s gaping LLC loophole.
The People's Lawyer
Maloney Running on a Complex Congressional Record
Roshan Abraham |
The upstate congressman and attorney general hopeful has supported justice reform and new protections for cops, fought the Muslim ban but voted for increasing screenings of some Mideast nationals and railed against deportations but opposed the abolition of ICE
The People's Lawyer
AG Hopeful James Sees Herself as Lifelong Underdog
Ruth Ford |
She now has the governor and a whole hunk of money behind her run for attorney general. But as a lawyer, Councilmember and public advocate, Tish James had to fight the powerful to seize power of her own.
The People's Lawyer
Leecia Eve: From Public Service to the Private Sector, and Back?
Norman Oder |
Part 1 in our series on the Democratic candidates for attorney general looks at Leecia Eve. Daughter of a prominent pol, and a one-time aide to Biden, Clinton and Cuomo, she is making her second run at her own elected office.
