Criminal-justice reform has largely avoided changes to how we treat ‘violent criminals.’ But research shows they’re less likely to re-offend than others. And victims aren’t always well served by sentences that aim for retribution.
The city is taking several steps to shore up housing options for aging New Yorkers. The question is whether those moves will offset the displacement pressures many feel.
‘Close to Home’ has hit a few bumps in the six years since the state launched the pilot program. But a proposal to shift costs to the city is the biggest obstacle yet.
Officers told internal investigators that she ‘slipped and fell.’ The video evidence does not favor that version of events.
A map shows which firms passed their inspection by the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs, and which failed, or had a violation or warning issued.
As it ponders declaring a state of emergency at the city’s Housing Authority, the Cuomo administration is pointing to the fact that NYCHA gets ‘significant’ state aid. Well, duh.
The changes inside New York City’s immigration court reflect problems in courthouses nationwide.
FDNY responded to 41,000 fires in 2017. The city did not burn evenly, however: Some community districts saw four times as many fires as others.
The NYPD has bulked up the unit that investigates serious collisions. But as hit-and-run incidents have increased in number, arrests have barely kept pace. Read our print and video investigation.
The outages after the ‘bomb cyclone’ touched every borough, according to data retried by the Pratt Center.
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