CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
UrbaNerd: Dramatic Shifts in NYPD Street Arrests in the De Blasio Era
Jarrett Murphy |
Broken windows policing changed substantially under de Blasio and Bratton even as both men defended that policing strategy to the hilt.
Education
NYC’s Homeless Pre-K Kids with Special Needs Face Steep Barriers to Getting Help
Patrick Donachie |
Only 35 of the more than 6,550 homeless students enrolled in pre-K were in special education – a share that falls well short of citywide averages.
UrbaNERD
UrbaNerd: New York City Saw 600 Protests in 2017
Jarrett Murphy |
If you find something compelling about the mere site of people standing up for what they believe in, New York City offers all manner of inspiration.
Justice
A Correction Officer’s Conviction Signals Deeper Troubles at Brooklyn’s Federal Jail
Richard Loria |
The Metropolitan Detention Center has seen several officers charged with sexual abuses, including one whose job was to train colleagues to comply with a federal law aimed at ending prison rape.
Through Illegal Pipes and Improper Dumping, Homes and Businesses Pollute NYC Waterways
Jarrett Murphy |
As the decades-long work to clean up the city’s rivers and creeks, canals and bays rolls on, it’s unclear just how big a problem unauthorized sewage connections and illegal industrial dumping present.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Read the FBI Report on Its Spying Campaign Against MLK
Jarrett Murphy |
The bureau’s “illegal counterintelligence program directed to discredit and neutralize the civil rights leader” extended beyond his death, to a campaign to thwart the establishment of today’s holiday.
affordability
The NYC Community Land Trust Movement Wants to Go Big
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Large and small organizations have envisioned ways that, with the right resources and city policies, the city’s nascent community land trusts could come to encompass thousands of apartments.
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EMS Unions Fight City for Data on Race, Salary & Discipline
Jarrett Murphy |
The city says it is withholding the information to protect employee privacy. But the lawyer for two FDNY emergency medical unions is suing to get it to see whether the deck is stacked against their members.
CityViews: Despite De Blasio’s Changes, There are Still Barriers to Getting Good Jobs
Christian Gonzalez-Rivera |
The administration has taken a crucial leap toward a more effective human capital development system. But for it to realize its full potential—fulfilling the promise of opportunity for many thousands of New Yorkers—it needs to be fully funded and better focused.
Affordable Housing
Amid Population Swell and Affordability Worries, NYC Looks to Region to Absorb Some Growth
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The way New York City’s population and job market grow in the future are not inevitable facts; they’re tied to future government decisions about planning and budgeting.
