Bronx
Linchpin in Howard Beach: Senate Power Could Flip
Jarrett Murphy |
Nearly seven decades of Republican control of the state Senate hangs in the balance this November.
Bronx
'This Is New York City': Mayor Draws A Reaction
Edited by Karen Loew |
From labor, urban planning, immigrant advocacy and more, leaders give Bloomberg praise and pans for his State of the City speech.
Staten Island
Holding On To History At S.I.'s Sandy Ground
Yvette Moore |
25 years ago: The remains of a historic community of free blacks on Staten Island stand amidst ongoing new development.
Bronx
From Astoria to Woodside: Inside the Biggest Borough
Judith Sloan |
A new book makes sense of Queens for natives and newcomers alike.
Bronx
Parents, Council Still Angry About School Grades
Helen Zelon |
Stakeholders vent, and the city’s Chief Accountability Officer parries, at a hearing on the controversial new Progress Reports.
Bronx
A Long Walk From Honduras To Escape Gang Vengeance
Gabriela Reardon |
Inside one young man’s quest to remain in New York City, rather than be returned to the violent setting he fled by foot nearly two years ago.
Bronx
Health Goes Up In Smoke When Temptation Is Cheap
Lawrence Delevingne |
In some neighborhoods with high levels of smoking, cut-rate cigarette sellers proliferate.
Housing and Homelessness
Chapter 7: Room for Reform? Bail and its Alternatives
Jarrett Murphy |
Other cities have employed new methods of pre-trial monitoring to avoid setting financial bail. Given the scale of the city’s criminal justice system, would such an approach deliver both public safety and individual justice in New York?
Economy
Chapter 6: Bail, Truth and Consequences
Jarrett Murphy |
The decision to impose financial bail can have an impact on the city’s jail costs, the ability of the court system to establish truth and an individual’s work, family, housing and life.
Justice
Chapter 4: Judgment Calls—Judges and Bail
Jarrett Murphy |
For the people behind the bench in New York City courtrooms, the bail decision comes loaded with technical nuance and practical consequences.
