Education
Unhealthy Levels of Noise Outside Some City Schools
Sneha Dey |
Researchers and citizens are starting to see high noise levels as a public health issue, especially for children.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Suit Says NYC Schools Shortchange Some Black, Latino Athletes
Sneha Dey |
The case cites over a hundred public schools without any sports teams, of which Black and Latino students are twice as likely to attend.
crime
Video: Highlights from ‘New Yorkers Under the Gun’
Sneha Dey and Harry DiPrinzio |
Hear from Richard Aborn of the Citizens Crime Commission, Nick Suplina of Everytown for Gun Safety, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Liz Glazer of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, Heidi Hynes from the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center in the Bronx and Detectives’ Endowment Association president Michael Palladino.
de Blasio
Many City Agencies Devote Skeleton Staff to Making Records Transparent
Sneha Dey and Jarrett Murphy |
In many agencies with headcounts into the tens of thousands, only a handful of people are dedicated to the task of complying with Freedom of Information Law requests.
UrbaNerd: The History of the City’s Floating Jail
Sneha Dey |
The journey of the Vernon C. Bain began in 1987 in New Orleans at a time of high crime and few options for the city. Neighbors near its current Mott Haven docking hope it sails into the sunset soon.
