arrests
Does Less Policing = More Fare Beating on New York City Subways?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The MTA says turnstile jumping exploded when the NYPD pulled back on subway arrests. But critics doubt the numbers.
equity
The Long-Shot Case for Making NYC Public Transit Free
Jeanmarie Evelly |
It costs money for the subways and buses to collect and process fares. It creates a crime that we have to figure out how to fairly police. And, even with discounted fares, it makes transit an unavoidable cost burden to lower-income people. So why not make it free?
climate change
New York’s Sewer Overflows Could be Contributing to Climate Change
Avery Miles |
Research suggests that pollutants from untreated sewage reduce the capacity of local wetlands to absorb carbon and mitigate the impact of greenhouse gases.
Economy
NY Firms Benefit From Trump’s Military Spending Binge
Esther Shittu |
New York voted against Donald Trump, polls show the president to be deeply unpopular here, and his policies have negatively affected many, like transgender people and immigrants. But the president’s increased military spending has meant bigger contracts and more jobs at some NY defense and supply companies.
Economy
Federal Work Safety Inspectors Have Eased Penalties in NY Under Trump
Trevor Boyer |
According to its own statistics, OSHA is performing slightly more inspections, but finding fewer infractions per visit, issuing fewer violations overall, and, accounting for inflation, issuing smaller penalties.
Homepage Featured
Judge in Jogger Murder Trial has a History of Having Rulings Overturned
Theodore Hamm |
The judge—who seemed to signal solidarity with the jogger’s family, is related to two assistant DAs and sided with the prosecution on key rulings in the Chanel Lewis trial—has had at least 42 cases reversed or modified by the appellate division since 2004.
amazon
NY’s Leaders Pledged to Support ‘Innovation’ to Get Amazon Here. What Exactly Does That Mean?
Jarrett Murphy |
The mayor and governor have promised to make New York’s policy environment as friendly as they can for the corporate giant. What do the company’s lobbying disclosures say about its agenda?
Investigations
Amid Debate Over Designated Injection Sites, Dwindling ‘Safe’ Options for NYC’s Opioid Users
Tomas Navia |
A nonprofit that provides clean shooting supplies was evicted from its offices late last year. That deprived its clients of a warm place to visit, and a place where someone would notice if they overdosed in the bathroom.
City Council
City Council’s Appointments Skew Toward Whites, Manhattanites
Eddie Borges |
The early statistics on Speaker Johnson’s appointments mirror the record on the other side of City Hall, where Mayor de Blasio’s hiring practices indicate major racial disparities.
Bronx
Bronx Hospital Faced Potential Federal Sanctions After Multiple Suicides in 2016 and 2017
Belle Lin |
Montefiore Medical Center appears to have fought off a threatened loss of federal funding after multiple suicide attempts, several successful, during a two-year period. But the hospital wouldn’t answer detailed questions about whether problems identified by federal inspectors have all been corrected.
