Justice
Child Welfare In the Press: Painful Wounds Reopened
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The former head of one of the minority-led foster care agencies recently discussed in three New York Times articles sees omissions and bias in the series.
Bronx
Up For the Count: City Readies For 2010 Census
Jarrett Murphy |
NYC angles to have itself accounted for uniquely, because much is riding on an accurate tally of city residents.
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.
Bronx
Punctuating the Sentence: Prison Terms Re-Examined
Jarrett Murphy |
Felons on furlough, Rockefeller drug laws, and other thorny issues are considered by a state commission.
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.
Justice
Chapter 2: Process and Punishment in Arraignment Courts
Jarrett Murphy |
Crucial decisions in the city’s justice system are made under difficult circumstances—at overcrowded arraignment courts where judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers operate with little information and scarce time.
Economy
Is NYPD Oversight Just Spinning Its Wheels?
Ali Winston |
The chorus that claims the Civilian Complaint Review Board doesn’t have enough impact grows louder.
Health and Environment
Red Hook's Lost Horizons
Mary Jo Neuberger |
Battered, then neglected, the Brooklyn community of Red Hook now faces the threat of real estate speculation spurred by its magnificent harbor view.
Latino
Price of Citizenship Goes Up – Literally
Anna Phillips |
As of today, immigrants applying for changes in legal status need extra hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Bronx
New Rules Plus Jails Stirs Political Stew
Kate Pastor |
Re-opening the Brooklyn House of Detention has become the flashpoint of a multifaceted debate about corrections.
