The mayor, who dropped out of the presidential race himself in September, will stump for Sanders in Nevada
After a mother died last year when she fell down station stairs, the MTA said they would make things better. Many wonder how the agency's actions stack up
Each night before his head hits the pillow, Jerry Jackson layers on his grey fleece and down windbreaker over his pajamas. The 68-year-old’s peculiar bedtime routine began in
Incidents of slashings and stabbings in city jails surged 10.4 percent last year and physical confrontations between detainees and corrections officers rose sharply to a staggering 37 percent—and
Eight candidates already vying to replace Judge Richard Brown, who had planned to retire in June
Last July, Miriam Martinez’s husband, Plutarco Ramirez was whisked away by immigration officials at a courthouse in New York. He was arrested after being falsely charged with a crime that was later dropped. “His detention drastically shifted my everyday life, for the first time my family was torn apart,” said Martinez in her emotional testimony […]
Playground construction, Stringer reports, is lagging behind changing demographics, and many of those that do exist need repair
As the city council polishes up a piece of legislation that would ban “cashless” retail, an early adopter of card- and app-only transactions has indicated it will be reversing course. The fast-casual eatery Sweetgreen announced in a blog post on Thursday it would transition away from its cashless policy, which its stores adopted two years […]
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio On Tuesday, the New York City Council voted to pass a bill which requires the Department of Correction to inform incarcerated people– and their lawyers–when they are being held on a bail amount of less than $10. Activists working with incarcerated individuals have long been fighting to find a […]
The idea: eliminate a tax abatement for the rich on condos and co-ops, and invest the savings in NYCHA repairs
All of them live in legal limbo. And all of them live under the same roof. The matriarch, Mirna Portillo, 49, a Salvadoran who entered the country illegally 19 years ago, is losing her hair because of stress. After an earthquake hit El Salvador in 2001, the United States granted temporary protected status, known […]
A program run by the mayor’s wife gets a grilling at an oversight hearing
Before you decide whether you’re for or against legalization, read this.
A glimpse into the secret trials where cops adjudicate themselves
Panelists argue for more transparency and push for the civilian board that reviews complaints to have more authority
A new comic book features the new congresswoman from the Bronx and Queens
