Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
LISTEN: A ‘False Choice’ Between Cops and Community Workers
We have gotten into this mindset where it has to be one or the other, when, in fact, the great majority of the situations would be best handled through co-response: Sending police because there is a potential danger that it would be unfair to have clinicians or outreach workers handle alone — and recognizing there […]
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Queens DA Charges Mentally-Ill Man Shot by NYPD, Despite Mayor Mamdani’s Wishes
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Friday filed charges of attempted assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree against Jabez Chakraborty, a 22-year-old man who has lived with schizophrenia who was shot last month by police officers. The charge comes despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s public pleas not […]
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Hochul Announces Revamp of Clinton Hill Building Vacant for Almost 50 Years
A long-derelict state-owned building at 1024 Fulton St. in Clinton Hill, which THE CITY has reported on for years, may finally be headed for rebirth after nearly half a century of vacancy, political detours and collapsed redevelopment plans. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced the selection of a nonprofit development partnership to transform the site […]
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After an ICE Arrest, a Scarred Family Returns to 26 Federal Plaza
The night before her check-in this week with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ingrid, a 37-year-old mother from Honduras, tossed and turned, waking up every hour or so to check the time. Her eight-year-old son and-four-year-old daughter were anxious too. The last time they’d had a check in at 26 Federal Plaza, five days before Christmas, […]
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Why NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Are Still On Strike
When a mediator presented a proposal to striking NewYork-Presbyterian nurses and hospital management on Sunday, Feb. 8, the elected rank-and-file representatives at the bargaining table didn’t like what they saw. Securing improved nurse-to-patient ratios in the new contract has been a major priority for the New York State Nurses Association, and staff at NewYork-Presbyterian have […]
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