New voters failed to show up at the polls during early voting for New York City’s June primary election amid overall low turnout. Only 172,743 New Yorkers cast ballots in the nine-day early voting period that ended Sunday.  Of that number, only 11,573 ballots were cast by new — and generally younger — voters, New […]

The post Here’s What NYC Early Voting Numbers Show appeared first on The City Reporter.

As the Mamdani administration works toward what it says is a more equitable distribution of homeless shelters throughout the city, advocates in neighborhoods with multiple facilities are going to court to stop the city from adding more to their plate. Fourteen residents of Sunset Park and Greenwood Heights in Brooklyn filed lawsuits recently, claiming the […]

The post Brooklynites Sue Over Shelter Burden as City Hall Vows for ‘Fair Share’ Everywhere appeared first on The City Reporter.

I’m using more nonfiction than I ever did before. There’s the old wheeze, “write what you know.” I must have spent about 45 years writing about what I don’t know and that worked out okay, but I figured I’ve had some interesting experiences. If they’re not interesting enough, I can always embellish them a little bit, […]

The post LISTEN: Here’s How Comix Icon Kim Deitch Makes Comics appeared first on The City Reporter.

The day the 20-page indictment was unsealed alleging massive corruption at Bhrags Home Care, a non-profit awarded millions of dollars in no-bid city migrant shelter contracts, the Brooklyn U.S. attorney spoke up. So did the acting head of the city’s Department of Investigation, and the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York office. […]

The post As NYC’s Watchdog, Brad Lander Missed This Shelter Scam appeared first on The City Reporter.

This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Olivia Killingsworth, an actor and bookkeeper living in Brooklyn, has a rare life-threatening genetic condition for which she sees specialists, limits exercise, takes prescribed medication to lower her blood pressure, and monitors her heart rate […]

The post How One Brooklynite Is Grappling With Her Essential Plan Health Coverage Ending appeared first on The City Reporter.