Reading List
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The Revolving Door Between Rikers and City Hospitals
For detainees on Rikers Island spiraling into a psychiatric crisis, a trip from the troubled jail complex to one of the city’s public hospitals can serve as a medical lifeline. But that relief is often short-lived. In around half the cases, detainees are returned to Rikers within hours after what critics describe as cursory hospital […]
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Most 911 Calls Routed to NYPD Tagged as Unrelated to Crime, Study Finds
The majority of 911 calls routed to the NYPD last year were described by dispatchers as unrelated to criminal activity, according to a new study released Wednesday by a criminal justice reform group. The nonprofit Vera Institute analyzed more than 3.6 million calls that resulted in a police response in 2025 and found only 42% […]
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Getting NYC Event Permits Is a Mess. They Want City Hall to Cut the Red Tape.
As the founder of an organization that’s staged dance performances in public across Queens since 2014, Karesia Batan has navigated the winding path for securing city permits more times than she can count. “It’s like, ‘Ok, where? Who do we call? What do you mean?’” said Batan, of the Queensboro Dance Festival, which puts on […]
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Program to Take Property From Negligent Landlords Gets Second Try in Council
A controversial program to take derelict buildings away from negligent landlords may get a revamp. The Third Party Transfer program, created in 1996, took buildings from landlords who were behind on either property taxes or water bills, and had amassed a significant amount of housing violations. Run by the city’s Department of Finance and the […]
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Councilmember Vickie Paladino Sues City Council To Block Upcoming Ethics Hearing
City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, a Republican representing parts of Queens, is suing the New York City Council — asking a state judge to step in to block an upcoming hearing where she would have to defend herself against a committee’s charge of disorderly conduct related to a series of virulently anti-Muslim tweets she fired off […]
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