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Beyond the Headlines: How to Read NYC Crime Stats Like a Pro
Murders. Shootings. Robberies. The number of those major crimes in the city all fell sharply last year — with some plunging to their lowest levels in modern recorded history. How much attention should New Yorkers pay to figures like these? And what numbers do criminologists and police officials believe matter most? Those questions are taking […]
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Bargaining to Resume as Nurses’ Strike Nears Fifth Day
All three striking hospital systems have agreed to meet with the New York State Nurses Association and federal and state mediators, in the first sign of progress since 15,000 nurses walked off the job earlier this week, THE CITY has learned. Representatives from Montefiore and Mount Sinai will return to the bargaining table on Friday, […]
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Menin Rolls Out New City Council Leadership
Newly-elected City Council Speaker Julie Menin rolled out new leadership roles for the city’s legislative body, elevating its newest members to chair more than half of the committees. Councilmember Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan) is majority leader, while Councilmember Nantasha Williams (D-Queens) is deputy speaker, Menin announced. Kamilah Hanks, a Democrat who represents parts of Staten Island, […]
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Assaults, Chaos and Deception: New Rikers Report Details Widespread Dysfunction
When a federal judge announced last May that she would appoint an independent “remediation manager” to impose long-delayed reforms at Rikers Island, criminal justice advocates hailed it as a turning point for the scandal-plagued jail system. Eight months later, those changes have yet to materialize — and the judge is still reviewing candidates for the […]
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ICE Opening Huge Lockup 50 Miles North of New York City
The Department of Homeland Security appears to be moving ahead with a new immigrant detention facility to hold as many as 1,500 detainees in Chester, New York — just over an hour from New York City. It’s part of the Trump administration’s push to ramp up mass arrests and deportations using cash from the One […]
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