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From Law to Loophole: State Prisons Use Post-Strike Struggles to Circumvent Solitary Reforms
During the state prison strike earlier this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to “pause” many elements of the so-called HALT Solitary Act for 90-days. Slightly more than three months later, Hochul and prison officials have continued to pare back the rules restricting the use of solitary confinement as a punishment. They contend that the state […]
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Crowds of Anti-Trump Protesters Stay Peaceful Following Killings in Minnesota
Thousands of soggy protesters peacefully marched down Fifth Avenue on Saturday afternoon as part of a national demonstration against President Trump just hours after a political assasination of a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota. The march followed a week of escalating tensions over the administration’s immigration crackdown after protests in Los Angeles ended in tear gas […]
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Judge Sides With City Council, Blocks Mayor From Allowing ICE Office on Rikers Island
A State Supreme Court judge has indefinitely barred Mayor Eric Adams from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from reopening an office on Rikers Island. In a scathing decision published Friday afternoon, Judge Mary Rosado sided with many of the City Council’s arguments in its lawsuit against the mayor, including that the executive order signed by […]
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Get to Know Your City Council District and Its 2025 Candidates
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Cuomo and Mamdani Spar as Final Mayoral Debate Throws Sparks
As early voting begins this weekend, seven candidates for mayor intensified their messages — including their lines of attack on each other — during the final televised debate on Thursday, hosted by THE CITY, NY1/Spectrum News, WNYC/Gothamist and other partners. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Comptroller Brad Lander, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani […]
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