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The Adams Administration’s Clumsy Campaign to Downplay Violence on Rikers Island Backfires
A federal judge no longer trusts jail officials to give an accurate picture of violence in City jails, and may weigh taking the jails out of City control altogether.
Why the Last-Ditch Effort to Pass Good Cause Failed
Lawmakers and advocates point fingers, as New York's dysfunctional government failed to act once again.
First Woman NYPD Commissioner Quits Job She Never Really Had
Keechant Sewell was doing the job Eric Adams and his buddies wanted all along.
New York’s Age of Design Apathy Is Here
Expensive, garish, barely concealing its contempt and ultimately not achieving much.
Wildly Delicious, Worker-Owned: Brooklyn’s New Sandwich Shop, Sea & Soil
Check out their pop-up at Grand Army Plaza before the Carroll Gardens shop opens in July.
Delivery Workers Get a Raise—After the App Companies Have Their Say
Tip, tip, tip, and more links to start your day.
Where Did All the Lifeguards Go?
Are we just going to live with limited pool hours and closed beaches forever?
Cover-Ups, Half-Truths, Secrecy and Contempt: Watchdog Report Shows How Rikers Officials Are Making Court Oversight Look Like a Joke
The monitor's latest report describes a jail system that tries to conceal its ongoing violence and blocks outside efforts to improve conditions.
Who Is Leading Raids on NYC Nightclubs?
A 2019 law requires surprise inspections to be documented, but these most recent raids won't be.
New York State Prisons Pretend They Didn’t Just Try to Silence Incarcerated People
Did they think they were being sneaky? Plus, links for your weekend.
