Rosalind Adams, Haidee Chu, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda speaks at a Bronx warehouse about the city and state’s efforts to seize illegal cannabis products.

Judge Reins in City Sheriff Following Wave of Cannabis Raids that Shut Down Shops

Oct. 31, 2024, 1:27 p.m.Oct. 31, 2024, 1:27 p.m.

Sheriff Anthony Miranda has repeatedly overruled a city tribunal that rejected cases alleging stores illegally sold pot. A Queens Supreme Court justice ruled both the enforcement law and his actions unconstitutional.

A recreation field at the Horizon Juvenile Center in the Mott Haven was visible from the 2/5 train.

Juvenile Justice

Overwhelmed Juvenile Detention Centers Fail to Curb Violence and Misconduct, City Watchdog Finds

Oct. 24, 2024, 9:19 p.m.Oct. 25, 2024, 11:30 a.m.

The city’s child welfare agency said the report doesn’t reflect the “current improved status” in its two youth lock-ups.

Vendors

The Health Department Promised 1,000 Fresh Produce Permits Nearly Two Decades Ago. Just 149 Vendors Had Them This Year.

Oct. 18, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 18, 2024, 8:08 a.m.

Nearly 1,500 sellers on a waitlist are standing by for a chance to apply, though only a handful who’d been called off the queue previously have done so. The number of licenses in use and the number of people offered a chance to apply for one both shot up after THE CITY requested that information.

Pink lines of flower garlands arch across the side walk on Liberty Ave between 123rd street and 124th.

Elections

Kamala Harris Is the Talk of the Town in South Richmond Hill

Sept. 9, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 10, 2024, 6:50 p.m.

While the largely Indo-Caribbean neighborhood has moved somewhat to the right in recent elections, the excitement about a new Democratic nominee people can identify with is palpable.

Debbie Valentino walks quickly along the shore of Rockaway beach in a baby blue tank top, dark green shorts and grey sneakers. The sky is overcast and the ocean laps at the sand.

Summer & THE CITY

For Rockaway Locals, Summer Is Best in September

Sept. 3, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Sept. 2, 2024, 11:30 a.m.

As the beach crowds dwindle, locals say it’s prime time to lean back for one last peaceful summer month.

Starbucks coffee shop with large windows. People sit drinking coffee at small tables by the window.

Labor

Slew of Businesses, Including Starbucks and Shake Shack, Violating City’s Paid Sick Leave Act

Sept. 2, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 3, 2024, 8:12 a.m.

The law requires any company with more than five employees to provide at least five sick days per year.

Rosaura Vazquez spends time in her son, Hansel Mendoza, in their Woodside home.

Budget

Immigrant Learners Struggle to Find English Classes as City Funding Lapses

Aug. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 16, 2024, 4:56 p.m.

Money for new contracts have yet to reach class providers, while those near clusters of migrant shelters are cut off.

Vendors

New Yorkers Can Vote to Change Street Vendor Enforcement — But Proposed Ballot Question Does Not Mention Key Word

Aug. 6, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 5:26 p.m.

Advocates say the “manipulative” measure is indicative of a “rushed” and “undemocratic” City Charter revision process pushed by City Hall, in which only a handful of people testified in favor of the idea.

Summer school students take classes at Bronx Community College.

CUNY

Hispanic Enrollment Slow to Recover at CUNY

Aug. 1, 2024, 5:05 a.m.July 31, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

The city’s public university is now spending $12 million in ads to promote programs for Hispanic students, who were among the most impacted during the pandemic.

Shoppers enter the HL Supermarket in New Dorp Beach.

Immigrants

12 Hours in New Dorp, Staten Island

Ben Fractenberg July 1, 2024, 4:59 a.m.June 30, 2024, 7:29 p.m.

In the past decade, a burgeoning Chinese community has built an enclave on the eastern shore of Staten Island, now the borough with the fastest growing immigrant population.

Haidee Chu

Judge Reins in City Sheriff Following Wave of Cannabis Raids that Shut Down Shops

Overwhelmed Juvenile Detention Centers Fail to Curb Violence and Misconduct, City Watchdog Finds

The Health Department Promised 1,000 Fresh Produce Permits Nearly Two Decades Ago. Just 149 Vendors Had Them This Year.

Kamala Harris Is the Talk of the Town in South Richmond Hill

For Rockaway Locals, Summer Is Best in September

Slew of Businesses, Including Starbucks and Shake Shack, Violating City’s Paid Sick Leave Act

Immigrant Learners Struggle to Find English Classes as City Funding Lapses

New Yorkers Can Vote to Change Street Vendor Enforcement — But Proposed Ballot Question Does Not Mention Key Word

Hispanic Enrollment Slow to Recover at CUNY

12 Hours in New Dorp, Staten Island

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