Reuven Blau, Rosa Goldensohn, Author at THE CITY

Jails

Dashawn Carter Missed Nearly 100 Clinic Appointments at Rikers Before Dying, Records Show

July 24, 2022, 8:30 p.m.July 25, 2022, 10:18 a.m.

When people with mental health issues enter the criminal justice system and the city’s lock-ups, they often get less help and more trauma.

NYPD

De Blasio Touts Pact to Fire NYPD Cops for Chokeholds as THE CITY and ProPublica Spotlight Officers Who Kept Jobs

Jan. 21, 2021, 6:23 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:52 a.m.

Under new agreement between the NYPD and its civilian watchdog, most police officers found to have used the illegal, potentially deadly maneuver will be terminated — a tougher penalty than first proposed.

Campaign 2021

Knicks and Rangers Boss James Dolan has Launched a New Political Committee. He’s Probably Not ing the Yang Gang…

Jan. 19, 2021, 7:16 p.m.June 1, 2021, 4:04 p.m.

The sports magnate and major GOP donor filed papers last week to establish “The Coalition to Restore New York.” The mayoral candidate’s campaign kickoff included a vow to nix tax breaks for Madison Square Garden.

Covid-19

State Prison COVID-19 Wave Grows as Inmates Wait for Vaccines

Jan. 18, 2021, 3:07 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:51 a.m.

Hundreds have tested positive for the virus this month, with daily averages about seven-times higher than early December. Meanwhile, advocates — among them Chelsea Clinton — are calling on Gov. Cuomo to get moving on inoculations.

Economy

Unemployment Claims Jump as the City’s Budget Picture Grows Bleaker. Can Joe Biden Help Stem a Deeper Pandemic Recession?

Jan. 14, 2021, 8:53 p.m.Jan. 15, 2021, 8:02 a.m.

Some 1.4 million New Yorkers are getting unemployment benefits, with jobs expected to decline for the first time since April. Meanwhile, de Blasio says we’re now looking at a $5.25 billion city budget shortfall. Politicians are turning to Washington.

Education

Students on Rikers Island Locked Out of Remote Learning Video Chat With Teachers

Dec. 16, 2020, 10:34 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

For the hundreds of young adults in city jails working toward a high-school diploma, educational and other much-sought programming has been devastated by the pandemic.

Solitary Confinement

De Blasio Promised Nearly Six Months Ago to End Solitary Confinement. So Where’s the Plan?

Dec. 6, 2020, 7:19 p.m.Dec. 6, 2020, 9:35 p.m.

The Board of Correction now says a proposal, spurred by the death of Layleen Polanco at Rikers Island, will be out this month. But the City Council could beat them to it with a law.

Justice

‘Why Are You in My Home?’ Kawaski Trawick Never Got an Answer Before Police Fatally Shot Him

Nov. 17, 2020, 7:05 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Police body camera footage released Tuesday shows how, within two minutes, cops arrived, Tased and shot the 32-year-old man in his Bronx apartment last year.

Jails

Inmates Say Warden Brings Calm to Rikers’ Young Adult Jail, But Correction Officers Balk

Nov. 16, 2020, 9:15 p.m.Nov. 17, 2020, 10:12 a.m.

Violence has dropped in lockup for 18- to-21-year-old detainees since Joe Caputo took over. But critics slam a mentorship program manned by older inmates — including one accused of assaulting a correction officer.

Self-Storage

New Gambit in NYC Self-Storage Wars: Some Owners Willing to Cut Struggling Customers Free as Demand Booms

Nov. 15, 2020, 7:00 p.m.Nov. 15, 2020, 8:01 p.m.

More pandemic-slammed New Yorkers facing auctions of belongings in self-storage units are getting a new choice: make a deal or just get out. Here’s what you can do if you need help.

Rosa Goldensohn

Dashawn Carter Missed Nearly 100 Clinic Appointments at Rikers Before Dying, Records Show

De Blasio Touts Pact to Fire NYPD Cops for Chokeholds as THE CITY and ProPublica Spotlight Officers Who Kept Jobs

Knicks and Rangers Boss James Dolan has Launched a New Political Committee. He’s Probably Not ing the Yang Gang…

State Prison COVID-19 Wave Grows as Inmates Wait for Vaccines

Unemployment Claims Jump as the City’s Budget Picture Grows Bleaker. Can Joe Biden Help Stem a Deeper Pandemic Recession?

Students on Rikers Island Locked Out of Remote Learning Video Chat With Teachers

De Blasio Promised Nearly Six Months Ago to End Solitary Confinement. So Where’s the Plan?

‘Why Are You in My Home?’ Kawaski Trawick Never Got an Answer Before Police Fatally Shot Him

Inmates Say Warden Brings Calm to Rikers’ Young Adult Jail, But Correction Officers Balk

New Gambit in NYC Self-Storage Wars: Some Owners Willing to Cut Struggling Customers Free as Demand Booms

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