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Families Fear for Inmates as COVID Spike Puts State Prisons on Lockdown

Nov. 4, 2020, 10:46 p.m.Nov. 4, 2020, 10:48 p.m.

A drastic increase in coronavirus cases at upstate lockups has loved ones and prison critics concerned about health and human rights issues. Meanwhile, New Jersey just released 2,000 prisoners to stem pandemic spread.

Self-Storage

Lawmakers Bid to Halt Auctions of Self-Storage Customers’ Possessions During Pandemic

Oct. 28, 2020, 6:51 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Two state legislators proposed a moratorium, in the wake of THE CITY’s report on hundreds of planned sell-offs. Meanwhile, a City Council member seeks to force the unregulated industry to limit fees.

Self-Storage

There’s No Eviction Moratorium on NYC Storage Units. Now the Contents of Hundreds are Being Auctioned Off

Oct. 26, 2020, 6:09 p.m.Oct. 26, 2020, 6:09 p.m.

You can’t be booted from your home yet during the pandemic. But you can still lose all your things in the unregulated, lucrative self-storage industry.

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De Blasio Plugs Debt-Spouting Ferry Service With Tens of Millions of Dollars Due From Times Square

Sept. 29, 2020, 9:48 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:41 a.m.

NYC Economic Development Corp. sent $28 million to city coffers last fiscal year — a fraction of the proceeds ed along before costly boat service launched.

Mental Health

How Decision to Skip Mayoral Race Brought ‘Relief’ to Corey Johnson After Depression Bout

Sept. 24, 2020, 10:56 p.m.Sept. 24, 2020, 11:53 p.m.

The City Council speaker said his life became a “rollercoaster” amid pandemic isolation and a bruising budget battle. “It all sort of caught up with me,” he told THE CITY.

Jails

Young Adults Housed With Older Inmates in NYC Jails Despite Restrictions

Sept. 15, 2020, 10:11 p.m.Sept. 15, 2020, 10:22 p.m.

Two in five detainees 18 to 21 are in the general population — defying rules that say they must be with people their own age in Rikers Island and other city lockups.

Justice

Cuomo’s Solitary Confinement ‘Overhaul’ Delayed Another Year

Sept. 8, 2020, 8:27 p.m.Sept. 8, 2020, 8:45 p.m.

Last year, the governor and legislative leaders proposed a 30-day limit on isolating prisoners. The deadline to adopt that rule just ed. Now it won’t be in place until at least 2023.

Justice

Sex Workers Should Not be Arrested, de Blasio Declares, Invoking Layleen Polanco’s Legacy

Sept. 2, 2020, 9:05 p.m.Sept. 2, 2020, 9:04 p.m.

But his comments about arresting those “organizing and profiting” from the trade alarmed sex worker rights advocates. The mayor’s words came days after the city settled a suit filed by Polanco’s family.

Jails

Too Many Parolees Being Sent Back to Rikers Unnecessarily, Advocates Say

Aug. 31, 2020, 8:32 p.m.Sept. 1, 2020, 9:43 a.m.

Criminal justice reform advocates contend that authorities should stop putting people who have not committed any new crimes in jail for technical parole violations — especially during a pandemic.

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NYC to Pay Layleen Polanco’s Family Record $5.9M Over Rikers Island Solitary Death

Aug. 30, 2020, 4:38 p.m.Aug. 30, 2020, 9:35 p.m.

The 27-year-old transgender woman died last year after spending nine days in so-called punitive segregation. Her case ultimately spurred Mayor de Blasio to call for an end to solitary in city jails.

Rosa Goldensohn

Families Fear for Inmates as COVID Spike Puts State Prisons on Lockdown

Lawmakers Bid to Halt Auctions of Self-Storage Customers’ Possessions During Pandemic

There’s No Eviction Moratorium on NYC Storage Units. Now the Contents of Hundreds are Being Auctioned Off

De Blasio Plugs Debt-Spouting Ferry Service With Tens of Millions of Dollars Due From Times Square

How Decision to Skip Mayoral Race Brought ‘Relief’ to Corey Johnson After Depression Bout

Young Adults Housed With Older Inmates in NYC Jails Despite Restrictions

Cuomo’s Solitary Confinement ‘Overhaul’ Delayed Another Year

Sex Workers Should Not be Arrested, de Blasio Declares, Invoking Layleen Polanco’s Legacy

Too Many Parolees Being Sent Back to Rikers Unnecessarily, Advocates Say

NYC to Pay Layleen Polanco’s Family Record $5.9M Over Rikers Island Solitary Death

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