Posted inCity Council
Get to Know Your City Council District
Who represents you and who wants the job? How has your district changed? And who are the neighbors voting with you?
Sam Rabiyah
Sam is THE CITY’s news applications developer, where he works at the intersection of investigative reporting and data journalism.
Posted inHousing
Tenants Take Over Bronx and Brooklyn Housing Courts, Protesting Lack of Lawyers
Protest songs filled the hallways with demands to boost funding for Right to Counsel program — and pause eviction cases where attorneys are not assigned.
Posted inCrisis Point
How Well Does Your Child’s School Student Mental Health?
We tracked dozens of data points on mental health in NYC schools. Do they call 911 on students in crisis? Are there enough social workers and guidance counselors? Enter your school name below to find out.
Posted inReal Estate
Economic Trouble Signs Emerge for NYC as Office Vacancy Rate Keeps Rising
First-time jobless claims rise, even as employers are financing a special tax to pay down unemployment insurance fund debts piled up in the pandemic.
Posted inMTA
Name That NYC Subway Station: Round 3
If you’re one of the tens of thousands who took our first two quizzes — or are brand new to this — we have a fresh one for you.
Posted inHousing Court
Tenants’ Friday Night Plans: Testifying at Curiously Timed City Eviction Lawyer Hearing
At a time when most tenants in Housing Court lack an attorney, and lawyers are going on strike, official review of the ‘Right to Counsel’ law won’t start until the work week ends.
Posted inHousing
Map: See Where NYC Landlords Stopped ing Rent-Stabilized Units
New data from the housing group JustFix shows thousands of NYC apartments didn’t as rent-stabilized — even after a 2019 law required continued controls with few exceptions.
Posted inDestabilized
New Data Shows Where Rent-Stabilized Apartments Might Be Disappearing
Data from a housing nonprofit, obtained exclusively by THE CITY, shows where thousands of rent-stabilized units remain uned for by the state.
Posted inCovid-19
Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words
More than 8,700 children in New York City are grieving a caregiver or parent who died of COVID. Here’s what they wish others knew.
Posted inSubway
Quiz: Name That New York City Subway Station (Round 2)
How well do you know NYC’s subway system? Take this quiz and find out.