Stephon Johnson, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

Crime

Shops and Robberies in the Years of Unlicensed Weed Selling

Jan. 18, 2023, 8:37 p.m.Jan. 18, 2023, 8:37 p.m.

City law enforcement officials and City Council probed the grimmer side of NYC’s rowdy cannabis gray market.

Uncategorized

Hospitals Scramble to Find Medical Workers as Nurses Strike

Jan. 9, 2023, 8:26 p.m.Jan. 9, 2023, 8:26 p.m.

Many nurses at Mt. Sinai and Montefiore walked off the job Monday morning to try and force their employers to treat them like “valuable people” and improve staff-to-patient ratios.

Manhattan

Delivery Worker Hubs En Route to West Side and The Bronx

Jan. 3, 2023, 7:31 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:17 p.m.

The proposed new sites, at Verdi Square and in Fordham Heights, would one already announced at City Hall Park in converting vacant newsstands into charging and rest stations.

Manhattan

‘Merry Cannabis’ — New Yorkers Line Up to Shop at State’s First Licensed Dispensary

Dec. 29, 2022, 7:38 p.m.May 6, 2024, 9:45 a.m.

The crowd on hand downtown thrilled to the legality of it all. Just a few hours later, a shop in Hell’s Kitchen experienced another side of NYC weed sales, as authorities seized cannabis goods from an unlicensed seller.

Jails

City Hall Still Planning for Shutdown of Rikers Island Jails, But Is Mayor All-In?

Dec. 29, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Work to shut the isolated jail facilities in favor of smaller borough jails is moving ahead — even as the mayor calls for more people to be jailed.

NYCHA

Residents Left in the Cold as Baruch Houses Boiler Belches Steam, Not Heat

Dec. 16, 2022, 7:24 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

Chilly residents of one Baruch building are also dealing with holes in the wall and leaks in the ceiling that get plastered over, but not fixed.

Drugs

Saving Lives or Ruining the Neighborhood? East Harlem Locals at Odds as America’s First Safe Injection Site Turns One

Dec. 13, 2022, 5:03 a.m.Dec. 12, 2022, 9:25 p.m.

The city says that the safe injection site in the neighborhood, the first in the nation, is reducing not just overdoses, but also nearby drug use and crime. But many locals and the NYPD disagree.

Campaign 2022

Gov. Hochul Holds on After Tough Campaign Against Right-Winger Zeldin

Nov. 8, 2022, 11:22 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

While pre-election polls showed a close race, Democrats’ overwhelming registration advantage and late get-out-the-vote effort were enough for the incumbent to prevail.

Two Bridges

LES and Chinatown Residents Sue To Halt New Towers in Two Bridges, Citing New NY Constitutional Right to Clean Air

Oct. 21, 2022, 2:24 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Residents say they fear more pollution in an area that was hit hard by 9/11 and COVID-19 and are demanding a new environmental assessment that factors in the pandemic.

Manhattan

Seaport Residents Cheer After Judge Halts Construction of Skyscraper; Developer Says It’s Just a Temporary Roadblock

Oct. 13, 2022, 9:01 p.m.Oct. 16, 2022, 10:02 p.m.

After the Landmarks Preservation Commission finally approved a plan at a site where it has rejected proposals since 1983, a judge halted the plan.

Stephon Johnson

Shops and Robberies in the Years of Unlicensed Weed Selling

Hospitals Scramble to Find Medical Workers as Nurses Strike

Delivery Worker Hubs En Route to West Side and The Bronx

‘Merry Cannabis’ — New Yorkers Line Up to Shop at State’s First Licensed Dispensary

City Hall Still Planning for Shutdown of Rikers Island Jails, But Is Mayor All-In?

Residents Left in the Cold as Baruch Houses Boiler Belches Steam, Not Heat

Saving Lives or Ruining the Neighborhood? East Harlem Locals at Odds as America’s First Safe Injection Site Turns One

Gov. Hochul Holds on After Tough Campaign Against Right-Winger Zeldin

LES and Chinatown Residents Sue To Halt New Towers in Two Bridges, Citing New NY Constitutional Right to Clean Air

Seaport Residents Cheer After Judge Halts Construction of Skyscraper; Developer Says It’s Just a Temporary Roadblock

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