Jose Martinez, Suhail Bhat, Author at THE CITY

An old R46 W train pulls into Whitehall Station.

MTA

4/5/6 Beats A/C/E: Lettered Subway Lines Hit Reliability Dip

Nov. 14, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 8:13 a.m.

Numbered trains are faring far better than their alphabetical counterparts in a key metric the MTA uses to measure durability.

City Government

Department of Ignored: Agencies Refuse to Heed Hundreds of DOI Recommendations

Nov. 1, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 1, 2023, 9:03 a.m.

Nearly 500 Department of Investigation suggestions for improving agencies and protecting civil rights over the past decade got “accepted” but never implemented, its records show.

CUNY faculty union rally outside Baruch College for free in-state tuition.

Unions

City Workers Ditch Unions, Skip Dues, Following Supreme Court Ruling

Oct. 25, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 25, 2023, 11:30 a.m.

Payroll records show drops in hip following 2018’s Janus case, which allow workers to get union benefits without paying union dues.

NYPD

NYPD Quality-of-Life Crackdown Sends Thousands to Criminal Court, Undoing Landmark Reforms

Sept. 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 12, 2023, 9:50 a.m.

A 2016 law directed police to issue civil citations for public urination, open alcohol containers and other quality-of-life violations. Then Eric Adams became mayor.

Worker Safety

Extreme Heat Increases Workplace Injuries, But New York Lacks Safety Standards

Aug. 31, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 31, 2023, 12:47 p.m.

An analysis by THE CITY of workers compensation claims found thousands more workplace injuries, beyond those explicitly attributed to heat, on days 85 degrees or hotter.

Economy

Job Losses Show Entertainment Industry Strikes Hitting NYC Economy

Aug. 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.Aug. 18, 2023, 7:10 a.m.

New York City’s economic recovery continues to lag the nation’s.

Housing

‘Coliving’ Landlords Turned $800 Rent-Stabilized Apartments into $7,000 Suites. Now Tenants Are Pushing Back.

Aug. 15, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 25, 2023, 2:14 p.m.

Outpost Club promises hassle-free, low-commitment entree into Bushwick, Ridgewood and other trendy neighborhoods. Some residents are on rent strike and demanding their apartments get their regulated status restored.

Environment

Find Out How Much Hotter Your Neighborhood Gets Due to NYC’s Heat Island Effect

Suhail Bhat July 26, 2023, 3:56 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 4:25 p.m.

A new study finds that 3.8 million New Yorkers experience temperatures at least 10 degrees hotter because of urban development. Enter your address to discover how this impacts you.

NYPD

NYPD Granting Fewer Gun Permits After Supreme Court Ruled It Had To Grant More, Data Shows

July 23, 2023, 5:05 a.m.July 24, 2023, 2:43 p.m.

A ghost gun hobbyist who’s fighting charges after building an arsenal in his apartment is hoping the data could help overturn some of the city’s remaining restrictions on guns possession.

NYPD

More NYPD Vehicle Pursuits in Last Six Months Than Prior Five Years Combined

July 21, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 12:17 p.m.

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell, appointed to the role under Mayor Adams, has been unapologetic about the aggressive new tactic.

Suhail Bhat

4/5/6 Beats A/C/E: Lettered Subway Lines Hit Reliability Dip

Department of Ignored: Agencies Refuse to Heed Hundreds of DOI Recommendations

City Workers Ditch Unions, Skip Dues, Following Supreme Court Ruling

NYPD Quality-of-Life Crackdown Sends Thousands to Criminal Court, Undoing Landmark Reforms

Extreme Heat Increases Workplace Injuries, But New York Lacks Safety Standards

Job Losses Show Entertainment Industry Strikes Hitting NYC Economy

‘Coliving’ Landlords Turned $800 Rent-Stabilized Apartments into $7,000 Suites. Now Tenants Are Pushing Back.

Find Out How Much Hotter Your Neighborhood Gets Due to NYC’s Heat Island Effect

NYPD Granting Fewer Gun Permits After Supreme Court Ruled It Had To Grant More, Data Shows

More NYPD Vehicle Pursuits in Last Six Months Than Prior Five Years Combined

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