Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Tanaz Meghjani, Author at THE CITY

Nurses Give Poor Prognosis to Adams Psych Plan, Citing Staff Shortages

Dec. 6, 2022, 8:34 p.m.Dec. 8, 2022, 11:01 a.m.

With union bargaining heating up from Montefiore to Mount Sinai, clinicians say their pleas for more personnel are going dangerously unaddressed.

Destabilized

New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments

Nov. 17, 2022, 7:16 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:20 p.m.

Housing officials say that landlords ed 38,000 vacant units so far this year, down from the 60,000 reported in 2021. Landlords are still pressing for an end to restrictions they say keep apartments offline.

Destabilized

Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents

Nov. 16, 2022, 6:24 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:21 p.m.

Testimony and a new report highlight how rent-regulated apartments are disappearing thanks to creative combining of units. The state is weighing rule changes that aim to end the practice.

Work

Migrant Job-Seekers Face Long Waits for Required Construction Safety Course

Nov. 14, 2022, 12:53 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New York City requires 40 hours of OSHA-certified training for workers on building and demolition jobs. The few free classes available are now overwhelmed.

Campaign 2022

How Democrat Max Rose Would Have Won NY-11 Under District Maps Thrown Out by Court

Nov. 9, 2022, 7:54 p.m.May 19, 2023, 3:06 p.m.

An analysis by THE CITY shows that if voters in Sunset Park and Park Slope had been in the district, as under earlier maps, Rose would have edged out Nicole Malliotakis — and maybe helped save Democrats’ House majority.

Campaign 2022

Did Your NYC Neighborhood Turn Out to Vote?

Tanaz Meghjani Nov. 9, 2022, 12:38 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:24 p.m.

Use our interactive map to explore where voters turned out and how that impacted the 2022 general election results.

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.

Housing

Build It Back Subcontractors Say They’re Still Stiffed a Decade After Sandy

Nov. 4, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 4, 2022, 2:01 a.m.

Millions are still in dispute between builders and the city’s construction agency, after federal funds to fix homes dried up.

Brooklyn

More Trees Grow in Brooklyn, as Council Member Pushes to Fill Every Empty Pit

Nov. 2, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 1, 2022, 8:28 p.m.

Councilmember Lincoln Restler wants to cover his district with saplings, from Boerum Hill to Greenpoint

Staten Island

While Rep. Malliotakis Attacks Asylum Seekers, Her Own Constituents Are Giving Them Aid. Notably MIA: Her Opponent, Max Rose

Oct. 26, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 25, 2022, 9:43 p.m.

In defiance of how the issue has been politicized, Staten Islanders have launched relief efforts to provide immigrants clothes, school supplies and job training.

Tanaz Meghjani

Nurses Give Poor Prognosis to Adams Psych Plan, Citing Staff Shortages

New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments

Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents

Migrant Job-Seekers Face Long Waits for Required Construction Safety Course

How Democrat Max Rose Would Have Won NY-11 Under District Maps Thrown Out by Court

Did Your NYC Neighborhood Turn Out to Vote?

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

Build It Back Subcontractors Say They’re Still Stiffed a Decade After Sandy

More Trees Grow in Brooklyn, as Council Member Pushes to Fill Every Empty Pit

While Rep. Malliotakis Attacks Asylum Seekers, Her Own Constituents Are Giving Them Aid. Notably MIA: Her Opponent, Max Rose

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