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Census

NYC Asian Activists Seek to Turn Surging Population Into Electoral Power

Aug. 12, 2021, 8:37 p.m.Aug. 12, 2021, 9:12 p.m.

New Census numbers showing a 43% increase of Asian New Yorkers in Brooklyn and a 29% jump in Queens fuel demands for more representation as the process for redrawing elected officials’ district lines heats up.

Coronavirus

NYC Delta COVID Wave Sends Relatively Few to Hospitals So Far

July 26, 2021, 10:20 a.m.July 26, 2021, 10:20 a.m.

Unlike in the November 2020 start of the second pandemic wave, serious illness is more unusual now with the majority of the city vaccinated. Meanwhile, de Blasio is pushing harder for more New Yorkers to get their shots as the unvaccinated get hardest hit.

Campaign 2021

Showing Up: Map of Mayoral Candidates’ Campaign Stops Highlights Value of Being There

July 14, 2021, 9:44 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Follow the leading four Democratic mayoral candidates as they vied for votes across the city — and see how their stumping paid off.

Campaign 2021

Meet Your Mayor

Alyssa Katz June 1, 2021, 3:32 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:22 p.m.

See which candidates for NYC mayor agree with you most on housing.

Campaign 2021

Meet Your Mayor: Our Quiz Tells You Which Candidates Best Match Your Positions on the Issues

May 31, 2021, 10:10 p.m.June 14, 2022, 11:23 a.m.

THE CITY asked City Hall contenders where they stand on tough decisions affecting the future of New York City — and invites you to see which candidates align with your own responses to the same questions

Coronavirus

City Residents Have Less of a Shot at COVID Vaccinations Than Other New Yorkers and Americans, Stats Suggest

Jan. 28, 2021, 9:16 p.m.Jan. 29, 2021, 8:02 a.m.

If the five boroughs were a state, it would rank among those with the smallest share of people receiving life-preserving inoculations.

Vaccinations

More Than One of Every Four People Vaccinated in the City Don’t Live in the Five Boroughs

Jan. 12, 2021, 10:24 p.m.Jan. 13, 2021, 12:19 a.m.

Mayor de Blasio promises safeguards against ineligible people who come to the city looking for vaccinations. But essential workers who live in the suburbs are allowed to get their shots at city facilities.

Coronavirus

Analysis: Why It’s So Hard to Spot NYC’s Next Coronavirus Hot Zones Using Public Stats

Oct. 20, 2020, 9:33 p.m.Oct. 20, 2020, 9:33 p.m.

While health officials make life-altering calls on neighborhood shutdowns, official data releases prevent New Yorkers from seeing what’s going on in real time.

NYPD

NYPD Commissioners Were Accused of Abuse Before Rising to Top Job

Aug. 20, 2020, 8:26 p.m.Aug. 21, 2020, 8:45 a.m.

The CCRB substantiated allegations against Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and predecessor James O’Neill, according to trove of newly released data showing more than 320K complaints against cops.

Coronavirus

COVID Test-Wary Sunset Park Gets Stepped-Up City Attention to Ward Off Outbreak

Aug. 12, 2020, 10:37 p.m.Aug. 13, 2020, 6:19 p.m.

Heath officials deploy door-to-door effort to reach immigrants in Brooklyn neighborhood where stats show coronavirus testing lags and infection are higher than city average.

Will Welch

NYC Asian Activists Seek to Turn Surging Population Into Electoral Power

NYC Delta COVID Wave Sends Relatively Few to Hospitals So Far

Showing Up: Map of Mayoral Candidates’ Campaign Stops Highlights Value of Being There

Meet Your Mayor

Meet Your Mayor: Our Quiz Tells You Which Candidates Best Match Your Positions on the Issues

City Residents Have Less of a Shot at COVID Vaccinations Than Other New Yorkers and Americans, Stats Suggest

More Than One of Every Four People Vaccinated in the City Don’t Live in the Five Boroughs

Analysis: Why It’s So Hard to Spot NYC’s Next Coronavirus Hot Zones Using Public Stats

NYPD Commissioners Were Accused of Abuse Before Rising to Top Job

COVID Test-Wary Sunset Park Gets Stepped-Up City Attention to Ward Off Outbreak

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