Bill de Blasio

Time’s Up for Reform-Minded NYC Jails Boss Who Clashed With Unions: Sources

Dec. 14, 2021, 3:45 p.m.Dec. 14, 2021, 4:10 p.m.

Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi took the job running chaotic Rikers Island and other lockups in May hoping he would last beyond the de Blasio istration to see his policy changes through. But Mayor-elect Adams is replacing him.

Covid-19

Borough Presidents Demand Probe Into City Hall’s Shielding of Neighborhood COVID Death Data

Dec. 9, 2021, 8:08 p.m.Dec. 9, 2021, 8:08 p.m.

Manhattan’s Gale Brewer and Queens’ Donovan Richards issue call for transparency after THE CITY revealed the de Blasio istration withheld a map tracking fatalities at the pandemic’s 2020 peak: “This information could have saved lives.”

City Hall

De Blasio Violated Fundraising Ethics Rules Even After Warning — Yet Mayor Faced No Penalty

Dec. 8, 2021, 8:22 p.m.Dec. 8, 2021, 8:23 p.m.

Letters released after a protracted battle to shield them from public view show ethics board cited the mayor in 2014 and again in 2018 for asking real estate industry players with pending city business to give to his Campaign for One New York nonprofit.

Covid-19

City Hall Withheld COVID Neighborhood Death Data During NYC’s 2020 Pandemic Peak, Emails Show

Dec. 6, 2021, 10:07 p.m.Dec. 6, 2021, 10:28 p.m.

The city Department of Health prepared a map breaking down COVID fatalities by ZIP code in early April 2020, just as New York was about to hit the height of deaths, THE CITY has learned. But the de Blasio istration delayed the information’s release for weeks.

Economy

For Final Budget Act, de Blasio Makes $4B in Red Ink Disappear — But Leaves Adams Billions of Worries

Nov. 30, 2021, 7:53 p.m.Nov. 30, 2021, 7:58 p.m.

The mayor’s final fiscal projection still shows gaps of almost $8 billion for Eric Adams’ first term, provides no money to finance pay raises as contracts with municipal unions expire — and leaves the next istration facing a “fiscal cliff” of almost $2 billion.

NYCHA

The Toll of NYCHA’s Lead Lies, Part II: A Mother Fights for Truth as Daughter Struggles

Nov. 29, 2021, 8:14 p.m.Nov. 29, 2021, 9:23 p.m.

Mikhaila Bonaparte, who lives in a Brooklyn public housing complex long ago deemed free of lead paint, recorded an off-the-charts blood lead level shortly before her third birthday. NYCHA denies there’s any lead in the apartment — even after health officials detected the toxin.

Development

After Gowanus Overhaul and Blood Center Expansion Wins, de Blasio Turns to Reshaping SoHo

Nov. 23, 2021, 6:01 p.m.Nov. 23, 2021, 6:01 p.m.

The City Council on Tuesday rezoned the Brooklyn neighborhood to create affordable housing, and OK’d plans for a life-sciences research hub on the Upper East Side. But a bigger battle over SoHo looms as the mayor’s term winds down.

Homelessness

Steve Banks Had Big Goals for Shelters, and Hit the Mark on Some. Should He Stay?

Nov. 19, 2021, 10:11 a.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 10:12 a.m.

The city has now left all its notorious “cluster” shelter sites. Family homelessness is down. Eric Adams has hinted he likes the Department of Social Services commissioner. Is Banks ready for round two?

Jails

PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail

Nov. 14, 2021, 7:37 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:17 p.m.

As plans to close chaotic Rikers Island slowly turn, the Atlantic Avenue lockup is already empty and awaiting demolition. THE CITY toured the old jail and found eerie signs of the building’s 65-year history of holding countless detainees.

Sexual Harassment

De Blasio Breaks Promise to Track Job References That Shield Harassment Histories

Nov. 10, 2021, 9:39 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

In secret deals, city agencies tell future employers nothing about employees who committed sexual misconduct while working in government. Meanwhile, some investigations have dragged on for years while alleged harassers remain on the job.

Bill de Blasio

Time’s Up for Reform-Minded NYC Jails Boss Who Clashed With Unions: Sources

Borough Presidents Demand Probe Into City Hall’s Shielding of Neighborhood COVID Death Data

De Blasio Violated Fundraising Ethics Rules Even After Warning — Yet Mayor Faced No Penalty

City Hall Withheld COVID Neighborhood Death Data During NYC’s 2020 Pandemic Peak, Emails Show

For Final Budget Act, de Blasio Makes $4B in Red Ink Disappear — But Leaves Adams Billions of Worries

The Toll of NYCHA’s Lead Lies, Part II: A Mother Fights for Truth as Daughter Struggles

After Gowanus Overhaul and Blood Center Expansion Wins, de Blasio Turns to Reshaping SoHo

PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail

De Blasio Breaks Promise to Track Job References That Shield Harassment Histories

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