People

De Blasio Vows to Break Up NYC Homeless Shelter Crowds

May 15, 2020, 5:12 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

The mayor reacted after photos THE CITY obtained showed social distancing nightmares at two facilities — scenes one official called “heartbreaking.”

NYCHA

COVID Sends Public Housing-Zone Residents to Hospitals At Unusually High Rates

May 14, 2020, 9:49 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New state data shows residents of ZIP codes with NYCHA developments are likelier than other New Yorkers to get sick enough to need inpatient care.

Politics

What You Need to Know to Vote in New York’s June Primary

May 14, 2020, 9:27 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Are we going to the polls? How can you get an absentee ballot? What’s up with the presidential race? We answer your questions about the June 23 vote.

Homelessness

Homeless Sent from Subways to Social Distancing Nightmares

May 14, 2020, 4:09 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Pictures show a human sprawl along the stairs at Manhattan’s 30th Street Men’s Shelter. A similar scene was captured at a Wards Island facility.

Coronavirus

City Cancels $91 Million Ventilator Contract With De Blasio Donor

May 13, 2020, 10:43 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

Digital Gadgets still keeps millions in city coronavirus protective gear deals as owner Charlie Tebele s mayor’s small business advisory .

Schools

Public Advocate Demands Schools Clear Families Probed for Skipping Online School

May 11, 2020, 10:37 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Jumaane Williams asked the schools chancellor to purge records and step up outreach to families struggling to get kids signed on for remote learning.

Special Report

How NYC Schools Officials Played Down the COVID-19 Threat

May 11, 2020, 8:55 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Internal emails and interviews with teachers uncovered a pattern of information withheld about presumed and even positive cases at crucial points.

Transportation

How Old Subway Fines Blocked New Yorkers’ State Tax Refunds

May 10, 2020, 9:49 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Gov. Cuomo halted collection of some debts owed to the state — but his MTA intercepted tax refunds to cover long-ago summonses. That could change.

Homelessness

NYC Shuttles Homeless Men from Subway to Packed Shelter

May 10, 2020, 1:49 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Amid the overnight train shutdown, caravans take men to Manhattan’s notorious 30th St. Shelter where social distancing to stop coronavirus is elusive.

Education

Cuomo’s Gates-Led ‘Reimagine’ Schools Bid Snubs Current NYC Teachers, Parents

May 10, 2020, 12:10 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

The effort, led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, excludes current New York City teachers, principals and parents — to the ire of City Hall.

People

COVID Sends Public Housing-Zone Residents to Hospitals At Unusually High Rates

What You Need to Know to Vote in New York’s June Primary

City Cancels $91 Million Ventilator Contract With De Blasio Donor

Public Advocate Demands Schools Clear Families Probed for Skipping Online School

How NYC Schools Officials Played Down the COVID-19 Threat

How Old Subway Fines Blocked New Yorkers’ State Tax Refunds

Cuomo’s Gates-Led ‘Reimagine’ Schools Bid Snubs Current NYC Teachers, Parents

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