Racism

NYC Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan testifies at a City Council hearing about voter turnout.

Sexual Harassment

Board of Elections Director Made Racial and Sexual Remarks to Female Employees, City Probe Finds

Jan. 7, 2025, 4:41 p.m.Jan. 7, 2025, 5:17 p.m.

The Department of Investigation recommended in November that Michael Ryan resign, but months later, he’s still there.

Prisons

Blacks and Hispanics Seeking Parole Face Widening Racial Disparity, Report Finds

Nov. 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 11, 2024, 10:44 a.m.

After a damning revelation eight years ago, state leaders changed the make-up of the Parole Board to combat inequality. It didn’t help.

An Amazon worker delivers packages in Lower Manhattan during a warm summer day.

Economy

Black Employment Not Threatened by Migrants in New York, Study Shows

Aug. 6, 2024, 7:21 p.m.Aug. 6, 2024, 7:28 p.m.

A new analysis published Tuesday by the Center for New York City Affairs finds that the percentage of New Yorkers born in the U.S. in the workforce is at a record high.

Employment

Why Black Workers in NYC Are Unemployed at Critical Levels — and What Can Be Done

May 22, 2023, 6:24 a.m.May 22, 2023, 6:31 a.m.

The Black jobless rate of 12.2% is nine times the white unemployment level, a far wider gap than elsewhere in the U.S.

Criminal Justice

Anger Mounts Over Lack of Charges in the Killing of Jordan Neely

May 3, 2023, 6:05 p.m.May 3, 2023, 10:52 p.m.

The subway rider was strangled by a fellow straphanger while seemingly in the throes of a mental health crisis. Police and prosecutors have released little information.

Families

City Education Council Elections Bring Polarizing National Issues to Local School Districts

April 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 2, 2023, 4:13 p.m.

Opponents — and even some of their endorsed candidates — say one well-organized group of parents is turning Community Education Councils into forums for right-wing animosity over issues like critical race theory and the treatment of LGBTQ+ youth.

Racism

Four Queens Prosecutors Who Discriminated Against Minority Jurors Are Still On the Job

March 21, 2023, 10:36 a.m.March 21, 2023, 10:36 a.m.

A group of law professors has filed new complaints to the state’s grievance committee based on findings by appeals judges that the prosecutors broke the law.

Brooklyn

How These NYC Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism

Jan. 11, 2023, 6:00 a.m.Jan. 15, 2023, 11:06 a.m.

Over generations, residents of the Cooper Park Houses in Brooklyn have created a blueprint for successful housing organizing.

Courts

Judge Who Allegedly Hurled Slurs Is Back on the Bench, But Without a Docket

Jan. 6, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Jan. 6, 2023, 10:44 a.m.

Surrogate Court Judge Harriet Thompson allegedly used prejudiced language, but another judge ruled that didn’t mean she could be barred from the courthouse’s private spaces.

Racism

Recipients of City Funds to Fight Hate Crimes Remain a Mystery

Nov. 21, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 18, 2022, 5:37 p.m.

Nearly two years after the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes began giving grants to community groups, they can’t say who’s received that money or what it’s achieved.

Racism

Board of Elections Director Made Racial and Sexual Remarks to Female Employees, City Probe Finds

Blacks and Hispanics Seeking Parole Face Widening Racial Disparity, Report Finds

Black Employment Not Threatened by Migrants in New York, Study Shows

Why Black Workers in NYC Are Unemployed at Critical Levels — and What Can Be Done

Anger Mounts Over Lack of Charges in the Killing of Jordan Neely

City Education Council Elections Bring Polarizing National Issues to Local School Districts

Four Queens Prosecutors Who Discriminated Against Minority Jurors Are Still On the Job

How These NYC Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism

Judge Who Allegedly Hurled Slurs Is Back on the Bench, But Without a Docket

Recipients of City Funds to Fight Hate Crimes Remain a Mystery

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