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Campaign 2025

Cuomo Penalized $622K in Campaign Funds for ‘Improper Coordination’ with Outside Spending Group

May 12, 2025, 2:55 p.m.May 12, 2025, 3:49 p.m.

City Campaign Finance Board approved the former governor for his first round of matching dollars, while denying both Adrienne Adams and Eric Adams

Bronx Housing Court on the Grand Concourse

Evictions

Tenants Facing Evictions Increasingly Don’t Have Lawyers Despite NYC Law, Comptroller’s Report Finds

May 2, 2025, 3:26 p.m.May 5, 2025, 1:41 p.m.

Low-income tenants are entitled to a lawyer, but more than half of all tenants appear in court without one — significantly increasing their chances of getting the boot.

New Yorkers line up at Brooklyn Museum to vote.

Elections

More Than 40% of Democratic Presidential Primary Voters in These Neighborhoods Cast Blank Ballots for Gaza

April 30, 2025, 5:42 p.m.May 1, 2025, 4:10 p.m.

Brooklyn and western Queens delivered protest votes in sizable numbers, sending a message to former President Joe Biden’s for Gaza war efforts.

Vendors

Vending Enforcement Slams Poor Minorities in White Neighborhoods, New Report Finds

April 25, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 25, 2025, 11:20 a.m.

The ticketing is “costly and ineffective,” according to the researchers, with $21 spent for every ticket issued on average.

Commuters wait in a long line during the evening rush outside the Staten Island ferry terminal.

MTA

Staten Islanders Suffer From Bus Slowdown and Increasing Wait Times

April 23, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 24, 2025, 1:04 p.m.

Commuters in the oft-neglected borough say they are missing school and church because of buses that can’t seem to find the fast lane.

Subway

Notes From the Underground: A Look at Subway Cars New and Old

April 14, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 14, 2025, 2:34 p.m.

The MTA wants to spend a big chunk of its next capital budget on train cars — which would be the most significant upgrade in decades. But how well do you know what’s already on the tracks?

People wait to go through security at Brooklyn Supreme Court.

Criminal Justice

How Sluggish Courts Help Keep Rikers Jails Full

April 10, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 14, 2025, 2:33 p.m.

As victims await closure and defendants languish behind bars, New York City’s courts struggle to overcome a culture of delay — and the future of the project to close Rikers Island for good hangs in the balance.

city data

Cuomo Penalized $622K in Campaign Funds for ‘Improper Coordination’ with Outside Spending Group

Tenants Facing Evictions Increasingly Don’t Have Lawyers Despite NYC Law, Comptroller’s Report Finds

More Than 40% of Democratic Presidential Primary Voters in These Neighborhoods Cast Blank Ballots for Gaza

Vending Enforcement Slams Poor Minorities in White Neighborhoods, New Report Finds

Staten Islanders Suffer From Bus Slowdown and Increasing Wait Times

Notes From the Underground: A Look at Subway Cars New and Old

How Sluggish Courts Help Keep Rikers Jails Full

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