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Use of Force By NYPD Officers Surged 20% Last Year
Use of force by members of the NYPD surged 20% last year to 11,746 incidents — a record high since the department began detailed record-keeping on the issue in 2016, according to a police department report quietly posted online in recent days. Roughly half the incidents of force occurred in response to crimes or violations […]
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop to Pandemic Levels in Sign of Local Climate Laws’ Impact
In 2024, the city’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped to levels not seen since 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic — a sign, environmentalists say, that new climate policies are making a difference. The city’s latest annual greenhouse gas inventory shows a decrease of about 5% in emissions citywide compared to the previous year and a 25% cut […]
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Jobs Stall, a Sign NYC’s Economy Is ‘Treading Water’ in Uncertain Times
Last May when Mayor Eric Adams presented his executive budget proposal, his administration forecast that the city would add 150,000 jobs in 2025. Now, the administration admits the gain will be only about 40,000 jobs. Worse, say other analyses, all the added jobs are coming from low-wage health care positions paid for almost entirely with […]
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LISTEN: A Plan To Pay for Parks
Zohran Mamdani has promised to have 1 percent of the city budget go to the Parks Department — but so did Eric Adams, who never came close to delivering. Three experts and advocates — Katie Denny Horowitz of NBK Parks, Anthony Samma of the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park and John Surico of the […]
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Gov. Hochul Touts Prison Reform Bill. Advocates Charge It Falls Short of Needed Overhaul.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a long-sought package of prison reform bills into law Friday, calling it “landmark” legislation that would improve safety for staff and incarcerated people alike. But days later, the scope and significance of the measure is still being fiercely debated, with some advocates saying that while it amounts to real progress, it […]
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