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Federal Judge Pushes for Receiver Takeover of Rikers Island
A Manhattan federal judge in a long-running lawsuit against the city’s beleaguered Department of Correction said Wednesday that a third-party receiver should be appointed to oversee use-of-force and safety issues in the city’s jails. Laura Taylor Swain, chief district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, cited nine years […]
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MTA Considers Flying Drones to Keep Watch Over Buses
The MTA is looking to potentially deploy drones as eyes in the sky that would provide additional insights on its fleet of close to 6,000 buses. A document posted to the transit agency’s website last week says New York City Transit’s Department of Buses is reaching out to qualified vendors for ways to “manage and […]
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Once the Face of the State’s Cannabis Loan Fund, He Now Fears Foreclosure
In June, Roland Conner sat down to compose a letter to the creditors who had financed the construction of his licensed cannabis dispensary in downtown Manhattan. A year and a half after opening, he was under immense strain as monthly loan payments, tax bills and obligations to his vendors mounted. “Despite our diligent efforts, we […]
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NYPD Inspector General Scrutinizes Secretive Adams Quality-of-Life Unit
A specialized police unit focusing on quality-of-life issues that was formed under Mayor Eric Adams has been operating for more than two years without written policies, procedures and operational guides, and without any required training for its members, according to a report released Tuesday by the Inspector General for the NYPD. The NYPD formed the […]
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Nonprofit Service Providers Take on Debt, Mull Layoffs as City Hall Slow Walks Payments
Nonprofit organizations around New York are still facing months-long delays in getting paid on city government contracts, recently forcing some to close their doors while others are worried about paying their staff. One group, Hester Street Collaborative — which worked primarily in community engagement, design, planning and other development efforts in neighborhoods across the boroughs […]
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