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Few Have Left Prison Under Hochul Early-Release Push

The head of the state prison system has released 151 people early under a new initiative announced to ease a staffing crisis in the aftermath of a wildcat strike by officers who had protested a law limiting their use of solitary confinement. That’s far smaller than the 766 possible candidates the Department of Corrections and […]

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LISTEN: A Different Path to Public Safety

With not even 60 days to the Democratic primary, the field is running out of time to catch up with Andrew Cuomo while the governor — as the mayoral candidate’s team still refers to him —tries to run out the clock while keeping the public and the press at arm’s length. But all the bad […]

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The Protests Shook Columbia To Its Core. Now Trump Is Trying to Upend the University Altogether.

Students and visitors wait to pass through security at the gates of Columbia University.

On a recent spring afternoon, a handful of former and current Columbia students chained themselves to the locked campus gates while demanding that the university cut ties with Israel and companies profiting off of its war in Gaza.  A small crowd cheered on the direct action, but the whole gathering was modest in size compared to […]

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Revolt Against Mandatory Reporting Law Rises Among Professionals Required to Protect Children

An Administration for Children’s Services enforcement vehicle was parked in Lower Manhattan.

While working as a resident in a Bronx medical clinic a few years ago, Isuree Katugampala discovered how sharing concerns about a patient’s safety with her supervisor could lead to dire and unintended consequences. The mother of a toddler had confessed that, on occasion, her husband’s jealousy escalated to hitting her.  The mother said the […]

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ICE Blocked from Rikers as Judge Extends Order Halting Cooperation With Feds

A New York State Supreme Court has extended a temporary restraining order blocking Mayor Eric Adams from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from operating an office on Rikers Island.  Following a brief hearing in court in Lower Manhattan Friday afternoon, Judge Mary Rosado decided to postpone any decision until after a formal hearing on […]

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