Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
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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Affordable Housing Lottery Chops Paperwork Pile for Apartment Applications
Congratulations, you won the New York City housing lottery! But not so fast: Before you can move into an affordable apartment, you have to provide a mountain of paperwork to verify you’re eligible. But now, that mountain may look less like the Rockies and more like the Catskills, as the city Department of Housing Preservation […]
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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.
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
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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