Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
LISTEN: The Vital Records of Mr. George Rex, ‘The Last Slave’
There’s a startling occupation listed in entry 983 of the death ledger for the town of Newtown, Queens covering the years 1881-1897: “The Last Slave.” Department of Records Associate Commissioner Kenneth Cobb and Research Associate Marcia Kirk visited Lit NYC to explain how the Municipal Archives found that entry, what they’ve learned since then about […]
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MTA Pushes Crash Insurance Reform to Stop Flimsy Claims on Transit Coffers
The head of the MTA said Friday that the transportation authority and its riders are being taken for a nearly $50 million ride each year as a result of questionable claims from so-called billboard lawyers who “seem to think the MTA is actually spelled ATM.” Chairperson and chief executive Janno Lieber pointed to a new […]
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Advocates Demand Answers as State Prisons Face Scrutiny After Deaths
A coalition of more than 50 advocacy organizations is urging New York lawmakers to scrutinize the state’s prison system, pressing for answers about alleged brutality, deaths behind bars and violations of solitary confinement reforms as the legislature weighs more than $4 billion in funding. The push for reforms comes amid renewed scrutiny of the correctional […]
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Brooklyn Nurses Lose Health Care For Weeks Despite $15M From State
More than 400 nurses at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, where officials warned of a dire financial hole, have been cut off from health insurance coverage for six weeks, according to their union. Gov. Kathy Hochul provided $15 million in emergency state aid recently to the financially strapped 181-year-old community hospital that borders Fort Greene Park, […]
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Taxi Boss Hired By Ride-Hail Company Once Branded ‘Illegal’ By Former Agency
The most recent head of the city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission is taking a new job with a ride-hailing tech company — just weeks after TLC branded it as “illegal.” David Do is jumping to Empower as senior vice president of government and regulatory affairs shortly after exiting the agency that oversees the city’s sprawling […]
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