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City Effort to Dispatch Mental Health Workers Ends in Police Response 86% of the Time
The NYPD says the recent shooting of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty was justified because he lunged at the cops with a large kitchen knife within seconds of them approaching his home in response to a call from a relative asking for help during a mental health crisis. It’s a familiar and tragic outcome in New York […]
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Frozen Piles in Bus Lanes Make ‘Obstacle Course’ for Commuters
With single-digit temperatures set to freeze New York City again this weekend, bus operators are pushing City Hall to clear icy piles that are still lingering in some bus lanes since a major snowstorm late last month. The Jan. 25 storm dumped up to 13 inches across sections of the city, with the leftover mounds […]
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New York City Joins WHO Network After U.S. Withdrawal
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Thursday it has joined a World Health Organization network that works on disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies around the world. The city said it was the […]
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New City Rule Will Make It Harder to Get People Off Streets Into Shelter
As Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration races to get people living on city streets indoors amid a deadly cold snap, the Department of Social Services is moving ahead with a new rule that advocates warn will make it even harder for people to find shelter. The rule change, which was put in motion by former Mayor […]
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NYC’s Investigation Into Rikers ‘Deadlocking’ Drags on for More than 450 Days
In October 2024, a Rikers Island social worker came forward with a bombshell accusation: officers were routinely isolating severely mentally ill men in their cells for weeks and even months, a process known as “deadlocking.” Days later, the city’s main oversight agency, the Department of Investigation (DOI), announced an inquiry into the allegation. More than […]
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