Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Under a Remediation Manager, Who Will Actually Control Rikers Island?
Over the past four years, an unlikely alliance of advocates for people behind bars and former Department of Correction commissioners joined forces to urge the federal judge overseeing Rikers Island to appoint an outsider to run it. They argued that it is impossible to turn around the beleaguered department without giving the person in charge […]
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City of ‘Not Yet’ on Staten Island as Backyard and Basement Apartments Sprout
Accessory dwelling units were among the most eagerly anticipated elements of Mayor Eric Adams’ overhaul of the city’s zoning code to spur housing production finalized late last year. But when it comes to the newly legalized ADUs — the garage, backyard, basement and attic apartments adjoining one-and two-family houses — his “City of Yes” is […]
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LISTEN: Cuomo’s Still Coasting
Time’s running awfully short for Zohran Mamdani to turn his momentum into a winning campaign. And it’s running out on Adrienne Adams to ignite her candidacy, or for anyone else in the field to catch up with Andrew Cuomo. Meanwhile, the ex-governor is happy to stay out of the fray, keep unscripted interactions with voters […]
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The Terrible Truth About Sherita, Brooklyn’s Beloved Billboard Dinosaur
About 25 years ago, people passing a drab industrial stretch of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn started noticing a hand-painted billboard that looked both of the place and out of this world. “Attention LANDLORDS,” it said in blocky print, followed by an offer for home heating oil at economical prices. The words were a snooze, but […]
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Journalists Barred from Brooklyn College Demonstration to Sue CUNY
Four reporters blocked from entering Brooklyn College campus during a pro-Palestinian student demonstration on May 8 plan to sue, arguing the college violated their First Amendment right to freedom of the press. In a notice of intention to file a claim sent to Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Friday afternoon, Wylie […]
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