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This Westchester School for Autistic Children Can Cost $573,200 a Year. It Operates With Little Oversight and Students Have Suffered.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. From the first months that Brett Ashinoff was at Shrub Oak International School in New York, his parents felt uneasy about the residential school for students with autism. They worried that Brett, who already was thin, was losing weight. They said his nails weren’t getting cut. He would […] The post This Westchester School for Autistic Children Can Cost $573,200 a Year. It Operates With Little Oversight and Students Have Suffered. appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible
A Manhattan federal judge scolded the city Tuesday for trying to pump the brakes — again — on a long-ago legal settlement that was supposed to have made half of all yellow taxis wheelchair-accessible by 2020. Hailed a decade ago by United States District Court Judge George Daniels as “one of the most significant acts […] The post City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
N.Y. Equal Rights Amendment Thrown Off November Ballot by Upstate Judge
New York’s Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state, has been ordered off the November ballot after a judge ruled that lawmakers didn’t follow the appropriate procedure in passing it. Two years ago, the state’s Democratic Party moved fast to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in […] The post N.Y. Equal Rights Amendment Thrown Off November Ballot by Upstate Judge appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Hundreds Pack Clinton Hill Town Hall About ‘Frustrating, Disastrous’ Migrant Mega Shelter
More than 200 Clinton Hill residents crammed into a standing room only meeting Monday night to raise their concerns about a compound of sprawling migrant shelters where an estimated 4,000 people now live in a two-block radius. Over the past two years, New York City officials have opened more than 200 emergency migrant shelters in […] The post Hundreds Pack Clinton Hill Town Hall About ‘Frustrating, Disastrous’ Migrant Mega Shelter appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Harvey Weinstein Sent Back to Rikers After THE CITY Exposed VIP Treatment
It’s curtains for Harvey Weinstein’s stay in a private hospital room. The disgraced media mogul, 72, was moved back to the West Facility on Rikers Island hours after THE CITY reported he was being kept in a private room inside Bellevue Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit on a floor away from all other detainees. “Your article […] The post Harvey Weinstein Sent Back to Rikers After THE CITY Exposed VIP Treatment appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
LISTEN: Columbia Cancels Commencement After Reporters Get Trapped in ‘Frozen Zone’
Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter for THE CITY, joins hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel to discuss what it’s been like reporting on the NYPD from inside the “frozen zone” it established inside and around the Columbia campus, the NYPD’s wild new messaging machine that’s pumping out flashy action videos and angry tweets while reporters are […] The post LISTEN: Columbia Cancels Commencement After Reporters Get Trapped in ‘Frozen Zone’ appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Harvey Weinstein Jailed in VIP Private Room Inside Bellevue’s ICU
Harvey Weinstein is being kept in a private room inside Bellevue Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit on a floor away from all other detainees, THE CITY has learned. Almost all city detainees with serious medical issues are kept inside the Department of Correction’s medical unit on the 19th floor. But Weinstein currently has his own phone, […] The post Harvey Weinstein Jailed in VIP Private Room Inside Bellevue’s ICU appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Many City Marshals Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct, Chief Investigator Testifies
Over the last five years the city Department of Investigation has taken disciplinary action against nearly a dozen of the 28 city marshals who are responsible for collecting financial judgments and executing evictions, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber revealed Thursday. During a hearing before the City Council’s Committee on Oversight and Investigations, Strauber did not provide […] The post Many City Marshals Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct, Chief Investigator Testifies appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
NYPD Were in ‘No Rush’ to Disclose Gun Firing Inside Hamilton Hall, Officials Say
New details emerged at an NYPD press briefing Friday morning about the gun firing inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall on Tuesday, where NYPD officers were attempting to clear students and other demonstrators barricaded inside. Police officials conceded that they were in “no rush” to disclose the fact that the incident took place to the public. […] The post NYPD Were in ‘No Rush’ to Disclose Gun Firing Inside Hamilton Hall, Officials Say appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
‘Please Don’t Shoot My Mom!’: Body-Cam Footage Shows Rapidly Escalating Moments Before Cops Killed Win Rozario
The mother and brother of Win Rozario, a Queens teen in mental distress, begged police officers not to shoot before they fired multiple fatal rounds at him, according to video released by state Attorney General Letitia James on Friday. The distressing body camera footage — which took place in late March in Ozone Park after […] The post ‘Please Don’t Shoot My Mom!’: Body-Cam Footage Shows Rapidly Escalating Moments Before Cops Killed Win Rozario appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Old Croton Aqueduct Becomes The Bronx’s First-Ever Scenic Landmark
The Old Croton Aqueduct may not carry water anymore, but it still has flow. Dozens of residents and community organizers in The Bronx gathered at the aqueduct’s Roscoe Brown Plaza Thursday afternoon to celebrate its new status as the borough’s first scenic landmark. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted last month to bestow the […] The post Old Croton Aqueduct Becomes The Bronx’s First-Ever Scenic Landmark appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
NYPD Officer Fired Gun Inside Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, Manhattan DA’s Office Confirms
An officer inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall Tuesday evening to break up a pro-Palestinian student demonstration fired his gun, in an incident that is now under review by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening. The gun fired did not appear to be aimed at anyone and no one was injured, […] The post NYPD Officer Fired Gun Inside Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, Manhattan DA’s Office Confirms appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Family of Win Rozario, 19-Year-Old Killed by Cops, Demands Body Cam Footage Release
More than a month after the NYPD fatally shot a 19-year old in mental distress, the family of Win Rozario is frustrated and calling on the police to release unedited body-worn camera footage and the names of the officers. “It’s wild to see that the NYPD can turn around highly edited propaganda videos in less […] The post Family of Win Rozario, 19-Year-Old Killed by Cops, Demands Body Cam Footage Release appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
New-to-New York Stores Are Helping Turn Around the Retail Apocalypse
SoHo, long one of the premier shopping areas in the city, is being transformed by invaders grabbing storefronts. There is Orior, a furniture maker from Northern Ireland. Galia Lahav, a haute couture and bridal fashion brand from Israel. TOTEME, a Swedish apparel company, as well as Thuma, a San Francisco mattress company, have established New […] The post New-to-New York Stores Are Helping Turn Around the Retail Apocalypse appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Council Challenges Adams Official in Charge of New Interagency Forms
The City Council grilled a top Adams administration official on Wednesday over a new policy that requires any lawmaker to fill out a form to meet with the mayor and his commissioners, saying it encourages micro-managing and jams up government. Tiffany Raspberry, the director of intergovernmental and external affairs for Mayor Eric Adams, testified about […] The post Council Challenges Adams Official in Charge of New Interagency Forms appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
CUNY Faculty Stage Illegal May Day Strike As Criticism Mounts Over Campus Protest Response
Untold numbers of City University of New York faculty and staff stayed home from work on Wednesday in solidarity with a student encampment at City College, in an illegal work stoppage just one day after authorities arrested nearly 300 students at that campus and at Columbia University. The strike, which was not authorized or endorsed […] The post CUNY Faculty Stage Illegal May Day Strike As Criticism Mounts Over Campus Protest Response appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
As Campus Protesters Blast ‘Brutal and Spineless Tactics,’ City Hall Touts ‘Precision Policing’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and top police officials continued to blame “outside agitators” for the campus protests against the war in Gaza that have swept the nation. At a press briefing Wednesday morning, officials confirmed they’d arrested nearly 300 people in back-to-back crackdowns on protests at Columbia University and the City College of […] The post As Campus Protesters Blast ‘Brutal and Spineless Tactics,’ City Hall Touts ‘Precision Policing’ appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
State Campaigns Are About to Rake in $100 Million of Public Funding — While Also Spending All The Private Money They Want
This story was published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news site covering New York state and city politics. Sign up for their newsletter here. At his campaign headquarters in Flushing, Queens, Assemblymember Ron Kim has been collecting small amounts of cash. Neighbors in his district give his campaign $5, $10, $20 […] The post State Campaigns Are About to Rake in $100 Million of Public Funding — While Also Spending All The Private Money They Want appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
NYPD Breaks Up Campus Encampments at City College and Columbia, Arresting Student Protesters
The New York City Police Department arrested dozens of people as it attempted to clear out protest encampments at the City College of New York and at Columbia University on Tuesday night, hours after Mayor Eric Adams urged students to walk away. At Columbia, dozens of police in riot gear entered the campus in Manhattan […] The post NYPD Breaks Up Campus Encampments at City College and Columbia, Arresting Student Protesters appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Labor Pains: MTA Brass Hears From Pregnant Bus Drivers Suing for Work Accommodations
Female bus operators who are suing over a “disgusting” work policy that they say penalizes mothers-to-be brought their fight to MTA’s board meeting on Tuesday. Citing financial hardships caused by what they contend is a lack of reasonable accommodation for pregnant bus operators, the women said the MTA’s surface transit division should shift them into […] The post Labor Pains: MTA Brass Hears From Pregnant Bus Drivers Suing for Work Accommodations appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
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