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Rikers Island Inmate Calls In to Radio Show to Talk About Horrid Conditions
Nathaniel, an inmate at Rikers Island, called in to Brian Lehrer’s show on WNYC Tuesday to talk about the conditions at the notorious New York City jail.
Cities and States Are Realizing COVID is Back. It Never Really Left.
An increase in infection rates across the country have led to grave announcements of possible restrictions to come.
NYC Is Releasing Hundreds of Inmates to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus
In the last week, a single confirmed COVID-19 case in a corrections officer ballooned to over 80 confirmed cases among other staff and inmates.
A Rikers Guard Tested Positive for Coronavirus as New York City Considers Releasing Some Inmates
Rikers has a population of more than 5,000 inmates.
Threatening to Call ICE Could Now Cost Some New Yorkers a $250,000 Fine
“If you want to come into the ultimate city of immigrants and try to spread hate, you WILL face the consequences,” said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.
How anti-gentrification activists derailed Amazon’s New York City plans
"I think this marks a turning point because of the size and power of Amazon."
Inside the Fight for ‘Fair Fares’ in New York
The movement has grown from a largely grassroots push to a completely plausible proposal, supported by a wide variety of the city’s residents.
Trump Messed Up His Own Birthday on His NYC Mayoral Ballot
Plus, Melania forgot to sign her envelope, Ivanka sent in her ballot too late for it to count, and Jared Kushner never even mailed the thing.
The Racist Legacy of NYC’s Anti-Dancing Law
The cabaret law—and its prejudicial history—is one of the city's darkest secrets.
The Underground New Year's Party A Century In The Making
Deep beneath the Manhattan schist, a cavernous station became the New Year’s Eve birthday party for the Second Avenue Subway, the most expensive subway in the world.
NYC Already Planning Ways to Protect Undocumented Immigrants from Trump
In response to Trump's campaign to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested in a press conference that the municipal ID card database containing the personal records of more than 850,000 people—some who...