Masters project
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The Complicated Debate Around Specialized High School AdmissionsNew York City has been trying to improve diversity in its schools for years. But lawmakers, parents, teachers and students disagree about how to do it. Especially at the city’s most elite high schools.
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Enterprise stories
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Pandemic Pups: How Quarantine Has Impacted Guide Dog TrainingFor many blind and visually impaired people, guide dogs bring a new level of independence. But during the last year, fewer trained guide dogs are available for placement with owners.
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Lower East Side Community Fights Demolition of East River ParkLast week, the city broke ground on a coastal resiliency plan to protect lower Manhattan from future storms. The project will level and completely rebuild East River Park, a popular green space on the Lower East Side. Many residents disagree with the plan.
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Violence at City Jails Spikes, Even as Population DropsAt the beginning of the pandemic last April, New York City reduced its jail population by 30% to try and curb the spread of COVID-19. But even as the number of incarcerated people has gone down, the rate of violence inside city jails has gone up.
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City Council Seeks Change to Police Disciplinary ProcessLast spring, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order requiring every city in the state to develop new policies addressing police misconduct. Mayor De Blasio’s office, the NYPD, and the City Council are each responding with their own proposals.
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Activists Call for an End to New York City's Tax Lien SaleWhen property owners fail to pay their property taxes, water bills or emergency repair charges, New York City can sell that debt to private investors. While the city says it's a key part of its funding, opponents say the policy destabilizes Black and Latino communities.
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Day Stories
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New Yorkers React To New CDC Mask GuidanceThe CDC announced this afternoon that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask – indoors or outdoors. There are some exceptions, including public transportation, nursing homes, and homeless shelters. I hit the streets to ask New Yorkers: what are they most looking forward to doing mask free?
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Public Housing Advocates Push Back Against NeglectLead. Mold. Roaches. Gas outages. Residents of New York City Housing Authority buildings have dealt with these problems for years. Now, advocates and politicians are calling for change in the final months of the De Blasio administration.
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Essential Workers Hunger Strike for Unemployment FundsUndocumented workers have been excluded from CARES Act stimulus checks and extra unemployment money during the pandemic. Now in New York, as lawmakers finalize the state’s budget for the year, workers are demanding relief.
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Cuomo Criticized for Handling of COVID-19 Nursing Home DeathsMaria Porteus and a dozen others protested in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday, carrying photos of lost loved ones and signs accusing Cuomo of covering up the full nursing home death toll.
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Food Pantries Prepare for Second Wave of PandemicNew York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams says it's time to prepare for a second wave of the pandemic. Food insecurity is a top concern, especially for New Yorkers seeking kosher or halal meals.
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Newscast
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Local Newscast: February 25, 2021New York State Legislature's eviction moratorium ends, Scott Stringer proposes new housing policies, and the Wall Street charging bull's sculptor has died.
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Host Interview
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Immigrant Seniors Hard to Reach During PandemicCity agencies have long faced challenges connecting immigrant seniors to critical services. The pandemic has made it even harder. I talked to Maggie Hernandez from the STAR Senior Center in Washington Heights about what she's seen among New York's Latino elders.
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Commentary
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What Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Taught Me About LoveTwelfth Night was speaking to a part of me I didn’t have words for yet. Every time I see it on stage or watch the movie, I think about my 12-year-old self, confronted with the idea that gender and sexuality was a lot more complicated than I thought.
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