Mayor Adams Is Sued Over Failure to Comply With New Housing Laws The City Council is expected to join the Legal Aid Society in their lawsuit to force Mr. Adams to implement laws aimed at reducing homelessness.
He Was One of the Central Park Five. Now He’s Councilman Yusef Salaam. Mr. Salaam will take office 34 years after a wrongful prosecution for rape led to his spending nearly seven years in prison.
New York’s Migrant Crisis: 600 Days of Chaos, Fury, and Mistakes More than 150,000 people have arrived in less than two years, throwing the city into crisis. Missed opportunities made things even harder.
Has New York Become Grinch City? Conflict and crisis have cast a pall over New York. Never mind swagger — where is the holiday spirit?
Opponents of Solitary Confinement Say It Qualifies as Torture Prolonged periods of being locked up alone can cause heart disease and mental health problems, experts say. Backers say the practice keeps guards safe.