Special Reports
via CityLab Latino and CityLab
SPECIAL REPORT: The Shadow Banks of the Barrio
Our team examines the shadowy world of "prestamistas" – an informal network of unregulated loan operators serving as the bank of last resort for many Latino immigrants. (Leer en Español)
via CityLab Latino and CityLab
SPECIAL REPORT: The Resistance of Father Fabián
Meet the Manhattan clergyman who has "adopted" 27 youngsters facing deportation. (Leer en Español e English)
SPECIAL REPORT: The Price of Policing
How New Orleans’ local tax-driven extra protection system benefits wealthier neighborhoods as poorer areas absorb the brunt of crime.
News
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Delivery Workers Jolted by City’s E-Bike Plan
This city wants to exempt high-end pedal-controlled electric bicycles from its ban on battery-powered two-wheelers – angering delivery workers, whose cheaper models would remain illegal.
via Gothamist
Grad Student Strike Reverberates Beyond Columbia
The labor action is being closely watched by union activists – and university administrators – across the country.
via Queens Latino
Bakery Workers Fight for Protection from ICE
A year after Queens' Tom Cat Bakery fired dozens of immigrant workers for not providing documentation, the company faces pressure to reverse its policy.
via City Limits
Displaced Storm Victims Face Eviction
City officials are scrambling to help 86 families who fled after Hurricane María and now face being ousted from temporary housing hotels, thanks to FEMA.
via The Village Voice
Doctor Dodged Sex Abuse Allegations for Years
It took the state of New York nearly 15 years after an initial investigation to revoke Nasim Haider's medical license, despite numerous accusations against him and a 2012 arrest.
via BKLYNER
Booted Food Co-Op Battles for Rebirth
Leaders of the Greene Hill Food Co-op in Brooklyn are raising funds and looking for a new space after losing the lease on their longtime Clinton Hill home.
via The Crime Report
Police Grapple With ‘Dirty Little Secret’ of PTSD
Between seven percent and 19 percent of police officers experience symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, according to studies cited by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
State Cuts Threaten Youth Group Homes
The budget knife could slice Close to Home, which is credited with helping eliminate the imprisonment of children under 16 in the city.