Special Reports
via The GroundTruth Project
SPECIAL REPORT: The Fix
Our reporters teamed with The GroundTruth Project to explore the causes of New York's opioid crisis, what’s being done about it – and how denial and stigma are fueling a record number of overdose deaths. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)
via The Lo-Down
SPECIAL REPORT: Lower East Side Voices
With the Trump Administration’s crackdown on immigration dominating the national political discussion, our team speaks with residents of a neighborhood tied to the American Dream.
SPECIAL REPORT: Breakdown
A fractured treatment system leaves New York City’s mentally ill with little place to turn – sometimes with tragic consequences.
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via New York Daily News
Landlord Preys on Deportation Fears, Tenants Say
DHS and ICE tip line posters placed in Jamaica apartment buildings are part of a pattern of harassment, residents and their advocates charge.
via DNAInfo
Training a New Generation of Home Healthcare Aides
The Bronx-based Cooperative Home Care Association is working to meet the growing demand for services.
via Warscapes
Colombian Women Expose ‘Invisible’ War Crimes
Women are demanding a seat at the table in peace talks, after bearing much of the hidden impact of the South American country's half-century-long conflict.
via Mental Floss
Meet Long Island’s Pen Pal
Janice Skura, who turned her yard into a sanctuary for potbellied pigs, says she's rescued 500 to 600 of them over the last 17 years.
via Gothamist
Gas Shutoffs Rise, Shafting Residents
Tenants advocates charge that some landlords are using safety issues as an excuse to turn off the gas – and push out low-income residents.
via Brooklyn Based
Bike Repair Classes Turn a Corner
Mechanical Gardens‘ W/T/F Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Intensive classes are open to women, trans persons and non-binary individuals.
via Latino USA
LEGO NASA Set Snubs Latina Space Pioneer
The new LEGO Women of NASA sets excludes Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina in space.
Hate Slaying Sparks Outcry
A crowd gathered to decry the murder of a 66-year-old black man fatally stabbed – allegedly by a self-proclaimed white supremacist.