Posted inCriminal Justice
NYPD Still Illegally Stopping New Yorkers 12 Years After Court Ruling, Monitor Finds
Illegal stops, missing paperwork and weak discipline remain widespread despite federal oversight.
Reuven Blau
Reuven is a reporter for THE CITY, with a special focus on criminal justice and the city’s prison system.
Posted inCourts
Blizzard Disrupts City’s Criminal Courts Already Seeing Long Delays
The Legal Aid Society told a judge that police and Brooklyn prosecutors were holding people past the 24-hour legal limit — including someone arrested for double-parking.
Posted injails and prisons
Mamdani Moves to End Rikers Emergency Orders, Implement Solitary Reforms
The mayor's action plan tackles crisis measures dating to 2021, but some major changes require court sign-off.
Posted inCity Life, Parks, Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani Promised a New Era for Parks and Libraries. His First Budget Falls Short.
The new mayor pledged to dedicate 1% of the city budget to parks and 0.5% to libraries. His preliminary spending plan delivers less.
Posted injails and prisons
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Rikers? We Asked 4 Experts for Their Ideas
As remediation manager Nicholas Deml and commissioner Stanley Richards take over, veterans of NYC's troubled jail system discuss the biggest challenges they face and ways to solve them.
Posted inImpact Update
Hochul Announces Revamp of Clinton Hill Building Vacant for Almost 50 Years
The state selected a nonprofit team to build 125 affordable apartments, a community center and a health clinic at 1024 Fulton St., which has sat empty for decades.
Posted inCriminal Justice
NYC’s Investigation Into Rikers ‘Deadlocking’ Drags on for More than 450 Days
A probe into a whistleblower’s accusations has stretched past a year as questions linger over solitary-like confinement inside city jails.
Posted injails and prisons
From Detainee to Commissioner: Stanley Richards to Lead City Jails
Richards, who was in and out of Rikers as a youth before going on to lead a nonprofit dedicated to prisoner reentry, takes over the Correction Department as it faces multiple crises.
Posted injails and prisons
Who Is Nicholas Deml, the Newly Named Rikers ‘Remediation Manager’?
A onetime CIA officer and former Vermont corrections commissioner, Deml was selected by Judge Laura Taylor Swain to implement sweeping jail reforms.
Posted injails and prisons
Construction to Start on Chinatown Jail Despite Fierce Community Opposition
The long-delayed Manhattan facility, the final piece of the city’s Rikers closure plan, is slated for completion in 2032.