NYC by the Numbers
Posted inUncategorized
City Campaign Finance Board approved the former governor for his first round of matching dollars, while denying both Adrienne Adams and Eric Adams
Posted inHealth
Trump’s Sweeping Cuts to Public Health Hit New York
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene faces more than $100 million in cuts to its funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Eric Adams, NYPD
NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Surged Again in 2024 Under Adams
The vast majority of stops, which surged by 50% last year, targeted Black or Latino New Yorkers.
Posted inHousing
Anti-Poverty Groups ID Property Taxes as a Culprit in Affordable Housing Shortage
Rental apartments are assessed at far higher rates than houses, the Community Service Society and Progress and Poverty Institute find, while a major court case attacking inequities grinds on.
Posted inUncategorized
Meet the Most (and Least) Reliable Voters in NYC
In this week’s election newsletter, we dig into turnout trends in the five boroughs, talk overseas absentees and Trump's latest voting executive order.
Posted inStreets
Truck-Parking Pilot Excludes City’s Most Impacted Areas, Including Southeast Queens
Residents there say they’ve seen more illegally parked tractor trailers in recent years that compromise street safety and hurt businesses.
Posted inAccessibility
Access-A-Ride Speeds Up in Congestion Zone
Customers who use MTA’s paratransit services say they have seen an improvement in travel times in Manhattan amid an overall increase in reliability — up from dismal stats four
years ago.
Posted inTransit
Crime Down and Tolls Working, MTA Fires Back After ‘Shithole’ Jab From Trump DOT Chief
One transit authority board member called Sean Duffy’s comments “a real slap in the face” as the MTA tries to get back on track.
Posted injails and prisons
City Jail Population Surpasses 7,000, Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
By law, the city will be legally barred from using Rikers jails after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are less than 5,000 people behind bars.
Posted inTrump Administration
NYC Schools Get $2 Billion From Washington. Here’s What’s at Risk if Trump Defunds the DOE.
Recent threats of federal spending cuts and department shutdowns could mean billions in lost funds for NYC schools.

