Stefanie Jaquez, formerly a lawyer for the city’s voting authority, says she felt compelled to quit, faced with “untenable” ...

One of the first things retired jail guard Gloria Murli tells Rikers Island visitors is to watch where they walk. “Just be careful,” she says, “They leave you little presents.” The gift-givers are ...

Pet cats and dogs visited Rikers Island once a month to assist with counseling for teenage boys awaiting trial in the 1990s, according to a Daily News story at the time. Now, Murli hopes to install a ...

Applications open soon for Community Education Councils, or CECs, where parents weigh in on school zone boundaries, academics ...

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Alongside grand ambitions to build 100,000 new places to live just in Manhattan, the mayor said he also wants to expand ...

Almost two years ago, in the wake of a deadly Chinatown fire, Mayor Eric Adams promised New Yorkers that he would speed up investigations into dangerous lithium-ion battery charging. He urged ...

Nearly two years after Eric Adams and his fire commissioner urged New Yorkers to file complaints about suspected flammable ...