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Uneven election night for New York Democrats draws out divisions within party

NEW YORK — In the end, the contest between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, was not quite as close as some Democrats had feared in the final days of the New York governor’s race.

Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022

New York still vulnerable 10 years after Hurricane Sandy, protesters warn

Storm in 2012 had devastating impact on US’s biggest city but insufficient government action risks a repeat, demonstrators say

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2022

Rikers Island Sees 17th Prisoner Death This Year

Is a federal takeover of the troubled jail pending?

Reason · Oct 24, 2022

NYC officials demand credit card giants start tracing gun purchases: ‘Why would you not want to do this?’

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander are seeking to use the New York City government’s retirement investments as leverage to pressure the credit card industry into launching a system for tracing gun purchases, arguing that such a mechanism could help prevent future mass shootings.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

Sign of hope: Labor's tide is rising

As NYC pension funds go after Amazon, Rev. William J. Barber takes on Dollar General's notorious labor practices

Salon · Jun 4, 2022

New York will pay $7m to wrongly convicted Wu-Tang Clan studio worker who spent 23 years in prison for murder

Grant Williams was convicted in 1997 of fatally shooting Shdell Lewis, but a judge vacated the conviction last year

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

NYC to pay $7M to man wrongfully convicted in 1996 killing

New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Race and Gender Checks Coming to a Boardroom Near You

New York City pressures Wall Street banks to report "self-identified gender, race and/or ethnicity of individual directors."

Reason · May 13, 2022

Amazon union takes fight to the C-suite

As union fights for contracts, big pension funds with billions in Amazon stock plan an assault on corporate board

Salon · May 7, 2022

NYC comptroller: Don't blame bail reform for higher crime

Two years into New York’s bold quest to eliminate pretrial incarceration for most crimes, state officials are considering abandoning some reforms amid public pressure to curb rising violence

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022