UNCOVERED: 8 - The Untold Story

New York moving ahead with 'congestion pricing' toll plan

New York is inching toward becoming the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested areas

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

A year on, only four States adopt Model Tenancy Law

The Model Tenancy Act was approved by the Cabinet on June 2, 2021, and circulated by the Ministry to all States and Union Territories on June 7, 2021

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022

Posing as delivery workers: New York police’s new ‘predatory’ tactic to patrol the subway

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers have taken on a new strategy for “deterring criminal activity” on the city’s subway: dressing up as mechanics, subway employees or even delivery workers to catch would-be criminals off guard. Since mid-June, several photos and videos shared online document the new tactic, which our…

France 24 · Jul 6, 2022

Only 8% of Manhattan office workers have returned in-person 5 days per week: report

New York City’s post-pandemic recovery has slowed as just a small fraction of Manhattan’s office workers have returned to work in-person, according to a survey published Monday.

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

NYC Mayor Defends Decision To Handcuff and Strip Search Woman Selling Mangos on a Subway Platform

Maria Falcon doesn't have a business license. So New York police officers detained her and confiscated all of her merchandise.

Reason · May 9, 2022

NYC subway ridership at highest level since pandemic shut down city

NEW YORK — New York City’s subway turnstiles clocked 3.5 million entries this week, the most since March 13, 2020 — which was the Friday before the Big Apple shut down as it became an early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022

NYC poll finds 86% want more cops in subways; 61% fear riding trains at night

NEW YORK — A vast majority of New Yorkers want more cops in the subways and do not feel safe riding the trains at night, a Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday found.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

NYC subway camera video feeds failed amid repair job less than a day before Brooklyn shooting, says MTA

Video feeds from security cameras at a trio of Brooklyn subway stations failed as workers tried to fix problems with their hardware less than 24 hours before a crazed gunman lit up a train full of straphangers last month, MTA officials say.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Lawmakers call for greater security funding and oversight for U.S. transit systems

Open drug use and the threat of mass violence have prompted calls for more security funding for mass transit. Congress also says better oversight of existing security is needed.

WEKU · May 2, 2022

Mask mandate tossed — labor responds

Airlines drop mandates, NYC transit doesn't — workers, passengers enter new era of "ongoing personal choice"

Salon · Apr 21, 2022