Hochul’s latest subway safety gimmick isn’t a fix for violence, crime
King Henry IV promised his subjects in 16th-century France “a chicken in every pot” — and now Gov. Hochul pledges ...
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Hochul scrambles to fund NYPD’s $154M overnight subway staffing, as cops hit NYC trains after rash of violence
Gov. Kathy Hochul is still scrambling to lock down money for her $154 million surge of NYPD on overnight subway ...
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Why New York’s ‘discovery’ laws are ready for a redo
A generation ago, New York Democrats and Republicans essentially agreed that police were good, laws necessary, and criminal disorder unacceptable. ...
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Hochul’s state of state address, Letters
The Issue: Gov. Hochul’s State of State address, including proposed measures to reduce subway crime. In her State of the ...
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Exclusive | Widow of man killed in NYC subway says Hochul’s new transit patrols wouldn’t have saved husband
The widow of a grandfather killed on a Brooklyn train a year ago said Gov. Kathy Hochul’s subway safety plan ...
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New York’s Prison Guard Discipline Problems and Robert Brooks’ Death
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...
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Ritchie Torres blasts Kathy Hochul over NYC’s ‘The Hub’
New York City Congressman Ritchie Torres is eviscerating Gov. Kathy Hochul for her “passive” stance on an insidious open-air drug ...
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If Janno Lieber thinks gaslighting New Yorkers will fix the subways, it’s in his own head
I always wanted to ride in a cab. As a kid walking around New York City, those yellow cars were ...
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NY pols want to tweak 2019 ‘reforms’ on how prosecutors share evidence to avoid dismissals
The state legislature could change how prosecutors share evidence with defense lawyers in criminal cases, after district attorneys griped that ...
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Gov. Hochul must do much more to get violent mentally ill off streets
The latest announcement from Governor Kathy Hochul — that she will finally expand involuntary commitment — is a necessary but ...
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