Hundreds of lawyers have left over the past year, saying they are undervalued and overworked. Source: New York Times
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Port Authority Settlement Will End Undercover Bathroom Patrols
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
In a settlement this week for a lawsuit accusing Port Authority police of discrimination and false arrests, the agency said it would no longer conduct plainclothes sting operations in bus terminal bathrooms. Source: New York Times
Judge Faults Medical Care for Detainees in Latest Sign of Rikers Crisis
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2022
The ruling came the same day that city officials delivered a plan for potentially avoiding a federal takeover of the troubled jail complex. Source: New York Times
In Housing Court, Tenants Are Being Evicted Again
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
New York City tenants have been tossed out of their homes in more than 500 cases since the eviction moratorium was lifted. Source: New York Times
The Prosecutors Who Are Heading For the Door
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2022
In every borough, the lawyers in district attorneys’ offices are leaving because of burnout, rising workload and modest salaries. Source: New York Times
Why Hundreds of New York City Prosecutors Are Leaving Their Jobs
By Gotham Rex on April 3, 2022
New burdens, low pay and pandemic malaise prompted the resignations of a fifth of the legal work force in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
This Database Stores the DNA of 31,000 New Yorkers. Is It Illegal?
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
A database used by the New York Police Department violates state law and the Constitution, the Legal Aid Society contends in a lawsuit. Source: New York Times
They Earn Tens of Thousands by Turning in Idling Trucks
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
A New York City clean air program is providing a well-paid gig to “idling warriors” who blow the whistle on polluting vehicles. Source: New York Times
Man Hit Woman in the Head 125 Times Because She Was Asian, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
A man has been charged with attempted murder as a hate crime after a vicious assault in Yonkers, N.Y., that was captured by a security camera. Source: New York Times
‘I’m Scared’: Thousands in New York Public Housing Are Behind on Rent
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
NYCHA is pledging to avoid evictions. But many tenants in arrears are anxious. Source: New York Times
Medical Care at Rikers Is Delayed for Thousands, Records Show
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2022
A court filing on Tuesday shed new light on the effect of the city jail system’s staffing crisis on health care, with missed appointments leading to severe health consequences. Source: New York Times
Jail Unions Gain a Powerful Supporter: Mayor Eric Adams
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
Eric Adams has reversed some measures enacted to regain control over the crisis at Rikers Island, in an early victory for the correction officers’ unions. Source: New York Times
Covid Cases Spike in New York City Jails
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
“The risks to the human beings in our custody are at a crisis level,” the correction commissioner wrote in a letter to lawyers and judges. Source: New York Times
Steven Banks, Who Struggled to Curb Homelessness, to Resign
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
Steven Banks will leave at the end of the year to practice public interest law at Paul, Weiss, one of the city’s most prestigious firms. Source: New York Times
They Wanted to Foster Their Great-Grandson. Why Did New York Say No?
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
A lawsuit challenges New York’s system of disqualifying potential foster parents because of their criminal records. Source: New York Times