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The Underground New Year's Party A Century In The Making
Deep beneath the Manhattan schist, a cavernous station became the New Year’s Eve birthday party for the Second Avenue Subway, the most expensive subway in the world.
New York City Is Finally Done Sending Teens to Solitary
Punitive segregation—a.k.a. solitary confinement—is history for all inmates 21 or younger in America's largest city.
Three top NYPD cops arrested on federal corruption charges
The officers allegedly took extravagant gifts — including a vacation in the company of a sex worker — in exchange for providing official services.
What You Need to Know About the Corruption Scandals Consuming New York City
Diamonds, sex with prostitutes dressed as flight attendants, helicopter rides—the allegations are wild.
Powerful Jail Guard Union Boss and Hedge Fund Tycoon Arrested in NYC Corruption Probe
The president of America's largest municipal jail guard union was arrested on Wednesday in a case that is bad news for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The Radical Life of New York's First Lady, Chirlane McCray
Broadly sits down with Chirlane McCray in Gracie Mansion to talk media scrutiny, sexual fluidity, breaking down the stigma around mental illness, and having radical politics in one of the nation's oldest houses of political power.
Attacking a Cop in Louisiana Will Be a Hate Crime if Gov. Signs 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to approve the measure, which also covers firefighters, paramedics, and other first responders.
How Mayors Like Sadiq Khan Nourish Their Cities' Nightlife
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Detroit have pro-nightlife mayors.
Cruz Tries Wooing New Yorkers While Feuding With the City's Mayor and NYPD Commissioner
After Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Bill Bratton blasted his call for Muslim neighborhoods to be "secured," Ted Cruz criticized the mayor for ending the NYPD's controversial monitoring of Muslim communities.
The NYPD Hopes 'Operation Cutting Edge' Will Stop a Surge of Knife Attacks
New York cops will confiscate edged weapons and ramp up their presence at apparent slashing hotspots after a sharp increase in knife-related crime in the city.
There's a New Way for People Arrested in NYC to Avoid Jail
A program called supervised release offers an escape route for people faced with a possible stint at New York City's hellish Rikers Island jail complex.
A New Poll Says NYPD Cops Really Hate Their Jobs
Over three quarters of New York police officers wouldn't recommend their family members try the gig, according to a survey by the politically powerful police union.