That perpetual punishment is often enacted “in the name of victims,” who can offer statements to place in someone’s parole ...

When the Covid-19 pandemic introduced “social distancing” to Americans’ vocabulary, many people took it as a cue to ditch public transit in favor of personal cars. New Yorkers were no exception, ...

The governor promised to fill the chronically understaffed Board of Parole. Nearly half of her nominations have ended in ...

The retiree says a local rooftop solar company and its partners forged her signature to sign her up for a loan she could not ...

It was the fall of 1978, and the 13-year-old boy was reluctant to attend his counseling session. Vincent Festa, the school psychologist at Herricks Middle School and High School in North Hempstead, ...

New Yorkers have a lot to say about their energy bills. But fighting utility rate hikes is not easy, or cheap. It takes lawyers, expert witnesses, and — among other things — a whole lot of photocopies ...

Zaineb Salem was surprised to learn in April 2022 that she was no longer eligible for the cash assistance she’d been receiving from New York state. Salem, who has two young children, was not working ...

Donald Trump has made no secret of his plans for New York’s congestion pricing program. In a social media post in May, the Republican presidential candidate promised that he would “TERMINATE ...

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