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Mayor Eric Adams recently cut $17 million in funding for nonprofits that provided programming on Rikers Island. | Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

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The Rikers Debate Program Is Slowly Collapsing

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Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina, July 13, 2023. | Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

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Rikers Programs Suffer After Cuts, Despite Mayor’s Promises

Sep 28, 2023

As incarcerated men struggle to get medication, a black market has emerged in the Broome County jail. | Photo: Broome County Corrections Division | Illustration: Maia Hibbett

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‘Doom County Jail’: Dysfunction Plagues Program for Incarcerated Opioid Users

Sep 27, 2023

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Manhattan Democratic Party Boss Has a Target on His Back — Again

Sep 21, 2023

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The Billion-Dollar Debate Splitting New York’s Renewable Energy Industry

Sep 20, 2023

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“Unions are fighting for their lives," said a labor official. "Their residential market share has been so decimated." | Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul | Illustration: Maia Hibbett

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Could Unions Break New York’s Housing Impasse?

Sep 18, 2023

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The Unstoppable Sand Land

Sep 13, 2023

By the time the next appeal is heard, civil rights lawyers will have waited two years for the court system's secret memos. | Illustration: Maia Hibbett

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The Secret Memos New York Courts Refuse To Give Up

Sep 05, 2023

In Monroe County, primary candidates for the county legislature are allowed to accept a maximum of $1,000 — well below what some candidates received. | Photo: Evilarry via Wikimedia Commons | Illustration: Maia Hibbett

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Unpaid Loan Loophole Lets Corporations Sail Past Campaign Contribution Caps

Aug 31, 2023

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New York Mulls New Trash Fee as Landfills Near Tipping Point

Aug 22, 2023

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As Overdose Deaths Climb in Albany County, Towns Rail Against Opioid Treatment Clinics

Aug 21, 2023

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A Hands-Off Labor Department Retreats From Wage Theft Enforcement

Aug 16, 2023

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The Manhattan Democratic Party will hold its 2023 judicial nominating convention on Thursday evening. | Manhattan Democrats

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Inside the Chaos Brewing in the Manhattan Democratic Party

Aug 11, 2023

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The average residential customer getting both gas and electricity from ConEd can expect to pay about $65 more per month by early 2025. | Ellie Gonzalez for New York Focus

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Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up

Aug 07, 2023

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Albany Police Block Misconduct Investigations, Neutering Landmark Oversight Law

Aug 02, 2023

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Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at the Brooklyn Democratic Party's annual gala, July 31. | Sam Mellins / New York Focus

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Is Brooklyn’s Democratic Party Doing Anything to Reverse Its Losing Streak?

Aug 01, 2023

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Patients Need Kidneys. A Law to Boost Donations Is Stuck in Limbo.

Jul 28, 2023

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Long Island Town of Huntington Says No to More Apartments

Jul 27, 2023

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