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Toxic arsenic levels make tap water unsafe for thousands in New York City

Residents of one of the largest public housing complexes in Manhattan have not had safe drinking water for more than a week

The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2022

Bodycam Footage Raises Questions About NYPD Shooting of Rameek Smith

Plus: A banned books battle in Oklahoma, Wells Fargo is terminating sex workers' bank accounts, and more...

Reason · Sep 6, 2022

NYC Rikers Island scales back program shown to curb youth detainee violence

NEW YORK — The New York City Correction Department last year found a program that worked to reduce violence in some units in its jail for younger detainees — but then the agency fired the initiative’s leader and now its future seems very much in flux.

Tribune News Service · Sep 6, 2022

NYC files lawsuit against Starbucks for firing union-organizing barista in Astoria, Queens

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is suing Starbucks over allegations that the coffee corporation unlawfully fired a Queens barista who had been involved in unionization efforts — marking the first time the city has taken legal action under its landmark “just cause” labor law, the Daily News has…

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022

Video of detective hitting woman prompts NYPD investigation

New York City police say they’re investigating a confrontation Tuesday in which a detective shoved and hit a woman, causing her to fall to the ground, after she struck him as he helped arrest a suspect in an attempted killing

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to bus migrants to more sanctuary cities across America

FAIRVIEW, Texas — After creating a firestorm in New York, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that he plans to bus migrants at the southern border to other communities known as “sanctuary cities” around the nation.

Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program costs Texas $12 million

Abbott’s office said Chicago will now also become a regular drop-off location in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 31, 2022

NY officials roll out new ‘gun-free zones’ across state, but questions on enforcement linger

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out “gun-free zones” across New York on Wednesday in a bid to counteract the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent reversal of a longstanding state firearm restriction — but questions remain on how the anti-firearm areas will be policed.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

Texas spent more than $12m bussing migrants to New York and DC, documents show

The buses have escorted somewhere between 8,051 to 9,033 migrants north, meaning each ticket would cost about $1,400 per person

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Thousands of migrants are pouring into NYC from Texas, straining a shaky shelter system. When will it hit a tipping point?

NEW YORK — Around 7,600 migrants have poured into New York over the last several weeks — many on buses from Texas courtesy of Gov. Greg Abbott — straining an already-shaky social service network.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022