Infrastructure

NYC’s Basement Apartment Crackdown Clashes With Census Outreach Efforts

Feb. 4, 2020, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Building inspectors targeting illegal apartments risk making immigrants even less likely to respond, city advisers warn.

Transportation

Subways’ Worst Escalator Not Even Close to Fix

Feb. 3, 2020, 4:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

It’s been a year since the Lexington Ave-53rd St. escalator shut. The privately owned moving stairway won’t be back until September.

Public Safety

311 Assailed as ‘Epic Failure’ for the Deaf Community

Jan. 27, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

At Council meeting, Councilmember Fernando Cabrera calls out accessibility issues for hard-of-hearing New Yorkers and non-native English speakers.

Transportation

Subway Water Main Pain Already Worse Than Last Year

Jan. 27, 2020, 4:00 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:29 a.m.

There have been 150 more water-related delays or cancelations of subways this month than there were in all of 2019, according to MTA data.

Infrastructure

Access-A-Ride s Face Access Challenges at Access-A-Ride Centers

Jan. 23, 2020, 4:05 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Lack of automatic doors at the six centers where people with limited mobility must go to get the MTA’s paratransit service raises additional barrier.

Government

City Reveals $40 Million Plan of Attack on 2020 Census

Jan. 14, 2020, 11:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The effort will rely on outreach to traditionally undercounted communities with Congressional representation and federal funding at stake.

Staten Island

Staten Island Family Court Struggles With Disability Act Compliance

Jan. 13, 2020, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Judges, lawyers and litigants make do with trailers and courtroom swaps a decade after a promise of accessible new digs.

Queens

LIC Library Reveals Looming Shut-Down Date, With No New Home

Jan. 9, 2020, 1:28 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Popular branch in Citigroup Tower once eyed by Amazon will close a year after the tech giant cancelled its Long Island City deal.

Public Safety

As City Vows New Facade Crackdown, Old Violations Leave Buildings ‘Unsafe’

Jan. 8, 2020, 4:05 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:29 a.m.

More than 300 buildings — including the “Gossip Girl” hotel — lack safety measures following failed inspections, city records show.

Transportation

Light at the End of the Bridge for Staten Island Cyclists

Jan. 2, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Nearly two years past its due date, the path along the $1.5 billion Goethals Bridge is gearing up to safely handle bikes and pedestrians.

Infrastructure

NYC’s Basement Apartment Crackdown Clashes With Census Outreach Efforts

Subways’ Worst Escalator Not Even Close to Fix

311 Assailed as ‘Epic Failure’ for the Deaf Community

Subway Water Main Pain Already Worse Than Last Year

Access-A-Ride s Face Access Challenges at Access-A-Ride Centers

City Reveals $40 Million Plan of Attack on 2020 Census

Staten Island Family Court Struggles With Disability Act Compliance

LIC Library Reveals Looming Shut-Down Date, With No New Home

As City Vows New Facade Crackdown, Old Violations Leave Buildings ‘Unsafe’

Light at the End of the Bridge for Staten Island Cyclists

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