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How NYC Schools Officials Played Down the COVID-19 Threat

May 11, 2020, 8:55 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Internal emails and interviews with teachers uncovered a pattern of information withheld about presumed and even positive cases at crucial points.

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It’s Manhole Explosion Season: What You Need to Know About a Century-Old Problem

Feb. 24, 2020, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The blasts injure people, wreak property damage, power outages and traffic disruptions annually. We take a deep dive as risk is at height.

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How Shelter Chaos Drives Many Homeless to Live on Streets and in Subways

Nov. 18, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

NYC’s biggest shelter is plagued by violence — often carried out by repeat offenders who remain in the system, a trove of incident reports reveals.

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NYCHA’s Post-Sandy Rebuild Mired in Delays and Dubious Contracts

Oct. 29, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Red Hook and Riis houses residents live in construction mazes while most damaged complexes are still awaiting repairs seven years after the storm.

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Flirting With Disaster: Flood Zones Still Uninsured Years After Sandy

Oct. 28, 2019, 4:10 a.m.Oct. 28, 2022, 2:38 p.m.

Nearly 85% of NYC houses and apartments FEMA flags as vulnerable don’t have flood insurance — putting 250,000 homes at risk, our investigation found.

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Gunshot Victims Have Highest Chance of Dying in Queens

Oct. 17, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Data indicates distance to a trauma center plays a life-or-death role. There’s only one trauma center in southern Queens, and it’s struggling.

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NYCHA’s $250 Million No-Bid — and Sometimes No-Work — Repair Jobs

Oct. 7, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

One contractor has pocketed nearly $2 million — including for labor investigators say apparently was performed by Housing Authority employees.

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A Reading ‘Crisis’: Why Some Parents Created a School for Dyslexic Kids

Sept. 4, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Pioneering Staten Island school, experts say, underscores systemic failures that drive families to seek help elsewhere — often at taxpayer expense.

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Despite Diversity Gains, Top NYPD Ranks Fall Short of Reflecting Communities

Sept. 3, 2019, 4:10 a.m.May 30, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

Only one in five officers above captain are black, Latino or Asian, groups that form the majority of New York’s population — and its police force.

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How NYC Schools Officials Played Down the COVID-19 Threat

It’s Manhole Explosion Season: What You Need to Know About a Century-Old Problem

NYCHA’s Post-Sandy Rebuild Mired in Delays and Dubious Contracts

Flirting With Disaster: Flood Zones Still Uninsured Years After Sandy

Gunshot Victims Have Highest Chance of Dying in Queens

NYCHA’s $250 Million No-Bid — and Sometimes No-Work — Repair Jobs

A Reading ‘Crisis’: Why Some Parents Created a School for Dyslexic Kids

Despite Diversity Gains, Top NYPD Ranks Fall Short of Reflecting Communities

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