New York City

PHOTOS: A Year in the Life of THE CITY

Dec. 26, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Check out our month-by-month collection of pictures capturing scenes of New York — a city where even the ordinary shines through the right lens.

Immigration

Debt Collectors Put Translations on Hold, Foiling Immigrants

Oct. 3, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

City’s “Lost in Translation” report finds many firms break promises to conduct calls and send materials in languages other than English.

The Open Newsroom

The Open Newsroom’s Second Round Is Coming. Sign Up Now

Aug. 1, 2019, 10:26 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Our year-long project with Brooklyn Public Library to explore how to make local news more collaborative returns with new meet-ups in August.

The Open Newsroom

How Can News Better Serve You? The Open Newsroom

June 28, 2019, 4:02 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

THE CITY and the Brooklyn Public Library are teaming for a year of community meetings to explore how to make local news and info more collaborative.

Schools

High-Stakes Test Boycotts: A School-by-School Breakdown

May 15, 2019, 2:17 p.m.May 20, 2020, 1:11 p.m.

Some 4.4 percent of city students refused to take at least one of the state tests in the 2017-18 school year. Find your school’s opt-out rate.

Special Report

Thousands of Tenants Evicted, Even in Areas with Free Lawyers

May 6, 2019, 4:10 a.m.July 29, 2020, 10:52 a.m.

Advocates’ analysis reveals the landlords racking up the most evictions in the 20 zip codes where city-paid attorneys represent low-income residents.

Manhattan

Philanthropist Offers City Free Building to Save Doomed Hudson Yards Arts Center

May 3, 2019, 5:14 a.m.April 7, 2020, 12:44 p.m.

The owner of Affirmation Arts hopes to dodge the wrecking ball and keep his cultural complex alive by giving it away as a present to New Yorkers.

Conflicts of Interest

City Ethics Watchdog Urged to Consider Penalties in Mayor’s Fundraising Flap

May 2, 2019, 4:19 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:24 a.m.

Good government groups also asked the Conflicts of Interest Board to declare whether Mayor de Blasio violated rules in wake of THE CITY’s reporting.

New York City

National Anti-Poverty Study Will Pay New NYC Moms $4,000 a Year

April 30, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Some 125 mothers living on tight budgets will get $333 per month to spend without restrictions to gauge boosted income’s impact on child development.

Education

Lost in Translation: English Language School Honchos Disappear Amid Debts

April 29, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 7, 2020, 12:45 p.m.

The closed school’s leaders ghosted students, teachers and even their credit card processing company – whom they owe $100,000, a lawsuit charges.

New York City

PHOTOS: A Year in the Life of THE CITY

Debt Collectors Put Translations on Hold, Foiling Immigrants

The Open Newsroom’s Second Round Is Coming. Sign Up Now

How Can News Better Serve You? The Open Newsroom

High-Stakes Test Boycotts: A School-by-School Breakdown

Thousands of Tenants Evicted, Even in Areas with Free Lawyers

Philanthropist Offers City Free Building to Save Doomed Hudson Yards Arts Center

City Ethics Watchdog Urged to Consider Penalties in Mayor’s Fundraising Flap

National Anti-Poverty Study Will Pay New NYC Moms $4,000 a Year

Lost in Translation: English Language School Honchos Disappear Amid Debts

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