City Council calls emergency hearing as NYC sees 68% uptick in lithium-battery fires
The City Council will hold an emergency hearing later this month to probe the Big Apple’s concerning 68% uptick in lithium battery-related fires this year. The swift November 20 hearing was announced on the heels of…
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Mass rally across New York state planned in push for sentencing reform bills seeking to shorten time inmates serve
A criminal justice reform coalition is making a major push for a trio of laws that would reform sentencing practices across New York state. Legislators and criminal justice advocates will hold rallies in eight areas…
Cornell Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence in Administration
The vote is largely symbolic but serves as a sharp rebuke of campus leadership’s handling of a rape allegation that put the university in the national spotlight.
MTA wants incoming Democratic Congressional majorities to boost transit funding, insulate it from Trump tariffs
Count MTA leaders among those celebrating the “blue tsunami” that crashed over the country and put Democrats in charge of Congress this week. With Democrats taking firm control of both the House and Senate in…
Dozens of child killers spared by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mass commutation
Gavin Newsom has made a major change to California’s correctional system — one that will be felt deeply by families of victims across the state.