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NYC correction officers union argues federal court takeover of Rikers would leave violence-plagued prison in 'chaos'
The city’s correction officer union is backing the Adams administration’s fight to block a federal court from taking over Rikers Island, insisting such action would only make the violence-plagued jail...
NYCHA woes jeopardizes repair agreement
It's not just the MTA struggling to recover from the pandemic's impact: The New York City Housing Authority may have taken an even harder hit — and it was in...
NYC Council to grill Corrections Dept. over Rikers 'dysfunction'
Councilwoman Carlina Rivera said she and other members of the criminal justice committee will demand the DOC explain its horrific showing in the latest scathing report.
NYC Council committee to probe monitors, special masters failing city agencies
The City Council will probe how monitors and special masters overseeing city agencies ordered to fix high-stakes failures are doing their jobs.
Retired Rikers Island warden: who's monitoring the federal monitor?
A lawyer and national corrections expert tapped by a federal judge to monitor violence in NYC jails is only making the longtime problem even worse, a retired Rikers Island warden...
NYC jails still in disaster 40 years after monitor was court-appointed
Living conditions in New York City’s prison system remain abysmal even after 40 years of federal oversight by a court-appointed monitor.
NYC shelled out millions on monitors overseeing failing agencies
The Post examined 11 ongoing cases in which most of the pricey outside overseers have amassed fortunes after being appointed by judges and government entities.
DOJ reveals federal program to monitor police departments
The Department of Justice has announced a series of actions it plans to take in order to monitor state and local law enforcement groups to improve “efficiency and efficacy.” On...
(Some) reason for hope on NYCHA
Bart Schwartz, the federal monitor overseeing the City Housing Authority under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s deal with the feds, stopped by for a sitdown this week. He convinced us he’s...
NYCHA keeps bungling — but guy who's supposed to fix it is weeks away
As news keeps breaking of unbelievable bungling at the city Housing Authority, the city’s still waiting for the guy who’s supposed to lead the turnaround. Increasingly, it looks like Mayor...
NYCHA blamed for letting busted pipe rain 'putrid liquid' for months
The New York City Housing Authority let a busted pipe rain down “putrid liquid” into a housing-project laundry room for two months because workers didn’t have a ladder — and...
Don't pin your hopes on the feds fixing NYCHA
The recent flap between interim City Housing Authority CEO Kathryn Garcia and monitor Bart Schwartz confirms our fears: City Hall’s settlement with the feds is anything but a solution to...
NYCHA judge is right to look for more radical solutions
Federal Judge William Pauley III is openly skeptical about whether a federal monitor is remotely enough to fix the New York City Housing Authority, and he’s entirely right: NYCHA needs...
New rules for the NYPD are great news for rapists
Would cops have been able to stop the would-be Bronx rapist killed by his victim’s furious husband? Probably not under the rules just imposed by the federal NYPD monitor. After...