Joe Hong
Articles by Joe Hong
Joe Hong is the investigative data reporter for WNYC and Gothamist. He previously covered K-12 education for several newsrooms across California. His reporting has led to local reforms in juvenile justice system as well as a state law requiring universal screening for dyslexia. Got a tip? Email [email protected]
The health department says it has more than doubled the city’s number of inspectors.
A Gothamist data analysis shows children who cross the border without a parent or guardian have been kept in federal custody nearly four times as long.
Raul de la Cruz, who was shot by police responding to a 311 call in 2023, is suing the city and NYPD. His lawyers are hopeful the Mamdani administration would be sympathetic to his case.
New York Attorney General Letitia James hailed the company’s closure on Friday. Purdue Pharma will be replaced by a public benefit corporation.
Police arrested Zahir Davis, 18, after he returned to the United States from Jamaica on Friday night.
According to immigration law experts, the numbers reflect an “arrest now, ask questions later” approach to enforcement.
Health officials cited a construction company for its role in the outbreak that killed seven but said Harlem Hospital committed no lapses, despite a Gothamist investigation showing it did not follow its own protocols.
Hospital officials said they did everything possible to prevent last summer’s outbreak. Records show otherwise.
Several lawsuits are already testing the limits of how AI is used to draft legal filings and the willingness of judges to accept the benefits and flaws of large language models.
The snow may not be as toxic as it looks. You still shouldn’t eat it.
Without official data, tracking prices is more art than science. But still, there were some clear trends.
The ceremony at City Hall established Mamdani at the vanguard of a movement led by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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