With photographer Pearl Gabel, Evelly documented the multifaceted effects of the NYPD strategy and the nuanced opinions over its use.
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Stop and Frisk Coverage Nominated
Jeanmarie Evelly's summer 2012 investigation of the impact of stop and frisk on Sector E of Brooklyn's 75th Precinct—the sector with the most stops in the precinct with the most such encounters—is a finalist for an award from the National Association of Black Journalists.
Fewer Homeless on Streets, Lots More on Subways
The Department of Homeless Services on Wednesday announced a "2013 reduction in street homelessness" that included a "decline of 28 percent across the five boroughs since 2005."
That was the good news.
The city's annual survey of the homeless, a one-night census conducted in January, did show a decrease of 2.5 percent in the number of people estimated to be living in streets, parks and other public places, from 3,262 in 2012 to 3,180 this year. Since 2005, when the survey began, the number of people living in the open has fallen by 28 percent.
Retiring CUNY Head to Be Paid for Six More Years
According to minutes from the April 29 meeting of the CUNY board of trustees, outgoing Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, who will retire on June 30, will undertake a "study leave" for a year at his current salary of $490,000. Once that's done, he'll retire for five months, then return as "chancellor emeritus" for five years at a salary of $300,000 a year. "During his study leave, retirement leave and tenure as Chancellor Emeritus, Dr. Goldstein shall perform such teaching and other non-policymaking duties as shall be determined by the Board of Trustees," the minutes read.
Payday Lending Story Earns Honors
John Sandman's 2012 investigation of online payday lenders has won a Silurian Award for best “news commentary," the latest in a season of honors for City Limits reporters.
The Society of Silurians, a storied newspersons' club named after a prehistoric period, traces its history to 1924 and counts Lincoln Steffans, William Randolph Hearst and John Steinbeck as former members. It said it was bestowing the award upon Sandman for “shining a light on the abuses of payday-lending services that charge exorbitant fees for customers who can least afford them." Sandman's work was edited by Esther Kaplan of The Nation Institute's Investigative Fund, who also underwrote the piece.
Gun Violence in NYC: The Killer You Avoid Could Be Yourself
In a recent radio address, Mayor Bloomberg pointed with pride to the city's relatively low rate of deaths by firearm, which according to a health department report is less than half the national rate. In the speech the mayor said his administration's work against gun violence has included "smart, pro-active policing that makes it much more likely that if you break our city's gun laws, you'll be caught," a reference to the controversial stop, question and frisk program that used 533,042 encounters to get 780 guns in 2012.
City Limits Director Departing
Mark Anthony Thomas, who's served as City Limits' director since November 2009, has been admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan Fellowship for Innovation and Global Leadership, a prestigious MBA program whose alums include Kofi Annan, Carly Fiorina and Bruce Gordon.
Thomas, who served as deputy director of City Limits' former parent company City Futures (now the Center for an Urban Future) from 2008 to 2009, will depart in late May.
Jarrett Murphy, currently City Limits' editor-in-chief, will become executive editor and publisher.
Bloomberg Invokes Terrorism in Case Against NYPD Reforms
Mayor Bloomberg on Tuesday attacked proposals to restrict and monitor the NYPD, saying those ideas "most often come from those who play no constructive role in keeping our city safe, but rather view their jobs as pointing fingers from the steps of City Hall."
In the speech (the full text can be read here and the video seen here) the mayor suggested that the reform proposals could lead to more murders, create deadly confusion among police officers and perhaps even make it easier for terrorists to strike the city.
Discussing the Corruption Scandal on MetroFocus
Tune in to Channel 13 at 10:30 p.m. tonight to see the latest episode of MetroFocus, which features editor Jarrett Murphy and Wall Street Journal reporter Andrew Grossman discussing recent corruption allegations against state and city officials.
City Limits Honored for Sandy, Hospitals Coverage
City Limits snagged two awards at last weeks Ippies, the annual contest for the city's ethnic and community press. Batya Ungar-Sargon took third place in the Best Story on an Immigrant Community Category for "After the Flood, Brighton’s Latinos Struggle in the Shadows," and Ruth Ford won third in the Best story on a Social Issue category for "Hospitals Face Pressure, Six in Brooklyn Could Close."
A Grassroots Plan for Surviving Superstorms
In the weeks after Sandy hit, nonprofits and grassroots groups were the most visible providers of recovery and relief in several New York City neighborhoods. Now a coalition of nongovernmental groups has come up with a list of the policies and projects it thinks will avoid the kind of human suffering that the October storm caused.
The Sandy Regional Assembly, a collection of some 40 organizations located in the city, on Long Island and in New Jersey, is calling for a raft of infrastructure projects meant to restore economic activity (like spending $25 million to repair the Long Beach Boardwalk) and give heavy rains and storm surges some place to go—such as by spending $152 million to install green infrastructure to waterfront areas of the South Bronx and Sunset Park.
