Andy Newman

No More Rat Buffets: What to Know About New York City’s New Trash Rules

The parents of Jahmeik Modlin, 4, were initially charged with manslaughter. They are accused of locking away food from their children and showing “depraved indifference” for their son’s life.

The lawsuit, which could become a class action, argues that the city’s cleanups, or “sweeps,” violate constitutional protections against illegal searches and seizures.

Jahmeik Modlin was found emaciated in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. His family’s child-welfare case had been closed two years before.

Jahmeik Modlin’s parents have been charged with manslaughter in his death. His aunt’s suit accuses the city of failing to monitor his safety.

New York parents who report abuse to protect themselves and their families often become the targets of child welfare investigators. A lawsuit is trying to change that.

In many New York City homeless shelters, families need a doctor’s note to have air-conditioners. But some residents say shelters still make it difficult to get them.

In the East Village, amid buzzy restaurants and high-end real estate, a troubled section of 14th Street reflects the city’s struggles to control intractable problems.

The number of older people living in homeless shelters in New York City is growing quickly, in an unheralded sign of the affordable housing crisis.

An annual count by the city found more than 4,100 people sleeping on streets and in subways. It was the most since the city began keeping track nearly two decades ago.