Ashley Southall

A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s not foolproof.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to end the sweeping scrutiny of the police that President Biden used to uproot abuse.

During the campaign stop, a barber made a complaint about his utility bill that was soon distorted online.

The Department of Investigation is looking into whether Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s agency improperly took money from cannabis stores that it raided, closed and padlocked.

Following the rules is expensive for dispensaries and their customers in New York.

The city has appealed the judge’s ruling in favor of a convenience store in Queens that could have broader implications for enforcement.

Plus, New York targets rogue smoke shops.

The city is flexing its new enforcement powers to close hundreds of unlicensed cannabis stores. Critics have likened some of the authorities’ tactics to those used during the war on drugs.

A New York State review of problems in the Office of Cannabis Management found that 90 percent of applicants for marijuana businesses failed to get licenses.

New York officials had said that those who jumped the line to cash in on cannabis would not be rewarded over those who played by the rules.