Reuven Blau

A comptroller’s ruling overturning 250 awards has left hundreds of New York providers in limbo, forcing layoffs, intake freezes and service cuts for survivors of violence.

More than 600,000 scofflaws have had their vehicles booted since 2020. City regulators cracked down on one unlicensed firm’s excessive fees with a proposed six-figure penalty.

With one new jail rising in Brooklyn and billions already spent, critics say Cuomo’s plan would waste money and keep New Yorkers stuck with Rikers’ abuses.

A Board of Correction review into the death of 29-year-old Ardit Billa reveals lapses by correction officers, falsified log entries and missed safety checks — failures that advocates say are routine at the troubled jail complex.

The annual Mayor’s Management Report highlights falling shootings, robberies, and rat sightings — even as violence rises in city jails, response times lag, and budget cuts hit cleanliness and tree planting.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board has found Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco committed misconduct when they shot Win Rozario inside his home during a mental health crisis.

Defense lawyers testified that systemic failures deny thousands of jailed New Yorkers their constitutional right to meet with attorneys as deaths in custody continue to climb.

Carlos Cruz, 43, sentenced to five years for arson, died while waiting more than two months to be transferred to state prison amid a mounting crisis inside city jails.

The attack, allegedly made with a ceramic blade undetected by scanners, comes as city jails face renewed scrutiny over safety and solitary confinement rules.

Franklin Sepulveda is accused of sideswiping a car then telling a subordinate to lie — and the case is now under Internal Affairs review.