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What the Pantaleo Decision Tells Us About Police Accountability in New York City ([link removed])
NY’s Nursing Home Staffing Shortages Raise Concerns About Quality of Care ([link removed])
NYC to Get New Hub for Locally Grown Food ([link removed])
Mixed Feelings About Mandatory Savings for NYC Homeless ([link removed])
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** What the Pantaleo Decision Tells Us About Police Accountability in New York City
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Even if the most intense reverberations from Commissioner James O’Neill’s August 19 decision subside, the Garner case will continue to shape conversations about the mayor, the police department and the system in place to oversee cops.
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** NY’s Nursing Home Staffing Shortage Raises Concerns About Quality of Care
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In New York City’s worst-staffed homes, nursing home residents get fewer than three hours on average of direct nursing care each day—below the recommended amount. City Limits found that those gaps have serious consequences for residents.
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** NYC to Get New Hub for Locally Grown Food
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The new Bronx distribution facility for regional food will boost supply and potentially lower price, backers say.
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** Mixed Feelings About Mandatory Savings for NYC Homeless
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Advocates say the idea isn’t inherently problematic, but its case-by-case impact bears close monitoring.
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** Council Must Not Hide Behind ‘Member Deference’ on Borough Jails
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‘On matters of land use, the City Council traditionally follows the wishes of the Councilmember in whose district the change is proposed. That’s a problematic approach on ordinary matters. And the borough jails plan is extraordinary.’
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** NYC Can Avoid a Commercial Waste Disaster
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‘Those who have put their support behind an exclusive zone system for commercial waste are turning a blind eye to the recommendations of rigorous research, industry experts, engineers and city officials who know the system best.’
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** New York State’s Escalating Need for High-Quality Guardianship
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‘Currently, guardianship in New York is comprised of a fractured network of providers ranging from Adult Protective Services, non-profits, and court-appointed lawyers that together fail to meet the growing need.’
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