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  • 3 days ago | gothamist.com | Karen Yi

    Briana Hunt was picking up extra work at a hair salon in Washington, D.C., when she got a chilling phone call: Her 1-year-old daughter had nearly drowned in the bathtub in their Bronx apartment under the care of the toddler’s dad. Hunt rushed home in an Uber and arrived to find her child in a coma. Outside her daughter’s hospital room, another shock awaited Hunt: a representative from the city’s child welfare agency.

  • 1 week ago | gothamist.com | Karen Yi

    The Adams administration says it’s working to reduce the number of babies born in New York City shelters — a number that reached an estimated 2,000 births between July 2023 and June 2024. The plan is to conduct a five-year research study fast-tracking pregnant people facing homelessness into two housing programs, with the goal of finding out the most effective way to cut down shelter stays and make sure babies have permanent homes.

  • 1 week ago | gothamist.com | Karen Yi

    Landlords who get public money to house the most vulnerable New Yorkers — including people who were recently homeless and those with mental illness and substance abuse disorder — sought eviction warrants for nearly 300 people this year, a new analysis of the data shows. The numbers are the first ever comprehensive look at how many marshal’s notices are issued by dozens of supportive housing providers, who receive city, state and federal money to provide housing to people in need.

  • 2 weeks ago | envimedia.co | Karen Yi

    From the director of The Spy Gone North (2018) and Narco-Saints(2022) comes another crime thriller series that’s set to impress, packed with mind games and murder mysteries. Starring Kim Dami (Yoon Ena) and Son Suk-ku (Kim Han-saem) as the duo of a reluctant truce, Nine Puzzles (2025) slots together a cast that’s absolutely killer.

  • 2 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Karen Yi

    New York City officials say they’ll kick in more money for the popular child care voucher program after a budget showdown with the state left them with few other options. The city funding boost means thousands of families at risk of losing their vouchers will be able to continue receiving an average of $300 a week to pay for daycare or after school.

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Karen Yi
Karen Yi @karen_yi
8 Aug 24

RT @J__Velasquez: Breaking up with NYC: parents with young kids are fleeing the city due to rising childcare and housing costs. @karen_yi…

Karen Yi
Karen Yi @karen_yi
6 Aug 24

RT @jessyednews: 8 months ago @samanthaellimax & I started reading 700+ lawsuits alleging sexual assault by NYC jail staff. One name kept a…

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Karen Yi @karen_yi
25 Jul 24

Public perception & political rhetoric often suggest that crime and gun violence are rampant across NYC but data shows otherwise: Just ~4%~ of the city's 120,000 blocks account for nearly all shootings. Stellar work by @BKriegstein & @jeffwilen https://t.co/hrX1U2InEo