Julianne Welby

Ever since Kalief Browder committed suicide in 2016 after waiting almost three years on Rikers for a trial, advocates of criminal justice reform have been lobbying for speedier trials.

As part of a crackdown on illegal immigration, the Trump Administration is assigning judges from the nation's busiest immigration court to the border where some say they're not needed.

Bail reform, protecting immigrants and the integrity of prosecutions were all topics at a candidates forum for the seven Democrats running for Brooklyn District Attorney.

The New York Democrat has sent a list of questions to the Department of Homeland Security, following reports that at least 8 immigrants in detention have died since October.

New York City has the nation’s busiest immigration court. But it doesn’t have enough judges. A WNYC analysis found that Trump Administration policies have cause even more chaos.

The decision forces Carlos Davila to stop selling his homemade 'National Identification' cards to immigrants, following an investigation by WNYC and Telemundo 47.

Despite rhetoric against Islam by Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, the Trump Administration is investigating Bayonne, NJ, for possibly discriminating against Muslims.

In times of strife, acupuncturists and other holistic providers have stepped up to care for people, especially those who feel disenfranchised from mainstream medicine.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer supports reforms to the city's commercial rent tax and incentives to keep retail space occupied.

The MTA is giving away "Baby on Board" buttons to pregnant women who ride the subway and could use a seat. Will they work?

Following a WNYC-Telemundo 47 investigation, Rep. Velázquez wants closer scrutiny of a federal program that allowed a man with criminal convictions to represent immigrants in court.

After he got out of prison, a Bronx businessman got an accreditation from the Department of Justice. A WNYC-Telemundo 47 investigation found immigrants now accuse him of defrauding them.

Elected officials and parents rallied on the Upper East Side Sunday to ask the city to provide more prekindergarten seats.

The heavily-trafficked six-lane bridge on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is being retired and replaced by TWO six-laners — one this week and another by 2020.

The city plans to deploy more than 1,000 cameras by the end of the year as part of the court-ordered program.

New York's senior senator called for new security measures two days after a WNYC report found Amtrak police are understaffed, under-equipped and under-trained.

They fled civil war and recently arrived in New Jersey. Now, they're getting free tours of the Big Apple, including a ride on a carousel operated by President Trump's company.

Seven years after the governor canceled the in-progress ARC Tunnel project, he's now calling for the federal government to come through with funds for the Gateway tunnel project.

Officials said less than 20 percent of the diesel gas spilled in Gravesend, Brooklyn on March 30th has been cleaned up. 

Dozens of residents showed up at a town hall meeting Thursday evening to oppose the opening of a new family shelter in their neighborhood.