Yasmeen Khan appears in the following:
NYPD Will No Longer Issue Summonses for Failure to Wear Face Covering
Friday, May 15, 2020
Officers will now focus social distancing enforcement on large gatherings, not individuals. The change comes after data showed stark racial disparities in arrests and summonses.
A Bronx Health Center 'Hits the Gas Pedal' on Making Sure a Vulnerable Community Survives
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Union Community Health Center in the Bronx is working to make sure its vulnerable patients weather the COVID-19 crisis. It's been a big administrative, and emotional, lift.
Calls Increase For NYPD To Step Aside From Enforcing Social Distancing
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Both NYPD watchdogs and the union representing officers say it's untenable for police to enforce a public health issue.
Major Crime in NYC Fell Nearly 30 Percent in April
Monday, May 04, 2020
With stay-at-home orders in place, there was a big drop in major index crime overall. But some crime categories saw increases, including a dramatic spike in commercial burglaries.
Job Losses Will Deepen New York City's Economic Divide, Analysis Shows
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Close to two-thirds of workers who have lost their jobs so far are those paid less than $40,000 a year, according to an analysis by the New School's Center for New York City Affairs.
An East New York Woman Makes Sure Seniors Stay Connected and Fed
Monday, April 13, 2020
Tawana Myers has serious health issues herself. But she spends her day checking on vulnerable neighbors and on seniors who socialized at a nearby community center, until it closed.
A Woman Recovers from Coronavirus, and Copes with Death Around Her
Monday, April 06, 2020
Donna Perry lost a dear friend and eight members of her church. "My conversations with God have been pretty candid," she said. "They’ve been like, 'Dude, what are you doing?'"
Emergency Medical Calls Spike As More EMS Workers Get Sick
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Paramedics and EMTs are coping with an approximate 50 percent increase in emergency medical calls, plus a rise in coronavirus cases among their own ranks.
Calls Intensify to Release City Jail Inmates Due to Spread of Virus
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
New York City is releasing small numbers of inmates from its jails, but it's not enough according to advocates and even some medical staff at Rikers Island.
City Begins Releasing Inmates as COVID-19 Cases Increase in Jails
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Twenty-three people have been released from the city jails so far; another 200 cases are up for immediate review. Mayor de Blasio says those released will be under supervision.
NYC Set To Release Small Numbers of Inmates from Rikers
Friday, March 20, 2020
Releasing detainees is part of the effort to curb the spread of coronavirus among the city's jail population.
Pregnant Woman Handcuffed by NYPD During Active Labor
Monday, March 16, 2020
A New York City woman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against New York City and the NYPD, after officers handcuffed her to a hospital bed during active labor and just after delivery.
A Woman Fighting Colon Cancer Has Coronavirus Precautions Locked Down
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
She wants to make sure others are thinking about those with weakened immune systems.
Police Blame Crime Spike on Bail Reform. Advocates Say Not So Fast.
Thursday, March 05, 2020
There's been a spike in some crime categories in New York City. The NYPD points to bail reform as a problem; legal advocates say the police department is misleading the public.
Newest Important School Resource? A Laundry Room
Thursday, February 27, 2020
A Washington Heights elementary school gets a washer and dryer, after school aides had been bringing home some students' clothes to wash.
Calls for More Regulation of How the NYPD Collects DNA
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
City lawmakers questioned police officials for hours on Tuesday. They worry the NYPD is collecting DNA without proper consent or court orders, especially of juveniles.
The Unfinished Business of Bloomberg Era Stop and Frisk - Part 2
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Some of the New Yorkers most impacted by the NYPD's use of stop and frisk feel shut out of the process to reform it.
We're Still in the Stop-and-Frisk Era
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Stops are way down, but they still happen every day.
The Unfinished Business of Bloomberg Era Stop and Frisk - Part 1
Monday, February 24, 2020
The NYPD has been working for years under a federal monitor to reform its stop and frisk practices. That work is far from over.
NYPD Makes Changes To DNA Collection Following Advocates' Concerns
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Legal advocates call the changes "weak."
