Rikers Island Struggles With a Surge in Violence and Mental Illness
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Damon Winter/The New York Times
About 40 percent of Rikers Island inmates have a
diagnosed mental illness, the New York Correction Department says. The
proportion has doubled in eight years.
An increase in violence at the New York City jail complex has alarmed
officials and inmate advocates; correction officers struggle
particularly with mentally ill inmates.
Mel Evans/Associated Press
Gov. Chris Christie at a public forum on Tuesday in South River, N.J., as officers removed a woman who shouted at him.
Inquiry Seeks Port Authority Records That Involve Christie Ally
By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
David Samson, who is an ally of Gov. Chris Christie, voted to award
contracts on bridge projects worth $2.8 billion to companies connected
to Mr. Samson’s law firm.
De Blasio’s Approval Slips, a Poll Shows
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday also showed a sharp racial
divide in voters’ optimism about New York City’s future.
Families From Diverse Lands Mourn Victims of East Harlem Explosion
By WINNIE HU and JULIE TURKEWITZ
The bodies of three victims of last week’s gas explosion in East Harlem
will return to Mexico; another will be flown to Greece; another victim
was Japanese.
New York City Settles Lawsuit Accusing Fire Dept. of Racial Bias
By MARC SANTORA and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
As part of the settlement, which came after more than seven years of
litigation, the city agreed to pay nearly $100 million in back pay and
benefits.
Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times
Dr. Yoko Furuya of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital said the medical system had treated 10 measles cases.
Measles Outbreak May Have Spread in Medical Facilities, a New York City Official Says
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
A city epidemiologist said that a failure to recognize symptoms and
quarantine patients quickly enough may have led to 20 confirmed cases of
the disease.
Bidder for Long Island College Hospital Has Checkered Record in Role of Rescuer
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
The development group that offered to buy the financially struggling
hospital in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, played a similar, if truncated, role
for a hospital in New Jersey.
Leak Found in Main Near East Harlem Explosion Site
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The National Transportation Safety Board said the breach was in an
eight-inch gas pipe adjacent to 1646 Park Avenue, one of the two
buildings that collapsed, killing eight people.
Salvation Army Settles Lawsuit on Religious Discrimination
By SHARON OTTERMAN
New York employees who work in Salvation Army programs that receive
government funds will get a document stating that they need not adhere
to the group’s religious principles on the job.
Trial Judge Will Not Allow 9/11 Architect’s Testimony
By BENJAMIN WEISER
A Manhattan federal judge said the testimony of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
would not be permitted at the trial of a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden.
Fire Tears Through Brooklyn Recycling Plant
By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS
A four-alarm blaze at a recycling plant in Greenpoint sent smoke billowing across the city on Tuesday evening.
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