NYC Issues First Emergency Mobile Alert Following Explosion
It was part of the nationwide Wireless Emergency Alerts program.
Still No Suspect in NYC Explosion; FBI Investigating Minnesota Knife Attack as Possibly Terror-Related
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: Alabama and Georgia declare states of emergency after gasoline spill; PennDOT credits app with $11M savings; Illinois governor may veto Chicago mayor's pension plan
Anonymous NYPD Cops Bet on Violence; Pennsylvania Fines Uber $11.4 Million
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Food-borne illness up in Texas; L.A. tries to legalize granny flats; and Oklahoma's gov. eyes criminal justice reform
A Shield for New York City’s Businesses
Nightclubs and entertainment venues can be vulnerable locations to protect and Brooklyn’s borough president, a former police officer, says local agencies must work to ‘harden these soft targets.’
Can A Clever Video Make People Care About a Stalled Infrastructure Project?
Using video as a weapon in the fight against decaying rail tunnels and bureaucratic red tape.
I Sent an Emoji to the New York Public Library and You Should Too
Tweet an emoji, get a corresponding image from the library’s impressive digital archive in return.
This NYPD Counterterrorism Detective Has an Unusual Side Job—Bee Wrangler
For the police department’s official beekeeper, one unexpected side effect of swarm rescue is better community relationships.
NYPD Gears Up to Protect Its Officers Following Dallas and Baton Rouge Assaults
The nation’s largest police force plans to purchase 6,000 bulletproof vests and 20,000 military-style helmets.
When Will N.Y.C.’s New 2nd Ave. Subway Open?; 109-Page Report on County’s Mystery Urine Puddle
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: California’s last nuclear plant to close; R.I. governor vetoes revenge porn bill; and mapping Iowa City’s beer caves.
3 Arrests in NYPD Corruption Investigation; Brownback Faces Twitter Kansas Fact-Check Furor
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Troubled transit agency finally has good news to share; Philly mayor signs soda tax law; and Napa’s greenhouse gas cutbacks.
Cycling Trips in NYC Up 82 Percent in Recent Years, City Estimates Show
Data on bike ridership was included in a new Mobility Report, released Wednesday.
Metro-North Fire Strands Thousands in N.Y.C.; Illinoisans’ Photos to Be Sent to Federal Facial Recognition Database
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: FEMA wants $35 million back from Florida localities; congressional Republicans really don’t like D.C. ‘budget autonomy’; and Santa Monica’s ‘secret sauce’ to making light rail profitable.
Safety of Workers in New York City Commercial Waste Operations Questioned
“We have people that are losing limbs, losing fingers, dying,” says the chairman of the New York City Council’s Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste.
5 Questions for the People Building the LinkNYC Kiosk Network
Intersection’s Chief Innovation Officer talks about working with Google’s Sidewalk Labs, introducing cities to disruptive tech, and upcoming transit and Internet of Things pilots in New York City and elsewhere.
Making Data-Driven Government Fundamental and Sustainable in City Halls
As the What Works Cities program, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, celebrates its first year, municipal leaders and experts are looking at ways to make the results of their data efforts “so essential that nobody can take it away.”
'Consistently Disorganized, Chaotic and Inefficient'
More than 60,000 Brooklyn Democrats’ names were removed from voting lists by the city Board of Elections, prompting state and local officials to push for reforms ahead of Election Day 2016.
New York Mayor’s Horse Carriage Vendetta; California-Oregon Dam-Busting Salmon Plan
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Ending cyclical court debts in Missouri’s cities; a deadly Memphis sewage leak; and a new home for Montana bison to roam.
N.Y.’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase; Plan to Lift Anti-Nepotism Rules in Utah City Runs Awry
Also in our State and Local news digest: Colorado town saved by marijuana; dead dolphins on Gulf Coast; and a New Jersey town’s controversial motto and seal.
N.Y.C. Fire Union Spars With City Over Response Time Metrics
The Uniformed Firefighters Association says the department is prominently displaying “discredited” statistics on its website, while others that show longer average response times are more difficult to find.
New York City's CompStat Program Enters a New Era
Plenty of cities have emulated the pioneering analytics program, which is now going through a new evolution. Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks other police departments "are going to want to follow it as well."
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