Con Ed gets a post-Sandy reboot
City officials and environmental groups guide utility giant’s billion-dollar rebuild
The New York World focuses on producing data-driven investigative projects.
Surge pricing for drivers’ taxi medallions
Cabbies flock to own their own businesses, at record-high cost
De Blasio refunds campaign cash to donors who do business with city
Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio exceeded Campaign Finance Board limit more than tenfold
How The NYPD’s Use Of Civil Forfeiture Robs Innocent New Yorkers: Gothamist
http://gothamist.com/2014/01/14/nypd_civil_forfeiture.php
How to read the City Council’s numbers
What we can learn from financial disclosures posted by The New York World
Search city council financial disclosure filings
As new speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito takes the helm, financial disclosures reveal the baggage and benefits 51 members bring to public service
VIDEO: A home (for now) for banned e-waste
State law will soon make it illegal to dump old electronics in landfills. A Brooklyn recycling facility braces for the coming influx.
Solitary Jailing Curbed – WSJ.com
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304617404579302840425910088
Pictures from an inauguration
From the public to the political elite, guests at the swearing in of New York City’s new mayor, comptroller and public advocate show the event through their eyes, as captured by CityBeat
Exit interview: Councilmember Charles Barron
East New York’s departing City Council rep says he’s ‘very, very disappointed with the Black, Latino and Asian caucus’ and vows to reboot its counterpart in Albany
