Newark

In a City Scarred by Violence, a New Approach to Public Safety

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and others have committed to reforming policing and healing the trauma that has haunted New Jersey's largest city since a deadly uprising in 1967.

  • By Daniela Altimari

These Cities Tried to Tackle Disinvestment. Here Are Lessons From What Happened.

Local governments have made efforts to revive commerce in neglected Black neighborhoods around the country. It hasn’t always worked. But cities can learn from their experiences.

  • By Haru Coryne and Tony Briscoe, ProPublica

The Trouble With America’s Water

Lead-tainted drinking water is not only a problem in Flint and Newark.

  • By Olga Khazan, The Atlantic

Newark, Feds Hammer Out Police Reform ‘Consent Decree’

A U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the New Jersey city’s police department that was completed in 2014 found issues with use-of-force and theft of property and money by officers.

  • By Bill Lucia

Municipal IDs a Gateway to City Services for Undocumented Residents

For the first time, many Newarkers and New Yorkers are opening bank accounts and starting businesses.

  • By Dave Nyczepir