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There have been 46 CIU-backed exonerations in New York that have involved credible allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, out of 93 such exonerations total. Photo: Ron Lach / Pexels | Illustration: Leor Stylar
Here are the key findings from the second installment of our investigation into New York’s conviction integrity units.
By Ryan Kost

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Window heat pump units made by the Chinese company Midea have roughly halved energy costs for the homes where NYCHA has installed test units, according to the housing authority. Colin Kinniburgh
The country’s biggest public housing authority is counting on a Chinese company to supply thousands of new energy-saving window heat pumps.
By Colin Kinniburgh

President Donald Trump may have retreated from a full-blown trade war with most of the world, but his fight with China is still raging — and it could stymie New York City’s plans to decarbonize its public housing.

As of Monday afternoon, US tariffs on Chinese imports stood at 145 percent, with China charging 125 percent duties on US goods in response. That could throw a wrench in US climate efforts. China remains by far the world’s largest producer of green technologies and dominates the underlying supply chains. While the United States has already largely shut out some Chinese products, like solar panels, it still imports others, like grid-scale batteries. New York City is counting on one Chinese product in particular to help green its public housing: innovative window heat pump units made by the Guangdong-based company Midea.

A school bus sits in front of Yeshiva Talmud Torah of Kasho in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Bianca Fortis
No lawmaker will take credit for the proposal, but its quiet circulation has sparked fierce debate over state control of religious education.
By Bianca Fortis

A draft bill quietly circulating in the state legislature could significantly weaken oversight of nonpublic schools — including yeshivas — by loosening education standards and delaying enforcement deadlines. Few details about the bill have emerged, including who authored it, and multiple legislators say they haven’t seen the proposal.

New York Focus reached out to 24 members of the Assembly and Senate, including 19 on education committees. None could offer information about the bill’s origin or progress.

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