Janiya Taylor

This story was produced through the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative For Youth (CLARIFY), City Limits’ paid training program for aspiring public-interest journalists. The number of reported sex crimes in the New York City subway system increased last year for the fourth year in a row—an uptick attributed to a rise in public awareness that’s led to more victims coming forward, experts say.

This story is a product of the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative For Youth (CLARIFY), supported by the Pinkerton Foundation. Learn more about the program here. New York state elections will take place this fall, giving residents the chance to cast a vote for federal representatives as well as candidates for state senate, assembly, governor and other statewide offices.

Fernando Cabrera, who has been the Councilmember for district 14 of the Bronx—serving Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, and Kingsbridge—since January of 2010 recently angered some people of his district after saying in a sermon at his church: “You know, it’s harder being rich than being poor. When you’re rich, you have more things to worry about. Millionaire people, they have a lot of stuff to worry about. More stuff to manage.