Audit questions gang contract

A contractor "wasted" more than $500,000 in taxpayer money by failing to evaluate which of the city's diversion programs are effective and helped contribute to an 11 percent drop in gang crime, according to an audit released Tuesday.Daily News.

The report by City Controller Wendy Greuel found that The Urban Institute had failed to analyze the success of any of the Gang Reduction and Youth Development programs that were consolidated last year within the Mayor's Office.