Investigative news package, Day Care Danger, published spring 2024 by the CUNY NYCity News Service. My section centers on a family whose infant son died in a Washington Heights day care in 2020. Their tragic case illustrates the problems that persist in the regulation of NYC day cares despite a robust system of inspections. This piece won a third place Eppy award in the Best College/University Investigative/Documentary category.
News package South Bronx Businesses Battle Back, published spring 2023 by the CUNY NYCity News Service, which won the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence competition in the Retail/Small Business category.
My interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the Hunts Point Express 7/6/23
BYLINES FOR THE GUARDIAN US
Eric Adams meets Trump ‘border tsar’ to discuss ICE plan for Rikers jail, Feb. 13, 2025
Texas Book Ban Law Causes a School District to Remove Bible from Libraries, Dec. 30, 2024
Kentucky Police Fatally Shoot Man While Serving Warrant at Wrong Home, Dec. 29, 2024
Eight L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Fired for 2023 Arrest and Beating of Trans Man, Dec. 25, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Seeks ‘Active Role’ in Trump Tech Policy, Dec. 3, 2024
New York Mayor Condemned Over Plan to Deport Migrants Accused of Crimes, Dec. 3, 2024
Former Ballerina Ashley Benefield Gets 20-Year Prison Term for Killing Husband, Dec. 3, 2024
Activists Slam Biden for Pardoning Turkeys, Not Those on Federal Death Row, Nov. 26, 2024
BYLINES FOR THE CITY
Newbie Cops Get Thrown at Problem Areas, Leading to Rookie Mistakes and Attrition, May 1, 2023
Subway Riders Bewail Loss of MTA Twitter Service Alerts, April 28, 2023
A Dream Demurred: Owner of Langston Hughes' Home Opts for Quiet Dignity, April 26, 2023
Mount Sinai Doctors Protest Low Pay for West Side and Queens Hospitals, April 26, 2023
City Council Passes Bill to Ban Guinea Pig Sales (additional reporting and photo credit), April 11, 2023
How to Rename a Street in NYC: The Right Way to Dub Your Block, March 20, 2023
Bronx Extends Deadline to Join Community Boards as They Struggle with Attendance, March 6, 2023
Motorists Say E-ZPass Routinely Racks Up Unfair Fees for Unpaid Tolls, March 1, 2023
Community Boards Struggling With Attendance Look to Stronger Enforcement Feb. 17, 2023
MTA Brings New Open Gangway Trains to Coney Island for Sneak Peek Feb. 3, 2023
BYLINES FOR THE MOTT HAVEN HERALD & HUNTS POINT EXPRESS
Community Board 1: More than a Year Without a District Manager Oct. 20, 2022
My piece is the first published story in the city (as far as I have found) to cite specific numbers/dollar amounts for the lump sum payment paid to a retired District Manager. The payment left Bronx CB1 with no budget to hire leadership for well over a year and a half.
Bronx H.Y.P.E. Family Enrichment Center Celebrates Grand Opening, May 25, 2023
New State Budget Brings Some Wins for the South Bronx, May 8, 2023
Mott Haven Explores Community-Centered Banking, April 20, 2023
South Bronx Student Journalists Win Newsies! Awards, April 1, 2023
Mott Haven Event Promotes Post-COVID Healing, March 20, 2023
Family Enrichment Center to Open Soon on Bruckner Blvd. March 9, 2023
South Bronx Residents Unsatisfied with NYPD Protest Settlement, March 6, 2023
Fate of Syringe Disposal Boxes at St. Mary's Park Splits Community Board Members, March 2, 2023
Bronx Community Board Applications Open Until March 3 Feb. 18, 2023
Iconic Melrose Church Faces Demolition Jan. 30, 2023
South Bronx Students Find Their Voice Through Journalism Dec. 27, 2022
South Bronx Residents Sound the Alarm Over Rising Crime Dec. 21, 2022
South Bronx Voters Continue to No-Show at the Polls Nov. 8, 2022
NYC Voters Urged to Flip Their Ballots on Nov. 8 Oct. 29, 2022
Money Coming for Bronx School Tech, Cultural Organizations Oct. 30, 2022
Comic Book Shop Opens in Mott Haven Sept. 13, 2022
Street Lab Brings Mott Haven Families Out to Play Sept. 5, 2022
Community Board 2 Makes New Push for Open Space, Parks in Hunts Point Sept. 30, 2022