Bahar Ostadan

Public Safety Reporter, WNYC & Gothamist

Bahar Ostadan appears in the following:

Mother of victim slain in 2019 Brownsville Old Timers' Day shooting awaits sentencing of gunman

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Bernice Perez said the shooting that killed her son and wounded 11 others has left a hole in her heart. Kyle Williams, 24, faces up to life in prison at the Wednesday sentencing.

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Classrooms serve as cells at NYC’s troubled juvenile detention centers

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

The Administration for Children’s Services acknowledged that classrooms are among the spaces used at the detention centers when teens and young adults need to be separated from rivals.

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Video of NYPD officer pushing father with toddler raises questions about police use-of-force when a child is in harm’s way

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

WNYC
After being arrested when police responded to a noise complaint, John Guerra was charged with child endangerment and says he lost custody of his 20-month-old son.

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Listen: Mayor Adams fights rat ticket in NYC administrative court

Thursday, March 30, 2023

WNYC
The mayor blamed his neighbor for a rat problem at the building he owns in Brooklyn.

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NYPD officers shot man in Bronx after his father called 311 for help with mental health crisis

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

WNYC
Raul de la Cruz, 42, was hospitalized in critical condition on Monday after he was shot by police in the Bronx. His father said doctors gave him a slim chance of survival.

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Drugs, cash and razor blades flow into NYC juvenile centers through staff smuggling network

Thursday, March 16, 2023

WNYC
"You name it, they’ll bring it,” a current New York City juvenile detention center employee said, referring to staffers.

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State investigation of baby’s death at Mount Sinai NICU underway

Thursday, March 02, 2023

The distraught parents of 4-month-old Noah Morton say they felt left in the dark as their son died in the neonatal intensive care unit on Jan. 11.

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What New Yorkers need to know as thousands of NYC nurses begin strike

Monday, January 09, 2023

Roughly 7,100 nurses are poised to walk off the job Monday.

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