David L. Lewis

Investigations Editor, WNYC News

David L. Lewis appears in the following:

Poll Finds Affordability a Serious Problem

Monday, October 12, 2015

Seventy-four percent of people say the middle class is feeling more economic insecurity than ever before in a Public Agenda/WNYC poll.

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Undercover With the FBI

Friday, October 09, 2015

WNYC
In the documentary (T)ERROR, filmmakers Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe follow an undercover FBI informant without the knowledge of his handlers.

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Sherpas Rising

Friday, October 02, 2015

WNYC
In a new documentary, Australian director Jennifer Peedom captures the 2014 disaster on Mount Everest and the uprising of Sherpas that followed.

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NYPD Overhauls 'Use Of Force'

Thursday, October 01, 2015

WNYC
Commissioner Bratton says every officer has to file a report every time he or she uses force. The department will track and investigate each one.

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Musical Chairs in The Bronx

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Errol Louis of NY1 and WNYC's David Louis explain what the Bronx DA Robert Johnson's decision to step down means for Bronx residents. 

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Bronx DA Swaps Seat for Bench

Friday, September 25, 2015

WNYC
District Attorney Robert Johnson has been nominated to become a judge after 27 years in office. Democratic party leaders selected another judge, Darcel Clark, to run in his place. 

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The Art of Forgery

Friday, September 25, 2015

WNYC
In the documentary Art and Craft, filmmakers Sam Cullman and Jennifer Grausman follow the notorious art forger Mark Landis, who’s placed fakes in dozens of museums.

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The Art Of Forgery

Friday, September 25, 2015

WNYC
In the documentary Art and Craft, filmmakers Sam Cullman and Jennifer Grausman follow the notorious art forger Mark Landis, who’s placed fakes in dozens of museums.

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Why the Public Doesn't See More NYPD Disciplinary Records

Monday, September 21, 2015

The Civilian Complaint Review Board started releasing some information about disciplinary records in 2013. But after the death of Eric Garner, that changed.

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Democracy, Bronx Style

Friday, September 18, 2015

WNYC
District Attorney Robert Johnson wants to step down after 27 years to become a judge. But voters won't have a say in his replacement.

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Music Docs Trending at Toronto Festival

Friday, September 11, 2015

WNYC
Thom Powers is in Toronto this week as documentary programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival. He says music documentaries are claiming a lot of screen space this year.

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Cop Who Tackled Tennis Star Has Record of Complaints

Thursday, September 10, 2015

James Frascatore, the NYPD officer who body-slammed former tennis pro James Blake on Wednesday, was the subject of a WNYC investigation that highlighted his troubled history.

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Supporting (or Opposing) the President's Iran Deal Is Complicated Politics

Friday, September 04, 2015

Congress will vote soon on the President's much-debated Iran nuclear deal. But what's really influencing lawmakers' decision making on this — the merit of the agreement or politics?

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Black Lives That Mattered

Friday, September 04, 2015

The documentary “Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” probes the rise and fall of a polarizing movement.

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De Blasio Visits a Homeless Encampment

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

The mayor made the unannounced visit to a homeless encampment in the Bronx Wednesday, a day after acknowledging the city is seeing an increase in street homelessness.

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Serenas Grow in Brooklyn

Friday, August 28, 2015

As Serena Williams goes for the Grand Slam, a youth tennis league in Brooklyn goes beyond breaking barriers to building character.

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Glen Campbell, The Original Rhinestone Cowboy

Friday, August 28, 2015

WNYC
A documentary captures the music legend on his last concert tour, the same year he is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

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The Rising Population of New York City's Homeless School Kids

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

A study from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness finds that a growing number of New York City’s school kids are homeless. How are they faring and what is being done?

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Rep. Nadler Says Iran Deal Isn't Perfect, But He'll Support It

Friday, August 21, 2015

Congressman Jerrold Nadler is the first Jewish member of New York's congressional delegation to express support for the president's much debated deal with Iran.

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Race and Romance at Seventeen

Friday, August 21, 2015

WNYC
The controversial 1985 documentary “Seventeen,” about teenagers at an integrated high school in Indiana, has been hard to find for decades — until this week.

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