David L. Lewis

Investigations Editor, WNYC News

David L. Lewis appears in the following:

No-Limit Contributions Boost Cuomo

Thursday, October 16, 2014

WNYC
In this news analysis, WNYC's Andrea Bernstein shows how a network of interlocking accounts paid for a permanent ad campaign that made meaningful opposition all but impossible.

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This Week in Politics: Astorino on Stage, De Blasio in the Wings

Saturday, October 11, 2014

WNYC
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is starting to get some attention, while Mayor de Blasio is working behind the scenes.   

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Grimm Gets "Italian Up" Against Dems

Friday, October 10, 2014

WNYC
In the city's most Republican district, embattled Rep. Michael Grimm shrugs off his legal issues and hits opponent — just for being a Democrat.

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Astorino Says Faith Crosses Party Lines

Thursday, October 09, 2014

WNYC
In a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino says he's run an uphill battle before — and won.

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City Chips Away at Homeless Housing Costs

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

The de Blasio administration took office promising to fix the city's patchwork system of homeless shelters. But its initial attempts have fallen short.

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Spotlight on Safety in Public Housing

Thursday, September 25, 2014

WNYC
A summer safety program at Bed-Stuy's Tompkins Houses shows just how tough crime-fighting can be. Fifteen housing projects account for almost 20 percent of all violent crime in the city.

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A Lawyer Corps for City Immigrants

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

WNYC
In New York City, competent immigration attorneys are in short supply. Now a new program, the first of its kind, could change immigrants' experience of American justice.

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City Council Bests Mayor's Office in First Softball Match-Up

Thursday, September 18, 2014

WNYC
The secret to the City Council's softball success was one of its three lone Republicans, Steven Matteo of Staten Island.

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Hate Crimes Up Heading Into Jewish High Holy Days

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

WNYC
With continued unrest in the Middle East, the NYPD is beefing up security in advance of the Jewish High Holy Days and the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

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NYC Sets Up a Help Desk for Unaccompanied Children

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

New York City has set up a help desk in federal immigration court to put unaccompanied children in touch with educational and health services.

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This Is the Face of Broken Windows

Monday, September 15, 2014

WNYC
Far from a rogue cop, the officer who applied the fatal chokehold to Eric Garner was the personification of the NYPD strategy of making low-level arrests to prevent more serious crime.

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Ex-Lawmaker Gets Probation in Federal Court

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Ex-informant gets sentenced for lying.

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Rebellion vs. Redemption

Monday, September 08, 2014

WNYC
Both candidates have something to prove in a state Senate primary in Queens, including what it means to be a Democrat.

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Gubernatorial Candidates Seek to Woo Women

Friday, September 05, 2014

WNYC
With the Democratic primary just days away, the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor are scrambling to lure women voters by proving they are the most progressive candidates.

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This Week In Politics: Christie, Cuomo — One Campaigns, The Other Doesn't

Saturday, August 30, 2014

WNYC
One governor has a re-election just days away — but he isn't the one campaigning. 

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Shadow of Jail Violence Darkens Bus Ride to Rikers

Friday, August 29, 2014

As problems at Rikers Island reach a tipping point, and the need for reform becomes urgent, mothers, aunts, fiancées and others travel there regularly to check up on loved ones.  

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Police Officers Rarely Disciplined by NYPD for Misconduct

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

WNYC
After the death of Eric Garner in police custody, a review board said the NYPD took little or no disciplinary action in 10 chokehold cases.

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Memories Still Burn in Bensonhurst Over the Death of Yusuf Hawkins

Friday, August 22, 2014

WNYC
Bensonhurst has changed a lot since 1989, when a white mob killed a black teenager and Al Sharpton was stabbed in a schoolyard. But among old-timers, tensions remain.

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Crossing the Border Is Just the First Challenge

Thursday, August 21, 2014

WNYC
Thousands of unaccompanied kids from Central America face new hurdles as they settle in New York, ranging from learning English to dealing with the trauma of the past.

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Pretty Vacant: Two Million Voters Have No Voice In Albany

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

WNYC
Some state legislators ran for other offices, some got other jobs — and some wound up in handcuffs, leaving 13 seats empty and millions of New Yorkers without representation.

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