David L. Lewis

Investigations Editor, WNYC News

David L. Lewis appears in the following:

No Public Record of Cuomo and Charters

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

WNYC
WNYC's Freedom of Information request yields no clues about how or why the governor's March appearance at a pro-charter school rally came about. The event helped crystallize the oppos...

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Blocking the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

WNYC

The city's harsh school discipline code is enforced by safety agents who work for the police department — and exacerbates tensions between police and the community they serve.

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This Week in Politics: Crime and Punishment

Saturday, June 07, 2014

WNYC
The balance of power in Albany starts to tilt

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Complaints, Violations at Accused Murderer's Group Home

Friday, June 06, 2014

WNYC

The mentally ill, ex-convict accused of murdering a six-year-old Brooklyn boy in a public housing elevator was living at a nearby group home that has been the subject of numerous complaints and violations.

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Mass Mob Comes To New York City

Friday, June 06, 2014

Borrowing from a flash mob handbook, Catholics are gathering on a Sunday at a church of their choice to reinvigorate it. The Mass Mob movement began last year in Buffalo and has spr...

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Puerto Rican Voters Could Elect the First Dominican Congressman

Friday, June 06, 2014

WNYC
State Senator Adriano Espaillat is gaining big-time support in the race to represent East Harlem's congressional district, which has some of the city's highest concentrations of Domin...

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City's Push for Municipal IDs Faces Challenges

Thursday, June 05, 2014

The city is struggling to keep municipal ids from becoming a scarlet letter pointing to illegal immigrants.

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De Blasio Orders Second Review of City’s 911 System

Friday, May 30, 2014

WNYC

Mayor de Blasio calls for a thorough review of 911 operations after a series of reports on WNYC details problems with the city's emergency response.

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Union Says Delay Cost Officer His Life

Thursday, May 29, 2014

WNYC
When firefighters arrived to put out a blaze in a Coney Island high rise last month, they didn’t know two police offers lay trapped in the 13th floor hallway until it was too late. On...

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This Week in Politics: Cuomo versus Christie

Friday, May 23, 2014

WNYC

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rallied his party faithful at the state Democratic convention in Long Island, at the same time trying to temper mounting frustration from those on his left. Meanwhile, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took flack this week for never mentioning the state of Israel during a ...

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Did the City's Flawed 911 System Delay Response to Deadly Metro-North Train Derailment?

Thursday, May 22, 2014

WNYC

The delayed response to December's deadly Bronx Metro-North derailment is detailed in a document released to WNYC by a city fire union. The union claims the city's 911 system is to blame.

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News Analysis: Andrew Cuomo's 99 Percent

Thursday, May 22, 2014

WNYC

New York's governor has more campaign cash than the governors of several states combined. But less than 1% comes from small donors.

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It Seemed Like 'Forever': Did 911 Fail a Burning Convent?

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

WNYC
It took well over the average response time for fire trucks to get to a Staten Island blaze.  WNYC's investigation reveals the role played by the city's 911 system.

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Cops and Cameras Not Getting Along

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

WNYC
The Civilian Complaint Review Board says there's a rising number of complaints against police who ticket or arrest videographers and photographers who use their smartphones to record ...

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One Mother, an Anti-Violence Expert and a Recipe to Lower the Body Count

Monday, May 12, 2014

WNYC

Brunilda Rivera has been on a mission to keep her 17-year-old son safe, ever since he was assaulted in a nearby park in February.

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Health Care Lessons from the Hotel Union

Thursday, May 08, 2014

WNYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent labor agreement requires the city and its unions to cut health-care costs by billions in the next four years. How that's supposed to happen is where it gets tricky.

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Officials Using Private Email to Keep Out of Public Record

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

When Justin Elliot tried to find out whether members of the Cuomo administration had special permission, they declined to comment.

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Tenant 'Blacklists' Make It Difficult to Rent

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

WNYC

As if finding an apartment isn't hard enough, landlords use blacklists based on data sold by the court system to screen out tenants who've appeared in Housing Court.

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The Incredible Sinking Port Authority

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

WNYC
The Port Authority used to get things done, like massive bridges and futuristic airports. So how did a bi-state agency with an $8 billion budget become an emblem of political meddling...
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Six Indicted After Single Largest Illegal Gun Buy in the City

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

WNYC

Six people have been indicted on more than 500 separate charges for allegedly transporting and selling firearms to undercover police officers.

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