Matthew Schuerman

Senior Editor, WNYC

Matthew Schuerman appears in the following:

Public Housing Residents Suffer Without Heat Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Friday, November 23, 2018

Residents resort to using their ovens as heaters and huddling under blankets.

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Number of New Yorkers Unable to Afford Enough Food Decreases

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

The number of New Yorkers unable to buy enough food has significantly decreased over the past six years, according to a new report.

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Immigrant Groups Have a Special Reason to Oppose Amazon's Move

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

As opposition mounts against Amazon's move to Queens, the conversation isn't just about gentrification and local jobs, but also about the company's role in immigration enforcement.

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Amazon's Future Neighbor Views Company's Plan Eagerly ... and Cautiously

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

When Amazon opens its new hub in NYC, its neighbor will be the largest housing project in the country whose residents have high expectations that the company might not deliver on.

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City's Homeless Plan Isn't Keeping Pace

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Mayor de Blasio announced an ambitious plan more than a year and a half ago to build more, better shelters, and to locate them more evenly throughout the city.

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Behind the Scenes, Poll Workers Tried to Save Election Day

Thursday, November 08, 2018

The New York City Board of Elections knew that extra-long ballots in Brooklyn and Queens could cause extra problems.

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Does the First Amendment Apply to Immigrants Facing Deportation?

Monday, October 29, 2018

Immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir accuses Immigration and Customs Enforcement of trying to deport him for speaking out, but the government claims he doesn't have a case.

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Six Years Later, an Innovative Sandy Program Yields Resilience (and Lots of Frustration)

Monday, October 29, 2018

New York State bought Sandy-damaged properties at pre-storm value, and then auctioned them off to the highest bidder. Will $18 million strengthen one block in Staten Island?

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Hotel Union Seeks Concessions to Allow On-the-Job Voting

Thursday, October 25, 2018

A new contract gives suburban New York workers four hours of paid leave on Election Day to cast their ballots.

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Mayor's Office Sent Out 30,000 Letters with Inaccurate Voting Information

Thursday, October 18, 2018

De Blasio says "very few" of the letters were inaccurate, but aides admit the proportion was about 8 percent.

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Another Chance to Reform New York's Inane Property Tax System

Thursday, October 18, 2018

New York City's system has been blamed for raising rents, exacerbating income inequality, and even encouraging gentrification. And we've already tried to fix it once.

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NYC Officials Work to Make NYCHA Units Winter-Ready

Thursday, October 18, 2018

New boilers. More heating technicians. But officials are still keeping their "fingers crossed" that the winter is "not as harsh" as last year.

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Police Seek 12 in Proud Boys Brawl in Manhattan

Monday, October 15, 2018

The police are looking for nine members of the alt-right group and three anti-fascist protesters involved in the fight on the Upper East Side.

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Number of Homeless Students Rises by Nearly 3 Percent in New York City

Monday, October 15, 2018

More than 114,000 students in New York City schools were homeless at some point during the last school year.

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Experts, Agencies Suggest NYC Open Data Law Lacks Resources

Friday, September 28, 2018

A WNYC analysis found dozens of late datasets, with some agencies saying they don't have the staff to implement the law.

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New York Takes Step in Long, Hard Journey to Supportive Housing Goal

Thursday, September 27, 2018

The city closed financing on a former Jehovah's Witness residence in DUMBO in a deal that will add 300 units. Mayor de Blasio is seeking to build 15,000.

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Whose Line Is It, Anyway?

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Working Families Party doesn't want to split the Democratic vote in November. But many in the party can't stomach giving Cynthia Nixon's ballot line to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Brooklyn Diocese Settles Sex Abuse Claims for $27 Million

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The settlement is one of the largest for sexual abuse in the Catholic church

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Women Take the Beer Industry Back. Yes, Back.

Friday, September 14, 2018

Women have been brewing beer for thousands of years. But like with a lot of things they've done, no one really noticed.

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Poverty in NYC Decreases Third Year in a Row, Census Says

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Poverty decreased and income increased in New York and New Jersey, according to the latest census figures.

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