Matthew Schuerman

Senior Editor, WNYC

Matthew Schuerman appears in the following:

SoHo Upzoning Represents Rare Effort In Wealthy Area

Monday, March 29, 2021

The de Blasio administration is seeking to overhaul one of New York's most storied neighborhoods with more housing and streamlined retail rules.

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Latest Round Of New York State's Rent Relief Program Reaches Few People

Thursday, March 25, 2021

WNYC
“How much more do I need to go through to qualify?” said one renter. “Do I have to be starving and living under a bridge to qualify? It makes no sense to me.” 

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Homeless Spending Ends Up On City Comptroller's Watch List Again

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The city’s homeless services provider agencies have ended up on Comptroller Stringer’s watch list for the third year in a row.

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Communities Hit Hardest By The Pandemic Face Higher Rates Of Eviction Filings, Report Says

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development found evictions are being filed nearly four times more often in zip codes with the highest rates of death from COVID-19.

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Homeless Shelter Operators Say The City Is In Arrears

Monday, March 15, 2021

Non-profit groups that run homeless shelters say they’re facing the worst cash crunch in several years due to significant delays in payments from New York City.

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MTA Watchdogs Say More Meetings Can Be a Good Thing

Monday, March 15, 2021

The MTA has been holding its monthly board meetings remotely since the start of the pandemic. But, the transit agency has rolled what used to be two days of public meetings into one.

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Is Broadway Coming Back? Not yet.

Friday, March 12, 2021

A year ago, Broadway shut down. Now it's hopeful that opening night might be in the fall.

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NYPD Enforcement of Marijuana Laws Still Under Scrutiny

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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Despite the mayor's repeated vows to address disparities, legalization advocates say the NYPD has continued to use drug stops as a tool for racialized enforcement.

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Child Benefits Expected To Decrease Poverty, Experts Say

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

Low- and middle-income families with children are expected to start receiving monthly payments as part of the federal COVID relief package.

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Newark Will Use Retrofitted Shipping Containers To House Homeless

Monday, March 08, 2021

Newark is taking an unusual step to address its homelessness crisis: retrofitting shipping containers for temporary housing.

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A Construction Company Tried To Conceal Broken Bolts On The Tappan Zee Bridge: Albany Times-Union

Monday, March 08, 2021

The new Tappan Zee Bridge opened to huge fanfare in 2018. But behind the scenes, workers knew that dozens of bolts being used to hold pieces of the bridge together were breaking. 

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The Generational Divide On How Women Perceive Harassment

Friday, March 05, 2021

WNYC
When WNYC asked listeners to react to sexual misconduct allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo, it seemed women of different generations could not agree.

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New York City Is Re-Naming Some Of Its Parks And Public Spaces In Honor Of Black History

Friday, March 05, 2021

New York City's Parks Department has launched a project to make parks and other public spaces better reflect Black history. 

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Job Recovery Remains Slow, IBO Says

Tuesday, March 02, 2021

Even though movie theaters and middle schools in New York City are coming back to life, the job market isn't expected to fully recover for years.

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Third Woman Says Cuomo Made Unwelcome Sexual Advances

Monday, March 01, 2021

Revelation spurs more calls for his resignation.

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Pandemic Mortgage Defaults Have Nearly Reached Great Recession Levels

Monday, March 01, 2021

"Even with a forbearance, it may be difficult for them to meet their other financial obligations."

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Twenty-Eight Years Later, Lessons From The First World Trade Center Bombing

Friday, February 26, 2021

The 1993 bombing has been overshadowed by 9/11. But it raised red flags with relevance to current terror threats, the worst of which are domestic. 

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Pandemic Rent Drops Haven’t Made Finding Affordable Housing Much Easier For Essential Workers, Report Says

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Rents have fallen significantly in New York City due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn't helped essential workers, according to a new report from StreetEasy. 

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Acceptance Rate For Homeless Families At City’s Shelters Drops To Record Lows

Thursday, February 04, 2021

Last year, the percentage of New York City families deemed eligible to live in homeless shelters dropped to its lowest point during the de Blasio administration.  

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In First Week, NYC Vaccinates Several Hundred Homeless New Yorkers

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

The city has so far vaccinated several hundred homeless New Yorkers and people who work in shelters.

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