David L. Lewis

Investigations Editor, WNYC News

David L. Lewis appears in the following:

News Analysis: These Bedfellows Are No Strangers

Friday, August 15, 2014

WNYC

From the very beginning, the self-described conservative Republican and the Democratic son of a liberal icon sounded an awful lot alike.

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Deal Reached on Rental Subsidies for Homeless Families

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

WNYC

An agreement between New York City and the state to provide rent money for homeless families with children could get thousands of people out of shelters in the coming year.

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City Sells BK to DNC for 2016

Monday, August 11, 2014

WNYC

As the Democratic National Committee weighs NYC's 2016 convention bid, local leaders say Brooklyn is ready for its close-up.

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Mayors Pledge To Fight Income Inequality

Monday, August 11, 2014

Among the mayors' goals: secure better wages in their cities, improve early childhood education and expand Internet access for low-income residents.

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The Frightening True Story that Sparked America’s Shark Mania

Friday, August 08, 2014

WNYC

There would be no Jaws or Sharknado if not for the 1916 shark attacks that left four dead in the waters of New Jersey, and inspired a forgotten act of selflessness.

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A Fatal Chokehold Reveals a Precinct's Troubles

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Figures show Staten Island's North Shore has disproportionate levels of summonses and stop-and-frisks.

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'Surge Docket' Would Increase Deportations, Advocates Say

Thursday, July 31, 2014

WNYC

Immigration advocates are wary of a new Justice Department plan to speed up the processing of thousands of unaccompanied children arriving in the U.S. from Central America.

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Judge Boots Cop Unions from Stop-and-Frisk Case

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

A federal judge has rejected efforts by the city's police unions to overturn a ruling finding the NYPD was regularly conducting unconstitutional street stops.

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Disabled New Yorkers Sue for Safer Streets

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

WNYC
New York City is being sued for violating the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, which celebrated its 24th anniversary last week. Advocates argue too many city sidewalks lack pr...

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Old Cops Teach New Picks

Monday, July 21, 2014

WNYC

As shootings spike this summer, hundreds of rookies have been paired with veteran cops in some of the city's busiest precincts — the vanguard of a new, community-friendly philosophy in the NYPD.

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Tappan Zee Cost Reveals Cuomo Style

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

WNYC

New York's governor is building a new Tappan Zee Bridge, funded by tolls. How much more will drivers have to pay? He's not as forthcoming about that bit. 

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National Pro-Choice Group Backs Four NY Senate Candidates

Monday, July 14, 2014

WNYC
Emily's List, the powerhouse D.C. political action committee, is throwing its weight behind three incumbents and one challenger — all women — to help Democrats take control of the sta...

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In Conversations On Mid-East Violence, NY Jews Struggle for Right Words

Friday, July 11, 2014

WNYC

Across dinner tables and in synagogues, many families have been reflecting on the cost to both sides. Some can't bring themselves to talk about it at all.

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Fiscal and Repair Challenges Await New NYCHA Head

Friday, July 11, 2014

Shola Olatoye, 39, must now contend with crumbling buildings, lack of revenue and spikes in crime in the nation's largest public housing authority.

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Sen. Libous and the Balance of Power in Albany

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for the New York Daily News, explains how Libous' case could affect the balance of power in the Senate.

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Border Kids Fill Courts

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

WNYC
The waves of unaccompanied immigrant children flooding across the Southwest border are lapping at our courthouse doors. These children, mainly from Central America, seek green cards u...

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The Pleasures of Print and Jazz

Monday, June 30, 2014

David Lewis, the producer and director of "The Pleasures of Being Out of Step", discusses his new documentary following the life and journey of Nat Hentoff, a jazz journalist who documented and lived some of the most significant political and cultural changes of the last generation.  Long-time guest Hentoff, now a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, joins in to talk about how he went from jazz to free speech to the contradictions of being an "atheist pro-lifer."

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A Man Who Changed Jazz and Journalism

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The documentary The Pleasures of Being Out of Step covers the extensive — and sometimes controversial — career of Nat Hentoff.

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Yeshiva University Fighting To Survive

Monday, June 23, 2014

WNYC

After years of deficits, the revered institution of Jewish learning is teetering on the brink of insolvency, and now even faculty members are planning to sue.

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Rangel vs. Espaillat: A Test For Progressives

Friday, June 20, 2014

WNYC
Next Tuesday’s primary election may feel like déjà vu for voters in the 13th congressional district in Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, but the city’s politics have shifted in ...

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