Julianne Welby

Senior Editor, NYC Recovery/Education/Transit, WNYC News

Julianne Welby appears in the following:

ICE Accused of Beating Up Uzbek Man at JFK Airport

Monday, September 21, 2020

A lawsuit alleges federal immigration agents hit and used a stun gun on a father they were trying to deport, despite a judges orders blocking the removal.

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Court Ruling Could Mean Deportation of Tens of Thousands in New York, New Jersey

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The federal court decision upholds the Trump Administration's decision to eliminate Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan.

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Three Fatal Shootings On One Flatbush Street

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

“What’s happening right now is not human," said one man whose best friend was recently fatally shot. "All these killings on one strip of one block.”

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Staten Island DA Releases Thousands Of Records Documenting NYPD Misconduct And Dishonesty

Monday, August 24, 2020

The trove of documents contains hundreds of letters, previously sent to defense attorneys, outlining misconduct findings and allegations made against police witnesses going back decades.

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What An In-Person Trial Looks Like in a Socially Distanced Brooklyn Housing Court

Friday, August 21, 2020

Brooklyn housing court trials have resumed in a new location that’s considered safer in a pandemic than the cramped civil court building, but some parties prefer virtual trials.

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A Buffalo Mother Turns To Mutual Aid To Support Imprisoned Women

Monday, August 17, 2020

Donna Robinson helps not only her daughter at Bedford Correctional Facility in Westchester, but a group of "bonus daughters" who may have lost family support during the pandemic.

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More New Jersey Schools Lean To All-virtual To Start School Year

Sunday, August 16, 2020

After Governor Phil Murphy gave districts the flexibility to delay in-person classes, more of them seem to be opting for remote learning this fall.

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Pre-pandemic, Homelessness Increased on Streets And Decreased in Subways

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Even before the pandemic struck, more homeless people were turning up on New York City's streets, but fewer in the subways, according to a federally-mandated January count.

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Leaving Jail And Kicking Heroin During The Pandemic

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has shut all kinds of doors for people recovering from addiction, especially those who’ve just been released from incarceration.

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ICE Detainee in Newark Claims Retaliation For Exposing Poor Medical Conditions

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

An immigrant detained at the Essex County jail in Newark says he's experienced retaliation since speaking to WNYC about how he feared for his life due to poor medical conditions.

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Brownsville, Brooklyn Has A New Police Commander. Can He Change How the NYPD Does Business?

Sunday, August 09, 2020

Terrell Anderson is originally from the neighborhood and has pledged "he’s not going to arrest his way to safety."

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Murphy Rolls Back Limits on Indoor Gatherings as NJ's Transmission Rate Increases

Monday, August 03, 2020

Gov. Murphy says the state is at a "very dangerous place," as the state's transmission rate has reached its highest level since April. 

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Pardoned By Cuomo But Detained By ICE, Bronx Immigrant Marks Three Years In ICE Detention

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Attorneys say Ousman Darboe has been held in ICE custody longer than any New Yorker.

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What Should Well-Off NYC Public School Parents Do With $420 Food Stamp Windfall?

Monday, July 27, 2020

A wealth-redistribution activist suggests they use the card, and then donate the equivalent funds to help tackle hunger.

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Lawyers Say Immigrants At Bergen County Jail Have No Air Conditioning

Monday, July 27, 2020

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees held at the jail in Hackensack, NJ., are allegedly suffering from a lack of air conditioning during the current heat wave.

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Baseball Is Back, Quieter Than Ever

Sunday, July 26, 2020

There are fans in the seats, but they're made of cardboard.

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Some NYC Students Can't Access Virtual Summer School, Advocates Say

Sunday, July 26, 2020

The remote learning obstacles for students who have bounced around the public school system provides a possible window into the challenges for all students in the fall.

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Isolated In Their New Country, Refugees Are Sewing—And Innovating—COVID Masks

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Some recently-arrived refugees in New Jersey have already sold more than 2,000 masks to people in their new country. 

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Black Man Killed By NJ State Trooper Sparks Push For Mental Health Training

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The fatal shooting of Maurice Gordon by a state trooper is raising questions about mental health training for officers, and providing a window to reimagine policing.

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Inspired by Black Lives Matter, Mount Vernon Tries to Transform Its Police Department

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

A small, New York City suburb with a history of police corruption and brutality allegations is taking a very different approach than the NYPD.

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