Matthew Schuerman

Senior Editor, WNYC

Matthew Schuerman appears in the following:

Schneiderman Can Use Campaign Cash in Ways Donors Never Imagined

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Other disgraced state officials have dipped into their coffers to pay their legal fees. 

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That's Not Pneumonia. That's the Country's First Female Doctor.

Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was known for her perseverance as well as for her innovations. She's finally getting some recognition.

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Women’s Rights Advocates Condemn Schneiderman After Allegations of Abuse

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

One group even rescinded an award it gave him last week.

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Trump Ally, Sheriff David Clarke to Headline New York Police Chiefs Gathering

Monday, May 07, 2018

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A petition with more than 2,000 signatures is calling on the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police to rescind the invite.

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Staten Island DA Keeps Overdose Prevention Program Off His Turf

Monday, May 07, 2018

The borough with the highest heroin-related death rate won't host any of the safe injection sites the de Blasio administration is proposing in a pilot program.

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Climate Change Exhibit Changes, but Museum Says It'll Stay Above Politics

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Environmentalists and museum employees had criticized the institution for including Rebekah Mercer on its board.

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The New York Public Library's Newest Branch? In a Jail.

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Inmates can now go to a library rather than wait for the book cart to come around. 

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Back from the Dead: Morbid Anatomy Museum Returns to Brooklyn

Friday, April 27, 2018

A favorite destination for taxidermy enthusiasts is taking its collection to a local graveyard.

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Mayor de Blasio Blames "Culture of Complaint" in Debate Over Sex Harassment Claims

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The department fielded more reports than any other city agency, but less than 2 percent were substantiated

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Why We're Not Supposed to Know the Names of Cops who Kill Civilians, But Sometimes Do

Monday, April 16, 2018

"It's a big department, people talk," says one police official (on condition of anonymity).

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The Working Families Party Endorses Cynthia Nixon

Sunday, April 15, 2018

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After the endorsement seemed inevitable, the response from labor unions was swift.

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The Oldest Sidewalk Scaffold in New York City Tells All

Thursday, April 12, 2018

A new map by the Department of Buildings shows every scaffold in the city. The one in Upper Manhattan dates back to the Giuliani administration.

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City's Mental Health Hotline Fails Those Who Need it Most, Critics Say

Thursday, April 12, 2018

After police killed a mentally ill man, Mayor de Blasio has been urging New Yorkers to call the city's hotline. But critics say, it's not the right resource.

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Facebook CEO Acknowledges Discrimination Is Still a Problem on Social Network

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker prods Zuckerberg on how technology can be used against low-income and working-class people.

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City Council Makes Half-Priced MetroCards a Top Priority, Defying de Blasio

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The City Council wants to include $212 million in the next budget for half-priced MetroCards for the poor, but the mayor says it's too expensive.

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Lobbyists Fined by State Ethics Board in Connection with Mayor de Blasio's Campaign for One New York

Monday, April 09, 2018

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is at the center of two settlements between city lobbyists and the state ethics board over pay-to-play allegations.

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Buoyed by West Virginia, Jersey City Teachers Go on Strike

Friday, March 16, 2018

Thousands of teachers are demanding raises and cheaper health care.

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After Driver Kills Kids, Mayor Calls for Stiffer Penalties for Errant Motorists

Thursday, March 15, 2018

De Blasio wants to close two big loopholes that let the driver in the fatal crash behind the wheel despite eight moving violations and an apparent medical condition.

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Remembering the 1993 Attack on the World Trade Center

Monday, February 26, 2018

Six people died and more than 1,000 were injured in the bombing of the World Trade Center on this day in 1993. As on 9/11, it was a day of heroic rescues and survival.

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Leonia's Traffic Ban Is Keeping Customers Away

Friday, February 09, 2018

Business owners say the new rules are confusing regulars from out-of-town 

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