Mirela Iverac appears in the following:
City Consolidates Homeless Subsidies
Friday, November 02, 2018
This week the city simplified its rental assistance programs to help reduce record homelessness.
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.
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.
Young Activists Rally for Tighter Gun Laws Ahead of Midterm Elections
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Young anti-gun violence activists marked one year since the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history with a rally in New York City.
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.
Bronx Crime Continues Despite Mass Police Actions
Monday, August 20, 2018
WNYC reporter Mirela Iverac discusses her radio series, “Takedown in the Bronx.”
The NYPD's Gang Strategy
Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Mirela Iverac talks about the NYPD's evolving gang strategy and the community's reaction to it.
Takedown in the Bronx
Monday, August 06, 2018
On April 27, 2016, police arrested 120 people in the northeast Bronx in the largest gang takedown in New York City history. We've been following the case ever since.
NYC Says It's Providing Services to Immigrant Kids Separated at Border
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
City agencies are providing services to around 300 kids brought to New York after being separated from their parents at the U.S-Mexico border.
New Data Raises Questions About Stop Signs' and Traffic Signals' Effectiveness in School Zones
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Senate Republicans are urging alternatives to speed cameras, but newly released data raises questions about whether they work.
Officials Urge State Lawmakers to Pass Speed Cameras Bill
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
City officials are continuing to urge state lawmakers to return to Albany and renew a citywide speed camera program before it expires at the end of July.
New York City Celebrates Pride Parade
Sunday, June 24, 2018
New Yorkers came out in force Sunday to celebrate the annual LGBTQ march, covering the city with rainbow flags.
One of NYC's Best Known Homeless Advocates Steps Down
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Mary Brosnahan, the president and CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless, is leaving after three decades.
Shower Bus Could Help the Homeless in Brooklyn — in a Year
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
A non-profit in Brooklyn wants to create a shower bus. But even with a model, a design and funding in place, it could take a year for the bus to be ready to hit the streets.
Code Blue For NYC
Thursday, December 28, 2017
How the city is protecting vulnerable people when the city’s temperature dips to extreme lows.
City's Child Welfare Agency Implements New Protocol to Protect Children at High Risk of Abuse
Friday, December 22, 2017
The city’s child welfare agency is putting a new protocol in place that it says will better protect infants and toddlers who are at highest risk of abuse.
City Plans to Use Eminent Domain to Create Affordable Housing for Homeless
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
The de Blasio administrations says it's going to take over private buildings that house homeless families and convert them to affordable housing, using eminent domain if necessary.
More Homeless People Live in New York Than in Any Other City
Wednesday, December 06, 2017
More homeless people live in New York City than any other city in the country — 20,000 more than Los Angeles, according to the latest figures from the federal government.
Hotel Workers Say These Panic Buttons Help Them Feel Safer
Friday, December 01, 2017
Five years ago, in an industry that’s not often in the spotlight, a local union managed to negotiate new sexual assault protections for its workers.
Man Charged in Terror Attack Pleads Not Guilty
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The New Jersey man accused of the deadly truck attack in Lower Manhattan last month pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday.
