Robert Lewis

Reporter, WNYC News

Robert Lewis appears in the following:

Con Ed Hunting for Possible Gas Leak in 127-Year-Old Pipe

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

WNYC

While the utility has no evidence that a leak was to blame for Wednesday’s blast, the company is treating the fiery disaster as the probable result of a gas leak.

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The Battle Over Charter Schools is Just Beginning

Friday, March 07, 2014

Who's controlling the narrative in the charter school debate? WNYC's Beth Fertig and Robert Lewis explain the role of prominent charter booster Eva Moskowitz; where pro-charter fundin...

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Who Is Behind the Pro-Charter Schools Group Fighting de Blasio?

Thursday, March 06, 2014

WNYC

Financial sector leaders have long been some of the biggest supporters of the charter-school movement, a fact that has been red meat for charter school opponents.

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Luxe Developer Ordered To Stop Selling Condos in New York

Friday, February 28, 2014

WNYC

Local builder and Israeli firm ordered to stop selling condos in New York

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Cafeteria Corruption: Is the Fix in on NYC's School Milk Supply?

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

WNYC

The fix may be in on NYC's school milk supply, according to a new city audit. Three dairy companies stand accused of colluding over multimillion-dollar contracts to milk public schools.

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NY Changes Could Be 'Tipping Point' for Prison Reform

Thursday, February 20, 2014

New York's unprecedented restrictions on the use of solitary confinement places the state at the forefront on one issue in an emerging national debate about the criminal justice system.

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Groundbreaking Changes To Solitary Confinement in NY

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

WNYC

The state prison system is about to become the largest in the country to ban the use of solitary confinement as punishment for prisoners under 18, pregnant women and the developmentally disabled.

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In a City With Many Languages, NYPD Officers Rarely Use Interpreter Service

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

WNYC

Advocates allege the NYPD is neglecting residents who don't speak English, and a brutal murder could bolster their case.

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Stop Putting Kids in Solitary: Report

Thursday, February 13, 2014

WNYC

The city needs to change the way it treats teenagers locked up at Rikers Island or risk the continued waste of money and lives, according to a new report. 

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What It's Like To Fly Down Ice At 85 MPH

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

WNYC
At speeds of 85 miles an hour, it’ll take Matthew Mortensen and his luge partner a matter of seconds to get down the course on Wednesday. But it took the Long Island native years of w...

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NYC Progressives Continue Victory Lap With Mammoth DA Inaugural Bash

Sunday, February 09, 2014

WNYC

More than 800 turned out to crown a new Brooklyn DA.

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Super Commuters: Nearly a Third of Super Bowl Attendees Took NJ Transit

Sunday, February 02, 2014

WNYC

More than 28,000 football fans took New Jersey Transit to the Meadowlands for the Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Seattle’s Seahawks—and over 33,000 took the return trip.

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Another Baby Gets Herpes From Controversial Circumcision Ritual

Friday, January 31, 2014

WNYC

Another baby has contracted herpes from a controversial circumcision ritual, according to a health alert the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sent out on Jan. 28.

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"Do-Nothing Nonprofit" Actually Does Stuff

Thursday, January 23, 2014

WNYC
In investigating Relief Resources, an Orthodox Jewish nonprofit targeted by the Moreland Commission, we found an organization that sometimes blurred the line between its mission and i...

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City Pols Celebrate Jewish Holiday With Influential Orthodox Leaders

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

WNYC

It may only be a minor Jewish holiday but some major New York City political leaders and their proxies visited a Borough Park apartment Wednesday night to celebrate and pay their respect to members of the influential Orthodox Jewish community.

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Etan Patz, Confession, and Mental Illness

Monday, December 23, 2013

In May 2012, the NYPD finally brought resolution to the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz when it announced that Pedro Hernandez had confessed to his murder. That confession has now been called into question. WNYC investigative reporter Robert Lewis and ProPublica reporter Joaquin Sapien discuss why the NYPD's failure to record Hernandez's interrogation might complicate a guilty verdict.

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Did The NYPD Push A Mentally Ill Man To Falsely Confess To Murder?

Monday, December 23, 2013

WNYC

Despite promising to start videotaping interrogations, the NYPD didn't. Now we might never know what really happened to Etan Patz.

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How You Helped Us Solve a $3 Million Mystery

Monday, December 09, 2013

An investigative commission dangled juicy clues about the identity of a Brooklyn nonprofit it claimed has been steered millions in taxpayer funds by state lawmakers. Now the mystery h...

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Just How Likely Are You To Die on A Commuter Train?

Monday, December 02, 2013

WNYC

Sure it seems like riding the rails is getting more dangerous. But before you panic and hop in a car, here's what federal data shows.

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No Clear Response by City After Correction Officers Appear to Gum Up Courts

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

WNYC

City corrections officers appear to have brought the courts to a virtual halt earlier this week. Defense attorney say as a result some people could spend extra time behind bars. What's the city's reaction? Silence.

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