Sarah Gonzalez is the northern New Jersey enterprise reporter for WNYC and NJPR.
Her investigative and feature reporting has received national awards by the Education Writer’s Association, SPJ Sigma Delta Chi and PRNDI, and several regional Edward R. Murrow awards.
Her investigation into charter schools turning away students with severe disabilities was awarded an Online News Association award for Innovative, Investigative Journalism. The San Diego native graduated from Mills College in Oakland in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and journalism. Follow her @GonzalezSarahA
Sarah Gonzalez appears in the following:
Hear the Heat: Our Song Demonstrates What it Felt Like Inside Harlem Homes This Summer
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Every 15 minutes, WNYC's recorded the heat index inside about 30 homes in Harlem. And we turned each temperature into a musical note to play what the heat in Harlem sounds like.
Before Tattooing Was Legal in New York, This Shop Was Doing It Underground
Friday, August 19, 2016
Fineline Tattoo on the Lower East Side is celebrating 40 years of operating continuously in New York City, including some years on the down low.
As Temperatures Climb, the Elderly, Frail and Poor Are Put at Risk
Thursday, August 18, 2016
"The fan ain’t doing no good, at all,” says one 69-year-old admitted for heat exhaustion.
The Inferno: Summer Heat Batters Public Housing Residents
Thursday, August 18, 2016
While it's easy to create policies to protect people from temperatures outside, homes are trapping the extreme heat and hurting our health.
After Community Opposition, Councilman to Vote Against Inwood Rezoning
Monday, August 15, 2016
Ydanis Rodriguez says he now plans to vote no on a proposed 17-story, 350-unit development along Fort Tryon Park — the latest test in Mayor de Blasio's affordable housing agenda.
Bangladeshi Muslims in Shock Over Fatal Shooting of Queens Imam
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Imam Maulama Akonjee's had just finished prayers at a nearby mosque when police say a man fatally shot him and his assistant, Thara Uddin.
Without AC, Public Housing Residents Swelter Through the Summer
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Almost 90 percent of New Yorkers have air conditioning in their homes, but less than half of public housing apartments do. And those units don't cool down, even overnight.
Farwell to Big Apple Circus
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Big Apple Circus, the single-ring, scrappy, European-style circus which launched in 1977, has announced it couldn’t raise enough money to continue.
Tracking the Temperatures on the Harlem Heat Island
Friday, July 08, 2016
In the midst of the city's first official heat wave this year, hear how you can get involved in WNYC's study to track temperatures in Harlem apartments with no air conditioning.
Espaillat Claims Victory in Historic Uptown Race
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
State Sen. Adriano Espaillat would become the first Dominican-American elected to Congress, replacing legendary Congressman Charles Rangel in a changing Harlem district.
Gay Muslims Ask LGBT, Religious Groups to Set Aside Prejudices
Friday, June 24, 2016
"To LGBT people who are not Muslim, this is the time for us to examine the level of Islamaphobia that is rooted within our communities."
New Jersey's Liquor Laws Were Created for a Very Different Population
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Finding a restaurant where you can order a glass of wine in the state isn’t easy. The state’s liquor laws were set after Prohibition to limit access to alcohol. Not a lot has changed.
Taking On Poverty And Education In School Costs A Lot Of Money
Saturday, April 30, 2016
In 1997, the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered millions of dollars in additional funding to 31 of the poorest school districts in the state. Camden alone spends about $23,000 per student per year.
New Bills to Reform the Port Authority
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
New Jersey Democrats want the power to require the Port Authority to appear before legislative hearings. And now New York lawmakers have introduced bills to do the same.
Can More Money Fix America's Schools?
Monday, April 25, 2016
It's one of the loudest debates in education: whether spending more money adds up to better test scores and graduation rates.
De Blasio Makes $20 Million Available to BOE to Implement Reforms
Monday, April 25, 2016
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday he'll make close to $20 million in "incentive funding" available to the City Board of Elections if the agency agrees to implement reforms.
What Happened When One Of New Jersey's Poorest School Districts Increased Spending
Sunday, April 24, 2016
This story is part of the NPR reporting project "School Money," which explores how states pay for public schools — and why many are failing to meet the needs of their most vulnerable.
Christie Announces $10 Million for Additional Lead Remediation
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Amid criticism that the governor has been diverting money away from lead abatement, he said he'd allocate an additional $10 million to prevent lead poisoning from paint in old homes.
Taking Stock of Lead Poisoning In NY and NJ
Friday, April 01, 2016
A roundtable of reporters discuss their stories about lead contamination in the water at local schools and lead paint violations plaguing some of the poorest areas of New York City.
More Rigorous Lead Testing Needed in Schools, Expert Says
Friday, March 25, 2016
One of the nation's top researchers on lead dangers in water says there's a need for more extensive and rigorous testing in older schools across the country.
