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The Candy Sellers

by Carolyn Wells August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

“The lives and livelihoods of some of the city’s newest migrant children.”

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The Battle of Fishkill

by Seyward Darby July 10, 2023July 10, 2023

“When Domenic Broccoli set out to expand his IHOP empire upstate, he didn’t expect to find a grave site—or start a war.”

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Cat Fight

by Seyward Darby July 5, 2023July 6, 2023

“Altruism gone wrong in New York City’s cat rescue community.”

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Ginni and Clarence: A Love Story

by Seyward Darby June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

“How they saved one another, raged against their enemies, and brought the American experiment to the brink.”

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A Mother’s Exchange for Her Daughter’s Future

by Seyward Darby June 14, 2023June 14, 2023

“Two lives bound into one story by immigration and illness.”

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“They Just Need a Safe Place to Be:” How Public Transit Became the Last Safety Net In America

by Seyward Darby May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

“The surge in homelessness on transit systems creates a conundrum for agencies used to the old way of doing things.”

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Abdul Sharifu Was Buying Milk For A Neighbor’s Baby. A Snowstorm Killed Him.

by Seyward Darby March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

“How the tragic death of one man during Buffalo’s historic snowstorm in December highlights both the city’s close-knit immigrant community and its systemic failures.”

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Crimes of the Centuries

by Seyward Darby March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

“Tomb raiders, crooked art dealers, and museum curators fed Michael Steinhardt’s addiction to antiquities.”

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Edifice Complex

by Seyward Darby February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

“Restoring the term “burnout” to its roots in landlord arson puts the dispossession of poor city dwellers at its center.”

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New Yorkers Never Came ‘Flooding Back.’ Why Did Rents Go Up So Much?

by Carolyn Wells January 31, 2023February 1, 2023

“Getting to the bottom of a COVID-era real estate mystery.”

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