Samantha Max
Articles by Samantha Max
Samantha reports on whether New Yorkers feel safe and whether the institutions that are supposed to protect them are working. Before coming to WNYC/Gothamist, she spent three years covering the criminal justice system in Tennessee for Nashville Public Radio. Her reporting on Nashville's police department received multiple awards, including the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. Samantha was also part of the inaugural class of Report for America, a service journalism program that sends up-and-coming reporters to local newsrooms across the country. She is a Northwestern University grad, a Baltimore native and fluent in Spanish. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal: samanthamaxwnyc.93.
The man showed up at the Metropolitan Detention Center with a barbecue fork and pizza cutter, court records said.
Erik Duran has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault charges.
Federal prosecutors say Tony Herbert traded his influence in City Hall for thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
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Travelers have some rights, but the details can depend on the airline.
It’s illegal in New York to lock a resident out of their apartment without a warrant. Some landlords are doing it anyway.
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