Airline Security Failures Emerge in Search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370
In the months following September 11, 2001, airport security changed dramatically across the world.The International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency, mandated new, global...
View ArticlePolice Officers Rarely Disciplined by NYPD for Misconduct
Critics say that for nearly a decade, the NYPD’s poor track record of disciplining officers has permitted a large percentage of cases to get dropped or go unpunished — sending the message that officers...
View ArticleWe're Charting Your Thoughts on Climate Change
WNYC is partnering with NBC 4 New York to take a look at the ways the city's shifting environment will affect the lives of New Yorkers in 2050. What do you think about climate change? Record your...
View ArticleThis is Not How New York City Names Schools (But it Could Be)
The Data News team recently spent a week locked in a house to rebuild the SchoolBook Search tool from the ground up. After hours and hours staring at spreadsheets full of New York City school names,...
View ArticleMap: The Best Places to Watch the NYC Marathon
Under the Queensboro Bridge? At the Brooklyn Academy of Music? The finish line? Tell us where you’re watching the marathon this Sunday, and why.
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Can the NYPD Spot the Abusive Cop?
Darvell Elliott was near his Brownsville home one August night in 2010 when cops stopped him and said he matched the description of someone who allegedly robbed a man’s iPod and cellphone.They...
View ArticleResisting Arrest in Black and White
NYPD officers appear to be far more likely to file resisting arrest charges against black suspects than white suspects — with dramatic differences in some parts of the city, according to a WNYC Data...
View ArticleCrunching the Data on Resisting Arrest
WNYC reporter Robert Lewis and WNYC data news team reporter Noah Veltman discuss the WNYC data news report on what the numbers show when it comes to race and the risk of being charged with resisting...
View ArticleNYPD Arrests Increase Slightly
Latest NYPD statistics show that a police slow-down may be slowing down, with total arrests made last week increasing over the previous two weeks. But all numbers — particularly tickets for parking,...
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Do Speed Cameras Make Streets Safer or Just Rake in Millions? Yes.
City officials won’t say where they’ve placed the city's controversial speed cameras. But using ticket data, WNYC found them.About half of the 51 cameras appear to be active in fixed locations, based...
View ArticleThe Mobile Tool for NCAA Maniacs: Nailbiter Bot
The NCAA Men's basketball tournament is underway, and if you're partaking in brackets at your office, then you know the schedule is pretty crazy and hard to follow.In the first round of 64, there are...
View ArticleWhere New York City Kids Are Not Getting Vaccinated
More than 1 million children attend 1,800 New York City public schools. But before they can cross through the doorway each September, they need to be vaccinated against eight illnesses.For lots of...
View ArticleWeird, Clever and Rejected: NY's Vanity License Plates
The WNYC data news team sifted through the vanity license plates that were both approved and rejected by the NYS DMV. Noah Veltman, developer and reporter for the WNYC data news team, discusses what...
View ArticleFUNLOVIN, DURTY and ALLSWAG: Understanding New Yorkers Through Their License...
If custom license plates are a 12-inch by 6-inch window into the New York state of mind, it's clever, optimistic and loves Derek Jeter. Here's some of what we found sorting through over 130,000...
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The Hard Truth About Cops Who Lie
NYPD Det. Greg Larsen (center) was indicted for perjury in 2014 and has been fired. This photo is from a 2007 Internal Affairs investigation into a violent arrest.(court document) Nationwide, the...
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New York Leads in Shielding Police Misconduct
In February 2013, a top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo went on an Albany radio show to explain the ouster of an engineer from the Department of Transportation whose forced retirement had led to...
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Big Trouble in Little Data
Last week, The New York Postreported a 250 percent increase in New York City's murder rate: the city saw seven murders last week, compared to two the same week a year earlier. Does that mean the city's...
View ArticleThe Ticking Carbon Clock
Robinson Meyer writes a weekly climate newsletter for The Atlantic called Not Doomed Yet. He leads off every edition with the same number: the latest data on parts per million of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
View ArticleMapping the Book that Guided Black Travelers Across a Segregated America
In the 1930s, automobiles promised a new measure of mobility for America's middle class. But in the era of segregation, the open road was anything but open for black motorists. Finding a mechanic,...
View ArticleThe Five Borough Backlot: TV Shooting Locations in New York City
If you think you're running into more TV camera crews these days, it's not just your imagination.The number of scripted television shows produced in New York City has more than quadrupled since 2002...
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In Search of the Longest Subway Ride
What's the longest ride you can take on the New York subway? The MTA website says it's a 38-mile trip from 241st Street in the Bronx to Far Rockaway, but we think we can do better. We found a route...
View ArticleNew Jersey's Liquor Laws Were Created for a Very Different Population
Finding a restaurant in New Jersey where you can order a glass of wine with your dinner isn’t easy. And it wasn't meant to be. The state’s liquor laws were created after Prohibition to limit access to...
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Espaillat Claims Victory in Historic Uptown Race
State Sen. Adriano Espaillat all but declared victory in a crowded Democratic primary Tuesday night for the seat being vacated by legendary Congressman Charles Rangel.Espaillat, in his third run for...
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