Email Author Albert Samaha
Awards
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2012 - Best American Sports Writing Anthology/Houghton & Miflin, published November 17, 2011
"Intentional Grounding"
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2012 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published November 17, 2011
"Intentional Grounding"
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2012 - Salute to Excellence Awards/National Association of Black Journalists, published November 17, 2011
"Intentional Grounding"
2013 Stories by Albert Samaha
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FEATURED STORY
Benjamin Henry Waters To Sue BX D.A. After Spending Six Years in Pretrial Detention
published Aug 28, 2013
On January 16, 2007, Benjamin Henry Waters was arrested and charged with murder. Over the next six years, the case against him would see a lying witness, a mistrial, a judge questioning a prosecutor's... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Monet Painting Is Latest Chapter in Fight for Ferdinand Marcos's Cash
published Aug 27, 2013
Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda collected lots of art. They bought the works using the country's public funds. Many decorated the presidential palace in Manila. Others hung in... More >>
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Queens Judge Vacates Sex Trafficking Victim's Weapons Conviction
published Aug 26, 2013
In November 2003, a 17-year-old girl, "L.G.", pleaded guilty to fourth-degree illegal possession of a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor. She'd been arrested for prostitution. Police found on her a pocket ... More >>
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The Fight for Ferdinand Marcos's Cash
published August 21, 2013
In 1971, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos deposited $2 million into the Merrill Lynch account of Arelma Inc., a Panamanian dummy... More >>
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Feurtado Brothers Hope to Bring Anti-Violence Program to South Jamaica
published Aug 20, 2013
As we detailed in a feature story earlier this month, The Gang War that Wasn't, Lance and Todd Feurtado brought the SNUG anti-violence program to the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway days after a 2011 ... More >>
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Mayors Bloomberg and Giuliani Oversaw NYC's Segregation Increase
published Aug 19, 2013
Folks have been in a real reflective mood during these waning days of the Michael Bloomberg Administration. Sunday's New York Times, for instance, dedicated much its New York section to detailing and ... More >>
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Bronx Fourth Grader Suffered Multiple Assaults By Classmates, Suit Claims
published Aug 16, 2013
A fourth-grader named Nicholas had a real tough time at P.S. 43 in the Bronx. Classmates teased him, kicked him, slapped him in the face, and hit him in the head, according to a lawsuit filed on Thur... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
U.S. Citizen Gerald Nwozuzu Was Detained for 49 Months Because Officials Misinterpreted Immigration Law
published Aug 15, 2013
American immigration policy can be complex and subjective. So much so that a Queens man spent 49 months in detention because immigration officials may have misinterpreted the law. Gerald Nwozuzu, it t... More >>
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"Rowdy Gang" Member's Arrest Shows How Ramel Gittens's Memorial Lives On
published Aug 14, 2013
On August 3, a 10-year-old girl named Briana Palmer took a bullet in the hip while walking her dog at the Dix McBride Apartments. Four days later, Queens County District Attorney Richard Brown announc... More >>
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Nicholas Dellaventura's Family Sues High School for Football Workout Death
published Aug 13, 2013
Last summer, 15-year-old Nicholas Dellaventura collapsed and died after a football conditioning sessions at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School in Staten Island. A year later, his mother thinks the ad... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Feurtado Brothers Recall Mediation at a Queens Anti-Violence March
published Aug 12, 2013
Around 8 p.m. on May 18, 14-year-old D'aja Robinson and a group of her friends left a birthday party and boarded a bus to get home. Seconds later, before the bus took off, a man fired several gunshots... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Kilusan Bautista's "UNIVERSAL self" Explores Cultural Identity in Urban America
published Aug 09, 2013
Jeremy Bautista noticed a parallel between colonialism and drug addiction: An outside force sweeps into lives. Appealing at first, then feels essential over time. Soon the force is in control. Reshape... More >>
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Manny Fiallo's Stack Bundles Basketball Tournament Helps Keep the Peace
published Aug 08, 2013
Aaaaaahhhhhh! The crowd went nuts. The Stack Bundles Stop-the-Violence Basketball Tournament championship was at stake, and Team Riot Squad, down by 14 points at halftime to Team Stack, was on the v... More >>
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The Police Bust That Took Down Ralph Greer Jr.
published Aug 07, 2013
Ralph Greer Jr. had a heavy shipment of dope in the truck of his car. It was 1995, more than 15 years before he would begin mediating conflicts at the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway. Back in these day... More >>
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COVER STORY
The Gang War That Wasn't
published August 7, 2013
The bullet hit the young man in the chest. He staggered down the building's dim hallway, stumbling through an apartment door. He... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Alex Rodriguez and Anthony Weiner: Kindred Spirits
published Aug 06, 2013
In February 2009, Alex Rodriguez went on television and asked for forgiveness. Two days before, he'd been revealed as a user of performing-enhancing drugs. So he sat down for an interview with Peter G... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Art Authenticator Loses Defamation Suit Against the New Yorker
published Aug 05, 2013
In July 2010, the New Yorker published reporter David Grann's story about "a Canadian forensic art expert named Peter Paul Biro, who, during the past several years, has pioneered a radical new approac... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Pablo Negron's Release Shows Pretrial Detention System's Complicated Balance
published Aug 02, 2013
On July 7, 2011, Pablo Negron, 24, and his friends got into a bar fight with a couple of off-duty cops, Jason Reynolds, 28, and Albert Lloyd, 37. Lloyd had apparently made a pass at Negron's girl, and... More >>
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Education Department Pays $35k to Preteen Who Was Beat Up During Class
published Jul 31, 2013
The city's Department of Education has agreed to pay $35,000 to the family of a preteen girl who was beat up in class. The settlement agreement, filed Tuesday in state Supreme Court, stems from an i... More >>
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Queens MS-13 Gang Leader Gets 30-Year Prison Sentence
published Jul 30, 2013
The leader of an MS-13 chapter in Queens was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison. Hector Aleman Lemos, 32, had been accused of two homicides, including the shooting of a 13-year-old boy. He plea... More >>
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Bronx Council Candidate Joel R. Rivera Challenges Joel Bauza's Petition
published Jul 29, 2013
Joel R. Rivera's campaign for the Bronx's 15th Council District seat was strange from the start: The man he sought to replace, a termed-out incumbent, is also named Joel Rivera. And in an effort to k... More >>
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Countering the Dumb Argument That Outrage Over Trayvon Martin's Death Distracts From Black-on-Black Violence
published Jul 23, 2013
"Should the Africa-American community be focusing on black-on-black crime and the carnage in our inner cities, and not on George Zimmerman?" Chris Wallace said that a few days ago on Fox News. But yo... More >>
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Al Sharpton's Sleepover Gimmick Brings Mayoral Candidates' Public Housing Promises to Forefront
published Jul 22, 2013
Have you heard? Five of our courageous and compassionate mayoral candidates ventured into heart of darkness over the weekend--into a land of "moldy walls ... urine-soaked elevators ... darkened hallwa... More >>
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Man Hit by Train Weeks After Telling Hospital That "Voices" Told Him to Jump in Front of Train, Suit Claims
published Jul 19, 2013
On February 8, Mario Malena checked into a public hospital in Harlem, explaining to staff that he had been hearing voices that told him to jump in front of a train. A few weeks later, he was discharge... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Sneaker Boom: Price Timeline Shows Surge Between Early 2011 and Summer 2012
published Jul 18, 2013
Sneakers can be a lucrative investment. As we noted in this week's issue, the free market is experiencing a sneaker boom. Prices seem to be on a constant rise and the hip teenagers at the front lines ... More >>
