Email Author Albert Samaha
Awards
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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"
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2012 - Best American Sports Writing Anthology/Houghton & Miflin, published November 17, 2011
"Intentional Grounding"
2013 Stories by Albert Samaha
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FEATURED STORY
City Goes After Owners of Buildings that House Drug Operations
published Jul 17, 2013
The drug trade subsists through a network-- dealers, buyers, producers, stash houses, wholesalers, transporters, and so on. Eliminate a single branch, and the network will slow for a bit but then soo... More >>
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New York's Sneaker Boom
published July 17, 2013
"Look at 'em," says the young man in a blue polo shirt. "Dirty, scuffed, wrinkled—nobody's gonna buy them here. Not used like... More >>
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Woman Sues EMTs, Police for Letting Her Leave Ambulance and Jump Out Apartment Window
published Jul 16, 2013
On the morning of May 29, 2012, Maria Rodriguez entered a third-floor apartment and jumped out the window. She survived, but was seriously injured. But, she claims, perhaps it all could have been pre... More >>
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Zimmerman Verdict Brings the John H. White Case Back Into Spotlight
published Jul 15, 2013
There are many examples of racism, institutional and overt, in America's criminal justice system. But rarely do such instances dominate public discourse the way the George Zimmerman verdict has. On ... More >>
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Jobs Boom Narrative in Bronx and Brooklyn Doesn't Tell Full Story
published Jul 12, 2013
"Bronx is leading city in private sector job growth," read a Daily News headline today. "B'klyn tops outer-boro jobs boom," read a New York Post headline today. Both statements are accurate. Job dat... More >>
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NYC Charter School Claims State Audit Is Unconstitutional
published Jul 11, 2013
The idea behind charter schools is that, because the government does not measure them through traditional public school standards, they have the freedom to innovate, thrusting them at the frontline of... More >>
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Child Burned by Cleaning Product in Day-Care Bathroom, Lawsuit Claims
published Jul 10, 2013
A small child's mother is suing the city after the boy suffered an injury in a city-owned day-care center's bathroom, according to a complaint filed yesterday in State Supreme Court in the Bronx. The... More >>
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Red Bulls Will Pay Fan Clubs Not to Chant "You Suck, Asshole"
published Jul 09, 2013
In January 2009, 11 Tottenham fans appeared in court for racist chanting at a soccer game, including one ditty that featured the line, "We won't give a f*** if you are hanging from a tree, You are a J... More >>
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Queens Court Must Review Search Warrant Against Convicted Drug Dealer, Court of Appeals Rules
published Jul 08, 2013
On January 6, 2009, Derek Chisolm was convicted in Queens County Supreme Court on charges of illegally possessing two guns and some weed. Over the next four and a half years, his legal team appealed... More >>
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City's Education Department Will Pay $25k Settlement to Child Injured in Bronx Cafeteria
published Jul 05, 2013
The New York City Department of Education has reached a settlement with the family of a child who was injured after slipping on his school's wet floor three years ago. School officials offered $25,00... More >>
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State's Highest Court Overrules Precedent on Sentencing for Minors
published Jul 03, 2013
In 2008, a 17-year-old named Reece Rudolph was arrested after Glens Falls police found more than 300 bags of heroin in his apartment and his vehicle. Rudolph pleaded guilty to one count of criminal po... More >>
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Blessing Scam Suspects Will Be Extradited to NYC Following Sentences in California
published Jul 02, 2013
Law enforcement officials have dubbed it the "blessing scam," and by now the con's strange details are familiar to most major metropolises between the coasts: The scammers target elderly Chinese women... More >>
