Here is a sampling of my print pieces from The Riverdale Press.
I wrote a series of articles about P.S. 207, a troubled school in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, where parents reported bullying and neglect while the administration turned a blind eye and refused to help.
Parents call ps 207 unsafe
Parents appear disempowered at PS 207
parents start pulling students from PS 207
no answer to anguish at ps 207
As a community newspaper, The Press profiles a number of local people and organizations. Here are some of my pieces.
Young, gifted and not afraid of a long commute
urban gardener plants seeds of healthy eating
Vets look back on post's centenary
In September 2015, I wrote a series about heroin and opioid use among teens in Riverdale. The series, along with my other work from 2015, helped earn me 1st place in education reporting from NYPA.
Nice kids. Good Schools. Hard drugs - Part 1
NICE KIDS. GOOD SCHOOLS. HARD DRUGS - PART 2
And of course, some examples of straight news features.