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THE CITY Launches “How’s New York City Doing?” Pandemic Recovery Tracker
New tool tracks unemployment, subway ridership, return to office and more
Vania André
Vania is THE CITY’s communication and marketing director, where she works with the entire team to promote THE CITY and its work while expanding its growing reach and reputation as the go-to local news source for New York.
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THE CITY Expands with Multiple New Hires and Promotions in Editorial and Development
The nonprofit newsroom also acquires FAQ NYC Podcast as part of its growth strategy
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THE CITY Launches “Have I Been Redistricted?” Interactive. Readers Can Search How Political Boundaries Shifted In Their Communities
Redistricting lookup and maps are the latest in a series of tools created by the nonprofit newsroom to provide New Yorkers with useable resources and guides
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THE CITY Wins New York Press Club Awards for Business and Crime Reporting
The nonprofit newsroom wins for its coverage of the city’s economic recovery and NYPD’s misconduct procedures.
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THE CITY Nominated for 2022 Media Award by the James Beard Foundation
The nonprofit newsroom is nominated for its’ coverage of food delivery workers during the pandemic
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THE CITY’s Investigative Reporter Wins Izzy Award for Groundbreaking Coverage on Lead Contamination in Public Housing
Greg Smith’s winning report “The Toll of NYCHA’s Lead Lies: A Brooklyn Girl Poisoned as Officials Covered Up Danger,” tells the story of one resident impacted by false reports about lead contamination in her complex
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THE CITY wins April Sidney for Prescient Story About the Historic and Winning Amazon Union Drive in Staten Island
Josefa Velásquez of THE CITY wins the April Sidney Award for “Meet Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, the DIY Duo Behind the Amazon Labor Union’s Guerrilla Bid to Make History,” a profile of the two young Black men who led the first successful unionization drive in Amazon history at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island.
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THE CITY Awarded Merit Prize for Breaking News by the Silurians Press Club and Izzy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Media
The nonprofit newsroom’s coverage of former governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation and investigation into lead paint contamination in public housing earns THE CITY top honors
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THE CITY Releases 2021 Annual Report On Third Anniversary
Groundbreaking reporting leads to age of bills securing better working conditions for immigrant delivery workers; innovative interactive guide helps voters during unprecedented election cycle; and service journalism connects readers to local resources
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THE CITY Teams With Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism on Tow Foundation-Funded Criminal Justice Reporting Initiative
Funded by The Tow Foundation, the Criminal Justice Reporting Initiative will kick off in June with a two-day, in-person workshop for mid-career journalists on how to dig into police cover-ups. It will be followed in the fall with a 14-week course for Newmark J-School students, in collaboration with the nonprofit news site THE CITY, aimed at producing youth-focused criminal justice journalism.