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Joe Sexton, ProPublica

How Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio’s failures made New York a Covid-19 epicentre

In contrast, the California governor and San Francisco mayor were quick to step up to the challenge.

Joe Sexton, ProPublica
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Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica
· May 26, 2020 · 01:30 pm
As instances of police frisking people on suspicion fell, so did crime rates in New York

The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policies were held as an essential crime-fighting tool but was criticised for racial profiling.

Joe Sexton, ProPublica
· Jan 22, 2018 · 09:30 pm
Hate crimes are still common in Trump’s America, even if they don’t grab headlines

Documenting Hate, an effort by a group of news organisations, has sought to sustain a focus on incidents and crimes of racial, religious or sexual prejudice.

Joe Sexton, ProPublica
· Jul 28, 2017 · 08:30 pm