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Khristopher J. Brooks

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Covers:  personal finance, markets, financial news, economy, economic disparities, breaking news, national news, income inequality, wealth inequality, minimum wage, CEO-to-worker pay gap, business news, tech
Doesn't Cover: energy, minority issues, science, arts, politics, health, sports, religion,
Phavor's dad. Deprina's husband. New York housing reporter for @homesdotcom and @costarnews. Journalism professor at @hunterjourpgm. In that particular order.

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Khristopher J. Brooks’s Biography

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KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch in New York. He covers economic disparities and other national breaking business and financial news.

Before coming to CBS, Mr. Brooks was a towns reporter for Newsday on Long Island where he produced enterprise, government watchdog and general feature stories focused on communities directly east of New York City. Mr. Brooks was also the innovation and entrepreneurship reporter for the Democrat & Chronicle in Rochester, New York. He has cove…

Khristopher J. Brooks’s Journalist Portfolio

Black church pastors walk thin line on rights of gays

Black church pastors walk thin line on rights of gays

Baptists and many other religious denominations typically point to Leviticus 18:22 (“Thou shalt not lie with …

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Marshal's office: Town pool missing alarm system

Marshal's office: Town pool missing alarm system

Town of North Hempstead officials opened the newly renovated pool at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park …

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In California, a "disturbing" gap in what drivers pay for car insurance

In California, a "disturbing" gap in what drivers pay for car insurance

Auto insurers commonly offer rate discounts to white-collar professionals in rich neighborhoods, but deny tho…

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iPhone 6 'touch disease' a boon to fixit shops

iPhone 6 'touch disease' a boon to fixit shops

There's a design glitch in some iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models that leaves a flashing gray bar at the top of the …

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Saturday at Michelle's: At a Bed-Stuy salon, Beyonce, Halloween and 'full sets' dominate the agen...

Saturday at Michelle's: At a Bed-Stuy salon, Beyonce, Halloween and 'full sets' dominate the agen...

On a recent Saturday morning, hairstylist Marsha Bowen arrived at Michelle's Hair Salon just before 10:30 a.m…

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Articles

New York City officials offer 23-point plan to improve living conditions for renters

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By Khristopher J. Brooks Verified
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Key takeaways New York City released a report Thursday detailing how it plans to improve apartment conditions. The report lists 23 steps city officials say they're hoping to implement in the coming years, including changes to how rental applications are assessed and how landlords are fined. City officials spent months earlier this year hearing renter concerns about living conditions.
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Leasing begins at Jersey City apartment complex wooing New York City transplants

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By Khristopher J. Brooks Verified
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Key takeaways A new apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey, by Columbia Property Trust and RXR is accepting applicants. Hudson House West features 338 units, ranging from studios to three-bedroom spaces. Rents inside the 27-story building on 15th Street start at $2,695. Leasing has begun at a new 27-story apartment complex in New Jersey's second-largest city. Hudson House West features 338 units — ranging from studio apartments to three-bedroom spaces — at 325 15th St. in Jersey City.
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For $1.99 million, you can live down the street from the Clintons

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By Khristopher J. Brooks Verified
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Key takeaways A four-bedroom home in Chappaqua, New York, is on the market for $1.99 million. The home is one door down from former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, former U.S. senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The home's owner has lived there 40 years and is looking to downsize. There's a four-bedroom home for sale in a small town 40 miles north of New York City, and whoever buys it might bump into a former U.S. president while mowing the lawn or grabbing the mail.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job was an education reporter at the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier. I stayed there for a year and a half. Learned a lot from that job

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I'm not that young, of course I've used a typewriter. I miss typewriters actually. Maybe I'll buy one for just to stare at it occassionally.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means you spend life gathering the most important news for your readers to know on a given day. It also means you'll probably be poor.

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2003 - Scholarship

The Lawrence A. Laurain Scholarship is awarded each year to a student in a college in Southeast Michigan with a demonstrated interest in journalism. The scholarship honors the memory of the late Larry Laurain, who served as president of the Detroit chapter in 1985, shortly before his death. His journalism career spanned 17 years, including work with the Royal Oak Daily Tribune, the Macomb Daily, United Press International, and as city editor of the Oakland Press.

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Virginia Press Association

2007 - Education Writing

Earned for writing a series of critical story about the federal No Child Left Behind Act

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