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Curtis Brodner

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Covers:  NYC news, criminal justice, politics, housing and homelessness
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Curtis Brodner’s Biography

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Freelance reporter.

Formerly Columbia Journalism Investigations, 1010 WINS, NYC Protest Updates.

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How New York's Attorney General Sidelines Innocence Claims

How New York's Attorney General Sidelines Innocence Claims

Prisoners seeking help from the AG's office have little chance of review. Here's one applicant's story.

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New York's AG Wanted to Review Innocence Claims. Politics Got in the...

New York's AG Wanted to Review Innocence Claims. Politics Got in the...

The attorney general's conviction review bureau has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hu…

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Another Alamo Drafthouse Theater in NYC Is Unionizing in Barbenheimer's Wake - Hell Gate

Another Alamo Drafthouse Theater in NYC Is Unionizing in Barbenheimer's Wake - Hell Gate

"This summer, especially with Barbenheimer, things were just so unbearably horrible, like, abnormal. And ever…

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Citing Mold and Short Staffing, Alamo Cinema Workers Push to Unionize

Citing Mold and Short Staffing, Alamo Cinema Workers Push to Unionize

"They insist on cutting every corner," said Bridge Squitire, a server and trainer at the theater who helped o…

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NYC trading card communities keep tradition alive in changing industry

NYC trading card communities keep tradition alive in changing industry

Collectible trading card games (TCGs) are bigger than ever, but players are becoming increasingly alienated f…

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Property destroyed, people separated from services, no reduction in street homelessness: Adams' s...

Property destroyed, people separated from services, no reduction in street homelessness: Adams' s...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) - "They left a note, and said they were going to do a sweep. But unfortunately I had run…

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Despite Uncertainty, Gulf Art World Projects Normalcy

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By Curtis Brodner
| Hyperallergic Verified
As the US-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week, neighboring Gulf states, a hub of much of the region’s contemporary art production, are projecting an image of normalcy, with many galleries and museums reopening. It’s a sharp contrast to the sheer scale of destruction in Iran and Lebanon, where American and Israeli strikes have devastated cultural heritage sites.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Evicts Drone Manufacturer After Months of Protests

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By Curtis Brodner
| Hyperallergic Verified
News — 4 min read Protesters outside the Brooklyn Navy Yard on February 11, 2025 (photo Curtis Brodner/Hyperallergic) The Brooklyn Navy Yard will not renew the lease of a drone manufacturer that contracts with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Israeli military, and the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems after more than a year of activists demanding eviction.
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Help Us Investigate Conviction Integrity Units in New York

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By Willow Higgins, Ryan Kost Verified, Curtis Brodner, Oishika Neogi, Alex Arriaga
| New York FOCUS Verified
BEFORE YOU GO, consider: If not for the article you just read, would the information in it be public? Or would it remain hidden — buried within the confines of New York’s sprawling criminal-legal apparatus? I started working at New York Focus in 2022, not long after the outlet launched.
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