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Christopher Werth
Christopher is a senior editor focusing on investigations. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal 646-939-6511
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Runway reopens at LaGuardia Airport after sinkhole upends travel
Airport officials warned passengers of residual delays.
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Christopher Werth
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14-year old killed, another teen injured subway surfing across Williamsburg Bridge
The 14-year old fell from the bridge and into a lot on Delancey Street.
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Christopher Werth
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Arya Sundaram
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Protestors clash with police in Lower Manhattan over immigration enforcement
Demonstrators said they were preventing enforcement action by federal immigration agents. An NYPD spokesperson said several protestors were taken into custody.
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Joe Hong
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Christopher Werth
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NJ city delays vote on jailing of homeless people living in encampments
Summit's Common Council faced widespread backlash from residents at a public meeting Tuesday.
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Mike Hayes
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Christopher Werth
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The mysterious case of New York City’s missing Amazon packages
Gothamist placed tracking devices in three products ordered from Amazon. Here’s what happened after they were stolen.
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Christopher Werth
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Giulia Heyward
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Charles Lane
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See where rain, wind, floodwaters peaked in NYC and NJ from overnight storm
Our maps track the data in real time
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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Christopher Werth
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When NY doctor leaves trail of injuries, a father asks, ‘When are they gonna say enough’s enough?'
An OB-GYN named Thomas J. Byrne was stripped of his New York medical license in 1991 for what the health department called gross negligence, among other charges. For his former patients and their families, the restoration of his license in the state stirs up feeling of anger and betrayal.
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Karen Shakerdge
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Christopher Werth
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She felt ‘like a human septic tank.’ Do loopholes let doctors go unreported after allegations?
Patient safety experts are concerned that loopholes in the federal system for physician oversight allow some doctors with questionable track records to avoid further scrutiny.
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Karen Shakerdge
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Nsikan Akpan
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Christopher Werth
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‘No idea what he had done to me’: After OB-GYN lost his NY license, allegations continued in other states
Dr. Thomas J. Byrne was stripped of medical license in New York in 1991. Records show the Oklahoma medical board initially denied him a license to practice. Months later, it reversed that decision.
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Karen Shakerdge
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Nsikan Akpan
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Christopher Werth
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Patients were injured, died under care of NY doctor. He moved to New Mexico and kept practicing.
A New York state investigation in the 1990s found that 11 patients, including five newborns, had been harmed while under the care of an OB-GYN named Thomas J. Byrne. Health officials revoked his license. How was he able to keep practicing elsewhere?
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Karen Shakerdge
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Nsikan Akpan
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Christopher Werth
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One doctor’s decadeslong trail of injured women, babies began in New York
Part 1 of Imminent Danger, a five-part investigative series, examines the track record of one OB-GYN across several states and what it says about how doctors are vetted before being allowed to see patients.
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Karen Shakerdge
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Nsikan Akpan
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Christopher Werth
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'Alarming' staffing shortage raises concerns over NYC’s new Airbnb registration rule
A new law meant to curb the number of illegal Airbnb rentals has been delayed twice. Elected officials are concerned about the city’s ability to enforce it.
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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Christopher Werth
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