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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
Arts & Entertainment
In Brooklyn, a place where the prom dresses are free
“Let’s face it, the cost of a prom these days can be the cost of a mini-wedding.”
By
Scott Heins
News
Photos: How New Yorkers are staying cool in the heat wave
Temperatures danced around the 90-degree mark all weekend as the city pushed its way through a brutal heat wave.
By
Scott Heins
News
Mermaid Parade makes waves in triumphant Coney Island return
The summer kickoff event was a swimming success in Coney Island as the 40th Mermaid Parade made its way down Surf Avenue.
By
Scott Heins
News
How's Mayor Eric Adams doing? New Yorkers critique hizzoner's first 100 days in office
Gothamist reporters fanned out across all five boroughs to hear what city residents had to say about Adams and his job performance ahead of his 100th day as mayor.
By
Elizabeth Kim
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Brigid Bergin
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Gwynne Hogan
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David Cruz
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Scott Heins
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Daniel Shapiro
News
Protests Break Out Across The City After Rittenhouse Acquittal
Protesters chanted “This is what community looks like!” and “We stand with Kenosha.”
By
Sophia Chang
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Scott Heins
Arts & Entertainment
Inside The Robert Caro Archive At The New-York Historical Society
Caro's archives are now at the city's oldest museum, where you'll be able to look through his reporting materials, notes, and more.
By
Jen Carlson
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Scott Heins
Food
Inside The Great Jones Distilling Co., Manhattan's Only Active Whiskey-Making Operation
Ahead of opening, construction crews coordinated with the MTA to install underground pipes between passing subway trips.
By
Scott Heins
Arts & Entertainment
Photos, Videos: Staten Island Celebrates "Homecoming Week" With Crystal Waters, Force MDs, & Wu-Tang Members
And yes, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senator Chuck Schumer were in attendance and back at it.
By
Scott Heins
News
Thousands Of New Yorkers Mark One-Year Anniversary Of George Floyd's Death
Marches, rallies, and vigils around the city paid tribute to Floyd and demanded an end to systemic racism in American law enforcement, including the NYPD.
By
Scott Heins
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: Revisiting Manhattan’s Pandemic Emptiness, One Year Later
In May 2020, Gothamist asked me to photograph Manhattan streets in the midst of the COVID lockdown. These are those photos.
By
Scott Heins
News
"I Never Felt I Was Doing Anything Wrong": NYers Rejoice After Marijuana Legalization
"Congratulations New York!"
By
Jake Offenhartz
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Scott Heins
News
Some Borough Park Yeshivas Remain Open, Defying Cuomo's Targeted COVID Cluster Shutdown
"It doesn’t look like the government is planning to do any enforcement, so they’re not too worried," said one parent.
By
Jake Offenhartz
and
Scott Heins
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