Curtis Stephen
City Limits Articles
Bio: Curtis Stephen is a Brooklyn-based journalist. Since 2001, he's regularly contributed to City Limits. Among his reports, Stephen chronicled the case of Colin Warner, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 21 years in New York. Born and raised in East Flatbush, Stephen is a graduate of Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus. He's a past recipient of LIU's Theodore Kruglak Award in International Reporting, which enabled him to work with the Times of India in New Delhi. Stephen, a former Newsweek magazine stringer and a former fellow with the Open Society Institute, has worked for CNN in Atlanta, ABC News and WNBC-TV in New York. He's interviewed an array of figures from the world of politics and popular culture, from Indiana Senator Richard Lugar and the Reverend Jesse Jackson to recording artists Gladys Knight and LL Cool J. Stephen has received multiple awards from the New York Association of Black Journalists and the 2008 PASS Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. He resides in Brooklyn.
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Spotting Trouble: The Debate Over Teen Suicide Risks
Afraid of Crime Now? Join The Kids
Making Their Way
Homage For A Working Class Hero
Immigrants Reach New Heights
A Tough Gang To Follow
Becoming a Deejay,
Leaving the P-J's
In Flatbush, Pirate Radio
Tunes Into Trouble
AIDS Activists Seek Gains
Amid High Infection Rate
Eternal Agitation Is
The Price of Living Here
It Takes 'Elan' To Make
Hot-Button Issues Cool
One Idealist's Progress
In Fighting Poverty Online
Some Work the Overnight
While Others Decorate It
A Ballot's Breadth Away
From Rejoining Society
IMAGES OF BLIGHT,
WORDS TO SLAM
Upstart Could Bring Hip-Hop To The Hill
After Bell Ruling, Will
NYPD Policies Change?
Journalist's Doubt Gets
Murder Case Reopened
A Herculean Task: Keeping
Mitchell-Lamas Affordable
Skating By the Sea?
New Rink Idea Glides In
Cultivate the Grassroots:
A New Development Model
IN BELL CASE, DESIRE FOR CHANGE
MEETS SLOW POLITICAL PROCESS
THE EMPIRE SKATES BACK:
FANS RALLY TO SAVE RINK
STOPPED AND FRISKED IN '06:
NYPD FINALLY PROVIDES STATS
POLICING EXPERTS RECOMMEND WAYS
OF AVOIDING ANOTHER BELL TRAGEDY
FREED MEN OFFER THEIR CASES
AS PROOF OF EVIDENCE FAILURE
DNA EVIDENCE LOST AND FOUND
WHILE YEARS IN PRISON GRIND BY
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: EX-OFFENDERS
LAUNCH THINK TANK OF THEIR OWN
Department of Corrections
Record Time
Study: Too Few Contracts to Minority, Women Biz
Council members behind study say much more can be done; mayor's office says study doesn't include subcontracts to minority- and women-owned enterprises.
New York Communities Take on Foreclosures
A commentary from Nation Magazine editor Katrina vanden Heuvel highlights the foreclosure problem in New York City.
Agencies Almost Always Have The Last Word
Courts have little power to overturn decisions by agency hearing officers — as two evicted public housing tenants recently learned.
New York's Recovery Is Stronger Than Nation's, But Still Uneven
New York City has weathered the recession far better than was feared during the financial crisis, but outside of Manhattan the view is often bleaker.
One Simple Path To A Degree
This article examines a proposal by a California state legislator that would require community colleges to provide students with a clear path on how to acquire their degree.
New Bronx Resource Guide for Family Caregivers
The Office of Community Health at Montefiore Medical Center has just released "Caring for Yourself While Caregiving," a new resource guide for Bronx-based family caregivers. Available in English and Spanish, the guide provides 32 pages of helpful, low-cost resources in six unique categories for people caring for an aging parent, spouse, partner, elderly relative, child with an illness or disability, or another person close to them. To order a copy, call (718) 920-6576 or email PCareSupport@montefiore.org.
100,000 Homes for 100,000 Vulnerable Americans
Invisiblepeople.tv's Mark Horvath posts the following article on the launch of the "100,000 Homes Campaign", organized by Common Ground.
Will The Gowanus Ever Be Cleaned Up
For nearly a year, residents, politicians, businesspeople and others battled over the EPA’s consideration of the 1.8-mile waterway for a Superfund listing.
Bronx Economic Czar Marlene Cintron Hits the Pavement To Encourage Investing In The Bronx
Marlene Cintron, President of the BOEDC, Helps Promote Owner Occupied Communities in The Bronx by Participating in Grand Concourse/Mosholu Art-Deco Co-op Trolley Tour and Sees a Bright Future For the Borough
Court Upholds Columbia Campus Expansion
Columbia University's use of eminent domain to build an additional campus in West Harlem is upheld by The New York State Court of Appeals
Crown Heights Community Mediation Center
The Mediation Center is a unique neighborhood institution that works to improve community problem-solving, collaboration, and inter-group relations in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Operating out of our storefront offices since 1998, the Mediation Center seeks innovative ways to promote community cohesion in our neighborhood, known for fragmentation. This includes providing residents with links to resources on issues like education, parenting, housing, and immigration; providing support to young people navigating the challenges of a community tainted by violence, drugs, and poverty; and galvanizing neighborhood, borough, and city stakeholders in order to improve the quality of life for all residents.
NY Convergence
NY Convergence, the only online news site exclusively covering digital media and tech industry developments throughout New York is now in beta. Content, updated throughout each day, is available via daily e-newsletter, Twitter, iPhone, Facebook, RSS and widget. Queries and feedback welcome:tips@nyconvergence.com.
The Bronx is Kickin'
A blog on soccer in New York City, and my time as a volunteer with South Bronx United.
nybefore6.com
A guide to daytime, weekday jazz and classical concerts and other cultural events in Manhattan.
Kenmore Hall Courier
A tenant blog for a Chelsea, NY S.R.O. This S.R.O. had a terrible reputation before new management took over; despite improvements, conditions are still far from ideal.
NYC You Are Here
Concert, Movie, and Book Reviews. Music and art Happenings around NYC.
Ditmas Park Blog
A blog about the neighborhood of Ditmas Park.
Hawthorne Street Blog
A blog about the neighborhood of Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Brooklynology
Brooklynology is one of the ways Brooklyn public Library's Brooklyn Collection shares the wealth of its collections with the public. It's a great place to announce new acquisitions and programs, follow up on an enthusiasm, or point out something we think is hilariously funny.
New York Herald
Arts, Culture, Dining, Neighborhood News centering around Williamsburg/Greenpoint.
