Bianca

Freelance investigative reporter + researcher. Previous: @NYSFocus, @ProPublica, @columbiajourn, @chronline. Occasional tap dancer. Nuyorican / former Floridian

[Bianca @biancafortis]

In 2012, Laurie Kanyok was sexually assaulted by her OB/GYN, Dr. Robert Hadden of @Columbia U. She called 911 and Hadden was arrested at his office, but was released from custody & returned to work 4 days later. He allegedly assaulted more patients in the following 5 wks.

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[Bianca @biancafortis]

Via @ColumbiaSpec, Columbia just appointed a new interim chair of OBGYN, Lisa Nathan. Robert Hadden's former boss, Mary D'Alton, is stepping down but will continue seeing patients: https://t.co/hEPpDLRsXJ @propublica

[Bianca @biancafortis]

Another update:

After 2+ years, Columbia University just released its external review that details the “hierarchal institutional culture” that allowed former OB-GYN Robert Hadden to abuse patients for more than two decades.
@LJBeil @propublica

https://t.co/AxbRqdSkNf

[Bianca @biancafortis]

Just over 2 years after we reported that Columbia University had enabled a predatory OB-GYN to sexually abuse his patients for more than 20 years, the New York AG's office is investigating the university’s handling of the case. @LJBeil @propublica
https://t.co/zeYG2F81FB

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

We are working on a special photography project around New Yorkers and work. If you are interested in participating in a photo shoot on Thursday or Friday (February 26, 27), please reach out to [email protected]

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

New Yorkers are so filthy that snow removal techniques used in other cities just won’t cut it: https://t.co/vOZIzaT1mA

[Megan Menchaca @meganmmenchaca]

Editor of a major Ohio news organization says they have removed “writing” from certain reporters’ workloads.

Reporters collect facts and an “AI rewrite specialist” writes the article.

That article is then reviewed by editors + reporters before publication.

[Jennifer Berry Hawes @JenBerryHawes]

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As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.

In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.

[Ben Tsujimoto @Tsuj10]

Story: The Buffalo School Board went behind closed doors Wednesday, intending to choose a third-party firm to investigate allegations against the district. They came out -- not with a firm, but with a new plan to find one. https://t.co/OSpYaAxi8l

[Madina Touré @madinatoure]

As New York City’s school board elections came to a close, parent leaders issued a dire warning: the Department of Education’s shoddy outreach and technical glitches could tank voter turnout. https://t.co/h5AAnvTyVx

[Bianca @biancafortis]

@jiejennyzou tracks the impacts federal cuts, tariffs & inflation are having on NY food banks:
"I don’t think a lot of people realize how connected they are to the emergency food system. A cut to one program is really a cut to every program." @nysfocus
https://t.co/j2pjQMFCGl

[The Cut @TheCut]

Meet the activists trying to wrest control of the Community Education Council of Public School District 2 from members who want to keep trans kids out of sports. https://t.co/WoJjLObW2y

[Chalkbeat New York @ChalkbeatNY]

“It’s unpredictable where this will go because it’s so messy,” one parent said. https://t.co/PeRYGycNyX

[New York Focus @nysfocus]

What's in this year's budget?

✔️Raised taxes on large NYC businesses to fund the MTA’s massive capital plan.
✔️The child tax credit for parents with kids under four will go up.
✔️Most residents will get a one-time inflation rebate check from $150-$400.

We broke it all down.

[Dana Goldstein @DanaGoldstein]

Breaking: The private-school-choice movement is on the verge of a victory that has eluded it: Pushing school vouchers into all 50 states, even the liberal ones. Gift link below.

[Ben Tsujimoto @Tsuj10]

New: Buffalo School Board will convene a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wed. at City Hall. Uncertain how much will be open to the public, but focus is believed to be determining an outside firm to conduct an investigation into allegations of cover-ups by BPS. https://t.co/rivoiqlcz6

[Bianca @biancafortis]

Here's something that *didn't* make it into the NY state budget.

NY owes school districts $300+ million in unpaid claims going back more than a decade, and there's no plan to pay it off. @nysfocus

https://t.co/A375fp0aFw

[Rachel Adams-Heard @racheladhe]

ADDICTED TO ICE: Small, rural communities are convinced their economic well-being depends on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside

https://t.co/B6pau43oht

[Bianca @biancafortis]

"The DOE acknowledged that candidates are not permitted to visit schools as a condition for political endorsement...but said regulations carve out 'allowable conditions' for visits. Spokespersons for the DOE & City Hall refused to specify the conditions."
https://t.co/f3D8YDICGy

[Bianca @biancafortis]

It's more than a month late, but we've finally got a state budget!

In our education round-up: a statewide cellphone ban, rollbacks for substantial equivalency and Foundation Aid *finally* gets an update @nysfocus https://t.co/2caIZvDjum

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

5 Bronx kids missing from their homes this week, police say

https://t.co/s8hNfR4WMq