Investigative Capstones
Capstones from 2023
The Pima County Jail in a “state of full-blown crisis”: Inmate deaths four times the national average, Natalie Robbins
Capstones from 2021
Search and Rescue Missions on the Rise in U.S. National Parks, Sahalie Donaldson
Teens Vulnerable to Online Shopping Scams, Studies Say, John R. Honan
HSLDA concerned with more than just homeschool, Griffin S. Kelly
At a Former Cluster Site, the Tide Remains After de Blasio era Reforms, Homeless Shelter Shows no Signs of Improvement, Jacob R. Schermerhorn
Capstones from 2020
50 Years On, Holes Remain in the Clean Water Act, Benjamin H. Abrams
NYC Communities Battle Flooding, But Not From Coastal Storms, Danielle C. Cruz
Thousands of New York businesses are in debt with little hope of survival, Holly L. Deaton
Delays Deepen Abuse for Kids, Madeleine Kornfeld and Sarah Gabrielli
After NYPD: Scores of New York City Police Officers With Substantiated Complaints Move To New Public Safety Jobs., Luca Powell
Capstones from 2019
More Than A Century After Problem Emerged, Manhole Explosions Still Injuring Dozens in New York City, Gaspard Le Dem and Gabriel Sandoval
New York State's Landfill Problem, Olivia Raimonde and Chris Polansky
Capstones from 2018
Immigrants at New Jersey detention center struggle to get basic care, Lea Ceasrine
Politically-connected Nonprofit Makes Millions Putting Homeless Families in Unsafe Homes, Benjamin Foldy
On paper, immigrant detention centers meet standards to prevent sexual assault. But assault continues. Why?, Samantha A. Maldonado, Sarah V. Matusek, and Paula Moura
The Curious Case of Will Brooke, Adam Muro
Boom and Bust: How Private Detention Centers Wreak Economic Havoc on the Counties that Turn to them for Stability, Max W. Parrott and Reynaldo Leanos Jr.
Capstones from 2017
The Realities of Family Court and Child Abuse, Whitney Clegg
Too Little Too Late For City Spending On Workers Cooperatives, Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech
Palm Papers, Nicole Rothwell
The Shunned Speak Out: Former Members On Life in the Jehovah's Witnesses and After, Nour Saudi and Joy Notoma
Food Plight, Pauliina Siniauer, Rahimon Nasa, Lizeth Beltran, and Jeremy Ibarra
Inside the grassroots money machine, Elizabeth Tung
Capstones from 2016
New York City’s Affordable Housing Lottery: Inconsistent Screening Methods and Lack of Government Oversight, Donna M. Airoldi
How A New York Native American Community Was Polluted For Decades, Tola Brennan
Drug Trafficking and the Presidential Family in Venezuela: The Narco Nephews, Daniela Castro
Instagram and the Human (Mis)Connection, Johanna Chisholm
A Cost of Doing Business: Defense Contracting Fraud, Shane M. English
As The World Watches, George Goss and Nicholas Perez
SPEND YOUR STUDENT LOANS ON A VACATION. NO ONE IS WATCHING., Raul A. Hernandez and Morten Buttler
Breakdown: Treatment Gaps in New York City's Mental Health System, Christine Brink Kjeldgaard, Noah Caldwell, Mary Hanbury, Mike O'Brien, Joanna Purpich, and Anthony Izaguirre
No Hindu Left Behind is a Tall Order, Even in America, Rheaa Rao
PREYING ON THE DESPERATE, Karen M. Savage
No Place Like Home: Tenant Harassment and the Frailty of Housing Court, Adam M. Shrier
The Promise of Cooperatives Falls Short for Immigrant Women, Lisa Thomson