Latino Day Laborers, Rezoning Webster Avenue and an Oud Master

By Collin Orcutt | Last updated on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 at 8:50 pm

Judging by the prodigious output this week, it looks like spring fever has hit. Here are some of the latest fruits of your labor:

  • The second and last part of Carla Murphy’s series on efforts to boost sports opportunities for girls in public schools was featured in Women’s eNews. Carla’s work on this subject has been linked to by Jezebel and Salon.
  • Anna Limontas-Salisbury’s story about trees and Brooklyn (this headline writes itself) made the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  • Anastasia Economides’ article about a dispute over a proposal to eliminate some parking spots on Skillman Avenue found a home in The Queens Courier.
  • Sarah Trefethen’s piece about plans to rezone Webster Avenue made Norwood News.
  • Our Fort Greene Team continues its good work for The Local, the New York Times’ new hyperlocal experiment. A couple of examples: Jim Flood wrote about a theater group that wants to use stories from local folks to put together a play. Mike Reicher uncovered a report detailing lead paint hazards found in a shelter on the grounds of the Walt Whitman Houses.
  • Our reporters were all over Sunday’s Daily News. Tim Persinko shared the byline on a front page story about a senseless fire tragedy. Ben Fractenberg contributed to the Natasha Richardson coverage. Joel Schectman scored a solo byline with his story about a bone marrow screening drive aimed at saving a 6-year-old girl. Damiano Beltrami made the Metro page with his profile of Alaa Majeed (it’s not online yet – I’ll keep an eye out). Sergey Kadinsky, meanwhile, contributed to The News’ Richardson coverage in Saturday’s paper. Maria Clark worked on the story of the woman shot by an arrow in Riverdale.

Our News Service was hopping this week, too:

  • Rima Abdelkader contributed a multi-media piece about an Iraq-born musician who is a master of the oud, an ancient guitar-like instrument.
  • Nick Loomis and Karina Ioffee teamed on an audio slideshow about struggling Latino day laborers in Queens.
  • Anastasia Economides offered an audio slideshow about a new interactive website on the history of Brooklyn.

Congrats to all – and keep ‘em coming!

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