What I Cover
I write investigative stories about the built environment, including housing, transportation, infrastructure and cities. Right now I’m examining how the Trump administration is reshaping policy at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
My reporting has exposed a sweeping rollback of transportation safety regulations, plans to radically curtail federal rental assistance and a retreat in the government’s fight against housing discrimination.
My goal as a journalist is to document the impact of public policy and corporate actions on ordinary people, to uncover wrongdoing and to hold the powerful to account.
My Background
I joined ProPublica in 2024 after three years as an investigative reporter at Streetsblog. My series there on the black market for temporary license plates led to enacted or proposed laws in three states as well as civil penalties and criminal investigations.
Before that, I was a reporter at Newsday, where my stories on malfeasance in New York local governments spurred investigations and reforms.
My reporting has received a George Polk Award, an IRE Award, a Sidney Award, a Deadline Club Award and other distinctions. I was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.
