Jesse Coburn
Jesse is Streetsblog's investigative reporter. He can be reached at jesse@streetsblog.org. He has also written for for publications including the New York Times, the Baltimore Sun, Newsday, Harper’s, and Cabinet. Previously he was an editor at the architecture and urbanism magazine ARCH+. He is on Twitter at @jesse_coburn.
Recent Posts
Are Cops Writing the Tickets They Say They Are Following 311 Complaints?
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The NYPD rarely reports ticketing drivers in response to 311 complaints about blocked bike lanes, city data shows. But a new Streetsblog analysis raises doubts whether officers are even writing the tickets that they say they are.
Mayor Won’t Change Uber and Lyft Insurance Rules that Shortchange City Crash Victims
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Mayor de Blasio will not close a gap in insurance requirements that allows Uber and Lyft taxi drivers to have far less coverage when they are carrying passengers in New York City than anywhere else in the state.
Mayor Vows to Investigate Alleged Harassment of 311 Users After Recent Streetsblog Investigation
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"Whether [such calls are] coming from a city employee or someplace else, it's not good," the mayor said when asked about the alleged harassment. "What we need to know is what happened in those cases."
Amid Multiple Investigations, NYPD Defends Its 311 Response at Council Hearing
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City Council members voiced frustration with the NYPD's handling of 311 complaints about illegal parking at a hearing Tuesday, but police officials defended the department's efforts.
Council Member Calls For Probe of Alleged 311 Harassment
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And meanwhile, Council Member Bob Holden told Streetsblog he has also been the victim of "inappropriate" calls from cops.
NYPD Ignores Council Request for Info on Allegedly Fraudulent 311 Responses
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Council leaders had asked the NYPD to provide materials related to 14 311 service requests about illegal parking that police officers had marked as resolved despite never responding to the scenes of the infractions, according to council investigators.
IGNORED, DISMISSED: How the NYPD Neglects 311 Complaints about Driver Misconduct
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NYPD cops now close out thousands of 311 complaints about driver misconduct in mere minutes, contributing to a culture of lawlessness on city streets, a Streetsblog investigation into more than 26 million 311 complaints shows.
ANALYSIS: Out-Of-State Cars Causing Mayhem
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More than 10,000 people a year are injured in crashes in the city involving vehicles registered to other U.S. states and Washington, D.C., a Streetsblog analysis of NYPD collision data found.
Mayor Voices ‘Concern’ Over Insurance Rules that Hurt City Residents Injured by Uber, Lyft
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday expressed "concern" about a disparity in insurance requirements for Uber and Lyft taxis that shortchanges the city's crash victims, promising to review the issue further. His comments followed a Streetsblog investigation into the issue.
More Risk, Less Coverage: How Rideshare Insurance Rules Shortchange NYC Crash Victims
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Uber and Lyft taxis carrying passengers are allowed to carry dramatically less liability insurance in New York City than elsewhere in the state. This disparity leaves far less compensation for people injured by app-based taxis, a Streetsblog investigation found.
FACT CHECK: Did Another Cop Really Try to Shoot Eric Adams?
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Did a New York City cop really try to kill Eric Adams in 1996? Eric Adams has publicly floated the idea, but some people apparently aren't so sure. Streetsblog tried to find out.
Billionaire Developer Pours Cash into Fight Against Council Candidates Endorsed by StreetsPAC
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Common Sense NYC has spent more than $270,000 on mailers and digital advertising attacking five Democratic council candidates endorsed by StreetsPAC.