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Jesse Coburn

Jesse Coburn was an investigative reporter at Streetsblog from 2021 to 2024. His series on the black market for temporary license plates led to enacted or proposed laws in three states and won the George Polk Award. The series was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. His work has also received awards from IRE, the Overseas Press Club Foundation, the Sidney Hillman Foundation, the Deadline Club, the Sigma Awards, and the Silurians Press Club.

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ANALYSIS: Missing Parking Tickets Raise New Questions About NYPD Handling of 311 Complaints

November 24, 2021

Mayor Won’t Change Uber and Lyft Insurance Rules that Shortchange City Crash Victims

October 29, 2021

Mayor Vows to Investigate Alleged Harassment of 311 Users After Recent Streetsblog Investigation

October 28, 2021

Amid Multiple Investigations, NYPD Defends Its 311 Response at Council Hearing

October 27, 2021

Council Member Calls For Probe of Alleged 311 Harassment As Colleague Calls Dead-of-Night Calls from Cops ‘Inappropriate’

October 26, 2021

NYPD Ignores Council Request for Info on Allegedly Fraudulent 311 Responses

October 25, 2021

Streetsblog Investigates

IGNORED, DISMISSED: How the NYPD Neglects 311 Complaints about Driver Misconduct

October 21, 2021

Out-of-state license plates

Analysis: Out-Of-State Cars Causing Mayhem in NYC

September 21, 2021

Mayor Voices ‘Concern’ Over Insurance Rules that Hurt City Residents Injured by Uber, Lyft

September 2, 2021

Streetsblog USA Streetsblog Investigates

More Risk, Less Coverage: How Rideshare Insurance Rules Shortchange NYC Crash Victims

If the Uber driver had hit Velma Mitchell two miles farther north, things would be different.

August 30, 2021