Eliza Shapiro

New York

Reporter at The New York Times

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They Work All Day and Go Home to Shelters

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eliza Shapiro |Jonah Markowitz

By four in the morning, the young woman has already signed out of the Blue Sky Residence, the Queens homeless shelter where she lives, and started her commute to work. The local bus doesn't run this early, so she sets out on foot, walking along the highway. She arrives at LaGuardia Airport before the first flight of the morning departs. For $22 an hour, she will spend her day directing travelers to their gates.
Government asks that detained Columbia student’s legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana

1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Benjamin Kail |Marc Tracy |Eliza Shapiro |Jake Offenhartz

NEW YORK — A government lawyer asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to move the legal fight over the detention of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey or Louisiana, two locations where he has been held as the Trump administration seeks to deport him over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests at the school. Immigration enforcement agents arrested Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday.
Among American Jews, a Schism Over ICE Arrest of Columbia Activist

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Marc Tracy |Eliza Shapiro

Share The arrest of a former Columbia University graduate student who gained prominence amid that campus’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations has divided the American Jewish community, which finds itself trying to reconcile a longstanding focus on Jewish safety and support for Israel with a historical commitment to civil liberties.A few hours after news broke on Sunday of the arrest of Mr. Khalil, who has not been accused of having contact with Hamas, the Anti-Defamation League, a century-old...
Immigration authorities arrest pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Eliza Shapiro

By Eliza ShapiroFederal immigration authorities on Saturday detained a well-known activist who played a major role in Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian student movement last year, his lawyer said Sunday. The arrest of the activist, a legal permanent resident of the United States, was a significant escalation of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on what he has called antisemitic campus activity.
Among American Jews, a schism over ICE arrest of Columbia activist

1 month ago | sun-sentinel.com | Eliza Shapiro |Marc Tracy

The arrest of a former Columbia University graduate student who gained prominence amid that campus’ pro-Palestinian demonstrations has divided the American Jewish community, which finds itself trying to reconcile a long-standing focus on Jewish safety and support for Israel with a historical commitment to civil liberties.
Among American Jews, a Schism Over ICE Arrest of Columbia Activist

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Marc Tracy |Eliza Shapiro

The arrest of a former Columbia University graduate student who gained prominence amid that campus's pro-Palestinian demonstrations has divided the American Jewish community, which finds itself trying to reconcile a longstanding focus on Jewish safety and support for Israel with a historical commitment to civil liberties.
ICE Arrests Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eliza Shapiro

Federal immigration authorities on Saturday detained a well-known activist who played a major role in Columbia University's pro-Palestinian student movement last year, his lawyer said on Sunday.
The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Eliza Shapiro

Change doesn't always come easily in Brooklyn's liberal strongholds. But New York's push to build more housing in every corner of the city - even in places that have sometimes been skeptical of new developmen t - is set to clear a significant hurdle on Wednesday, when a key City Council committee is expected to approve a zoning change that will clear the way for new apartment towers on the border between Park Slope and Windsor Terrace.
How to Make New York City More Affordable: 40 Big Ideas

Jan 16, 2025 | news.nestia.com | Eliza Shapiro

40 Big Ideas to Make New York City More Affordable 40 Big Ideas to Make New York City More Affordable 40 Big Ideas to Make New York City More Affordable By Eliza Shapiro Illustrations by Tim Peacock ……
How to Make New York City More Affordable: 40 Big Ideas

Jan 16, 2025 | nytimes.com | Eliza Shapiro

Is New York City running out of ideas to solve its once-in-a-generation affordability crisis? Bleak new superlatives about the cost of living are piling up: About half of city households are struggling to pay for basic necessities, New York has the in a half-century, and about 146,000 homeless children are enrolled in local schools. Many New Yorkers say that politicians are not doing enough to address the magnitude of the problem.