Jacey Fortin

New York

Correspondent at The New York Times

Journalist, NYTimes. In NYC.

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Articles

How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Katie Benner |Jacey Fortin

As Senate Democrats debate the House bill passed on Tuesday that would fund the government through Sept. 30, one flashpoint will be the legislation’s impact on Washington, D.C. While the measure slightly decreases federal spending overall, it forces a crippling cut of more than $1 billion from the remaining six months of the District of Columbia’s budget.
Pressed by Republicans, D.C. begins removing Black Lives Matter mural

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Campbell Robertson |Jacey Fortin

Local government crews in Washington began on Monday morning to remove the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted near the White House nearly five years ago. The mural, spelling “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in bright yellow letters, covered two blocks of 16th Street NW. It was painted in June 2020, turning the pavement into a pedestrian zone called Black Lives Matter Plaza.
D.C. begins removal of Black Lives Matter mural

1 month ago | phillytrib.com | Jacey Fortin |Campbell Robertson

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1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jacey Fortin |Campbell Robertson

Share Local government crews in Washington began on Monday morning to remove the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted near the White House nearly five years ago.The mural, spelling “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in bright yellow letters, covered two blocks of 16th Street NW.
Under Pressure From Republicans, D.C. Begins Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Campbell Robertson |Jacey Fortin

The mural, which covers two city blocks, was painted in 2020. Muriel E. Bowser, the mayor of Washington, said that a mural near the White House would be removed. Credit... Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times Local government crews in Washington began on Monday morning to remove the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted near the White House nearly five years ago. The mural, spelling "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in bright yellow letters, covered two blocks of 16th Street NW.
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Jacey Fortin

No prisoner in South Carolina has ever been legally executed by a firing squad. But for those who have been sentenced to death, the option is available. And on Friday, a lawyer for a man who was convicted of murder said that his client preferred a firing squad to other methods of execution. Death by firing squad has a long history in the United States — in the popular imagination, it is associated with the Wild West or the Civil War. But in modern times, that method of execution is rare.
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jacey Fortin

No prisoner in South Carolina has ever been legally executed by a firing squad. Death by firing squad has a long history in the United States - in the popular imagination, it is associated with the Wild West or the Civil War. But in modern times, that method of execution is rare. The last time an American inmate was killed that way was in 2010 in Utah. That could be changing - and not only in South Carolina.
The way hurricanes kill is changing. Helene shows how

2 months ago | wlrn.org | Jacey Fortin |Rachel Nostrant |Isabelle Taft |Nick Underwood

When the rain began to pour over Green Mountain, North Carolina, in late September, Alison Wisely kept a close eye on the puddles growing slowly outside her window. Hurricane Helene was churning across the American South, and Wisely, 42, and her fiancé, Knox Petrucci, 41, were hunkering at home with her two young sons. The house was hundreds of miles from any coastline. On the morning of Sept. 27, a nearby river overflowed, and catastrophe came quickly.
The way hurricanes kill is changing. Helene shows how.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Jacey Fortin |Rachel Nostrant

When the rain began to pour over Green Mountain in North Carolina in late September, Alison Wisely kept a close eye on the puddles growing slowly outside her window. Hurricane Helene was churning across the American South, and Wisely, 42, and her fiancé, Knox Petrucci, 41, were hunkering at home with her two young sons. The house was hundreds of miles from any coastline. On the morning of Sept. 27, a nearby river overflowed, and catastrophe came quickly.
Final Remains Recovered From Plane Crash Over the Potomac

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jacey Fortin

Search crews on Tuesday recovered the final remains of 67 people who died in Washington last week after a collision between a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter. The authorities said that all but one of the bodies had been identified. "Our hearts are with the victims' families as they navigate this tragic loss," officials for city agencies involved in the recovery effort said in a statement on Tuesday.