This year, about one in every 10 New Yorkers struck by a bullet was a child. At least 16 of them died.

A look at the at the city’s youngest gun violence victims by Hurubie Meko.

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“I’ve seen so many young people just destroyed,” said Oresa Napper-Williams, founder of Not Another Child. Read Hurubie Meko on how one in every 10 New Yorkers struck by a bullet was a child, taking 16 lives, amidst 149 shooting victims under 18 this year. nytimes.com/2022/12/27/nyr…

“the ability of wrongfully convicted and imprisoned people in New York City to prove their innocence literally went up in smoke with this fire,”

‘Nightmare’ Warehouse Fire Erases Evidence in Many Unsolved Cases

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Lawyers say evidence in cold cases and bids for exoneration disappeared or was ruined when a Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn went up in flames. Important report by Corey Kilgannon Hurubie Meko Nate Schweber nytimes.com/2022/12/14/nyr…

“Politics right now in the world is all kinds of crazy,” said 14-year-old Hudson Rowan. “and I feel like the creature that I drew kind of resembles the craziness of politics and the world right now.” Via Hurubie Meko nytimes.com/2022/07/12/nyr… nytimes.com/2022/07/12/nyr…

'A pink and purple and turquoise creature with a wild bloodshot stare, a toothy neon grin and spiderlike legs.'

What is it? Well, in theory, it voted.

Hurubie Meko explains:

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'I feel like the creature that I drew kind of resembles the craziness of politics and the world right now,' 14-year-old Hudson Rowan said of his 'I Voted' sticker design for Ulster County, N.Y., that has garnered 93% of the votes.

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What’s Next for Abortion Rights in New York? w/ Hurubie Meko + Liam Stack nytimes.com/2022/07/08/nyr…

Worked on a story with Hurubie Meko for The New York Times about @nycparks decision to cancel its free “Learn to Swim” program, which served 20,506 children and 670 adults in 2019.

Pools opened in New York City, but swimming lessons are hard to come by for kids because of a lifeguard shortage, Experts say the swim lesson shortage could be disastrous. Another fantastic story by NYT Metro fellow Hurubie Meko: nytimes.com/2022/06/29/nyr…

Nearly 77 percent of New York City district schools, about 1,200 out of 1,600 in the system, have seen their enrollments decline and are facing budget cuts, which means hundreds of teachers must leave their positions. by Hurubie Meko via NYT Metro nytimes.com/2022/06/28/nyr…

Here's the second and last episode in our Sean Avery series: Sean Avery On Trial. w/ Hurubie Meko (with her first NYT byline!) nytimes.com/2022/06/16/nyr…

Selected from thousands of applicants, #AUSOC Alumna Hurubie Meko is joining NYT Metro as part of their newest Times Fellowship class. Congratulations! Read more about Meko here: ow.ly/NQ9V50IregK