Max Siegelbaum
@MaxSiegelbaum
Investigations/Special Projects Editor/Co-Founder, @documentedny. Reachable at [email protected].
Why/how did ICE spend $23,000 on a trophy? usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD…
Just two more days to go to apply for $10k to report on immigrant communities in NYC: documentedny.com/2025/06/11/isa…
BREAKING: Soon after NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander’s arrest by masked federal agents, huge show of solidarity by several fellow mayoral candidates outside Federal Plaza, where Lander was arrested today. Zohran Mamdani, Adrienne Adams, Michael Blake and Scott…
We’re seeking a fellow to report on an issue that matters to immigrant communities in NYC. $10,000 to complete your ambitious project. Please consider applying or sharing with someone who may be interested. documentedny.com/2025/06/11/isa…
His son was deported to El Salvador’s mega-prison. Now this Bronx father fears he’ll never see him again. @Documentedny's latest: documentedny.com/2025/04/14/ice…
Beware of immigration scams! Stay informed and protect yourself. Learn more at at this event next Monday 3/31: documentedny.com/2025/03/21/how…
A bill introduced to the Congress aiming to ban Chinese citizens purchasing real estate properties has had some Chinese conservative activists think twice about their support to the Republicans. documentedny.com/2025/03/13/tom…
We’ve been hard at work at relaunching the Wage Theft Monitor with new data and new functionality that will be helpful for reporters who want to write about this issue. Join me on Feb 25. as I walk through the exciting new changes to the project: zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Scoop🚨 New York State Is Planning on Secretly Flooding Subways With Parole Officers to ‘Stop and Frisk’ Parolees Critics say the program would violate parolees’ constitutional rights in the name of "public safety." My latest for @Documentedny documentedny.com/2025/02/13/mta…
New York State Is Planning on Flooding Subways With Parole Officers to ‘Stop and Frisk’ Parolees Critics say the program could violate parolees’ constitutional rights in the name of "public safety." documentedny.com/2025/02/13/mta…
The Tesla driver who ran over Lili Xu fled the scene. Xu was left with fractures to her pelvis, ribs, tailbone, and right foot, dislocated shoulders, and lung damage. documentedny.com/2025/01/30/hit…
250,000 deportation orders have been issued to people with New York addresses, a new data analysis shows: documentedny.com/2025/01/21/dep…
Documented is hiring a Product Manager to execute our product development goals and enhance how we deliver content to NY's immigrant communities. The base salary for this full-time role is $90,000 @WritersofColor @NAHJ @InsideNewsroom_ @DisabledWriters linkedin.com/jobs/view/4123…
If we've talked at all in the past few months, then you've heard me gush about my awesome new team and colleagues at @Documentedny. @CJR came over to our office for the day to hear about what we're planning in 2025: cjr.org/political_pres…
In my latest "Our City" interview for @documentedny, I spoke to the great Haitian American novelist and writer, Edwidge Danticat. We met the week after the U.S. election and our conversation was medicine for my soul. Read the interview here: documentedny.com/2024/12/09/edw…
Documented is hiring a reporter to cover the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrant communities in NYC. This will include ICE activity, immigration detention, the immigration courts and whatever else that affects immigrant New Yorkers. journalismjobs.com/1688753-immigr…
Documented investigates immigration issues, wage theft, labor violations and more. Do you have a story tip to share with us? Tell us about it at [email protected].
Documented's reporters spent today speaking with immigrant voters. Most voted for Trump, citing crime and migrant issues as their top concerns. documentedny.com/2024/11/05/202…
Big shout out to @Documentedny, the hardest working newsroom in New York City. My colleagues are just dominating the election beat! @KEXU3, @ralphthjo, @fisvyo, @CestRommel, @luciacholakian, @lamthuyvo, @clarissaleon, @MaxSiegelbaum, @etharkamal
Documented reporters @AmirKhafagy91 and @KEXU3 are currently talking to voters at polling sites in Flushing, Queens. Follow along to see what they're seeing at the polls (🧵):