Spencer Norris
@norris_report
@NYSFocus @ProPublica Local Reporting Network | Fmr @SunSentinel @IRE_NICAR | leakyfaucet.30 on Signal | [email protected]
1 yr ago, I assumed most homeless families in upstate NY were placed in shelters, where they could get beds, food and help finding housing. I was wrong. ~1/2 of them land in hotels and mostly fend for themselves. Investigation w/ @nysfocus + @propublica: propublica.org/article/new-yo…
Hotels and motels have quietly become New York’s most common solution for emergency shelter for homeless people outside NYC. At 4pm, listen live to @norris_report share the story with @WSKG: nysfocus.com/2025/06/24/new…
We talked with @norris_report about his deep dive into the use of hotels to house homeless people in upstate communities, which are becoming more and more reliant on this option of last resort. capitolpressroom.org/2025/07/08/hot…
Reporter @norris_report, in collaboration with @propublica, made a TL;DR version of his investigation into how NY's response to homelessness outside New York City has shifted over the past few years to default to ... hotels. nysfocus.com/2025/07/01/new…
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions. abcnews.link/QDXBZOS
NEW: These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness propublica.org/article/new-yo… @norris_report @jmdjacobs w/ graphics by @lhwaldron
If, like me, you don't know how to read, then you can check out my @nysfocus + @propublica investigation as five charts propublica.org/article/new-yo…
New York Focus and @propublica reporter @norris_report will be on @WJFFRadio to share his investigation on the state's reliance on hotels as a solution to homelessness. Listen live at 6pm or online here: wjffradio.org/ny-focus-how-h…
Insanely grateful for the year I've had. Warmest regards to my friends at @nysfocus and @propublica for shepherding me through the biggest project I've ever taken on. With love to y'all. Anyways I'm freelance as of Tues! Open for any data, reporting or research work. - Spencer
New York Focus celebrated @norris_report for his work with us and @propublica. This week we published his investigation on how hotels have become the state’s default answer to homelessness.
ICYMI: Her Family Needed Housing. They Spent Months in New York Hotels, Left to Fend for Themselves. propublica.org/article/new-yo… @norris_report @nysfocus
NEW: Hotels and motels have quietly become New York’s most common solution for emergency shelter for homeless people outside NYC. Many stay in dilapidated rooms without the social services that shelters are required to provide. nysfocus.com/2025/06/24/new…
NEW: The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them. propublica.org/article/drug-e… @marioarizabaez
Some personal news: I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining ProPublica's South newsroom as its Florida Reporter. It's an honor and a privilege to cover my home state. For now, you can reach me with tips and story ideas over signal at 786-210-6548.
“POC” was targeted because they thought it meant “people of color.” It stood for “point of care” in medical emergencies: This Is the Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.” — ProPublica propublica.org/article/ted-cr…
BREAKING: NBC News has obtained a letter from then-acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon alleging that NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attorney proposed a "quid pro quo" to Trump's Justice Department: "Adams's attorneys repeatedly urged what…
The @AP says the White House told them that if they didn't "align its editorial standards" with Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America, it would be barred from accessing an event
BREAKING: The owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the prescription painkiller. apnews.com/article/purdue…
In Queens, aspiring judges kiss the ring of Gerard Sweeney — the powerbroker who personifies the patronage and cronyism of party politics. Here's the story of the immigrant family taking on the Queens machine, from @ChrisBragg1. nysfocus.com/2025/01/06/que…
