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Kaya Laterman

Kaya Laterman

Kaya Laterman is a long-time news reporter and editor based in Brooklyn. Her most recent bylines can be found in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Kaya started her journalism career as a newswire service reporter in New York City and Tokyo, Japan, covering many beats, including international politics, financial markets, real estate, and most importantly, local news. She is also an adjunct lecturer for several journalism classes in the CUNY system. Her favorite part of covering the city as a journalist is all the delicious global cuisine that can be consumed while on assignment. To pitch news assignments email her at [email protected]

Recent Work by Kaya

Blind Social Worker Helps Brooklyn's Homeless Chart a Path Forward

Blind Social Worker Helps Brooklyn's Homeless Chart a Path Forward

Suleiman Rifai provides counseling and daily guidance to homeless men in East New York. He says his experience of becoming blind at the age of 11 helps make him even more empathetic to clients.
Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Plan Draws Calls For More Affordable Units

Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Plan Draws Calls For More Affordable Units

In a new report, Empire State Development categorized housing affordability as the top priority for a plurality of workshop participants and survey respondents for the next phase of the project that could bring in seven additional buildings near Barclays Center.
NYC Opens New Deed Theft Prevention Office

NYC Opens New Deed Theft Prevention Office

Peter White, an attorney at a Brooklyn legal nonprofit, was appointed as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Deed Theft Prevention.
Faculty Raise Alarm Over Mold, Rat Feces at Brooklyn CUNY Schools

Faculty Raise Alarm Over Mold, Rat Feces at Brooklyn CUNY Schools

Amid chants of "Hot, cold, rats, mold! CUNY this is getting old," CUNY staff members, who rallied in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall, say students and faculty have gotten rashes and itchy eyes as classrooms crumble around them. 
Brooklyn Council Member Arrested to Prevent Alleged Deed Theft Eviction

Brooklyn Council Member Arrested to Prevent Alleged Deed Theft Eviction

The video posted on X shows police officers wrestling Council Member Chi Ossé down on the ground to throw handcuffs on him as a crowd gathered outside of a Bed-Stuy home mired in a years-long alleged deed theft court battle.
A New Reception at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery

A New Reception at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery

Visitors to the iconic cemetery have a new place to begin their exploration. The $43 million welcome center opens to the public on Saturday, with a slew of weekend events.
NYC Mayor Celebrates His First 100 Days With New Proposals

NYC Mayor Celebrates His First 100 Days With New Proposals

To mark the early political milestone, Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a raucous rally with supporters at the Knockdown Center in Queens.
NYC Parents Will Have All-Day Option For 2-K

NYC Parents Will Have All-Day Option For 2-K

The majority of the first 2,000 seats in the program will run from 8:00am to 6:00pm, 260 days a year, replacing the traditional 180-day school calendar.
NYC Takes First Steps to Move Health Care Off Rikers Island

NYC Takes First Steps to Move Health Care Off Rikers Island

In an effort to close the jail complex, the city opened a health center at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue to treat incarcerated New Yorkers. A Brooklyn outpost at Woodhull Hospital will follow.
Many New Yorkers Face a $40K Shortfall to Cover Basic Costs

Many New Yorkers Face a $40K Shortfall to Cover Basic Costs

The city's True Cost of Living report shows 62% of New Yorkers, or over 5 million people, do not meet the true cost of living, a crisis felt hard on communities of color.
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