Kim Barker
The New York Times
New York, NY, United States
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Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges
Mr. Nygard was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities. A federal indictment in New York City accused him of recruiting dozens of women and teenage girls for sex. → Read More
Officers Charged in George Floyd’s Death Not Likely to Present United Front
Facing decades in prison and a bail of at least $750,000, two former Minneapolis officers blamed Derek Chauvin, and a third has cooperated with investigators, their lawyers said. → Read More
Buried in N.Y. Budget: Legal Shield for Nursing Homes Rife With Coronavirus
In New York, 5,300 nursing home residents have died of Covid-19. The nursing home lobby pressed for a provision that makes it hard for their families to sue. → Read More
Nursing Homes in Some States Told to Take Patients Infected With Coronavirus
California, New Jersey and New York have made nursing homes accept Covid-19 patients from hospitals. Residents and workers fear the policy is risking lives. → Read More
Lies, Spies and Double Agents: On the Trail of Peter Nygard in the Bahamas
We switched hotel rooms every few days so no one could track us. A Courtyard Marriott worker gave me an alias. → Read More
Here’s How Tom Steyer’s Lavish Spending Divided South Carolina Democrats
The campaign of Tom Steyer, the hedge fund mogul, has elevated his spending to a new level in South Carolina. But the return on his investment is unclear. → Read More
F.B.I. Raids Headquarters of Company Run by Fashion Executive Peter Nygard
A task force of the F.B.I. and the New York Police Department raided the corporate headquarters as part of a sex-trafficking investigation. → Read More
How a Neighbors’ Feud in Paradise Launched an International Rape Case
The fashion executive Peter Nygard has clashed for years with his neighbor in the Bahamas, the billionaire Louis Bacon. The latest development is a lawsuit saying Mr. Nygard sexually exploited teenage girls. → Read More
Justice Department Investigating Migrant Shelter Provider
Prosecutors are looking into whether Southwest Key, the nation’s largest operator of shelters for migrant children, misappropriated government money. → Read More
Southwest Key, Leading Migrant Shelter Provider, Orders Internal Inquiry
The move follows a New York Times article that detailed sloppy management practices and potential financial improprieties at the charity. → Read More
He’s Built an Empire, With Detained Migrant Children as the Bricks
The founder of Southwest Key made millions off of housing migrant children. His nonprofit has stockpiled taxpayer dollars and possibly engaged in self-dealing with top executives. → Read More
18 Bills With One Goal: Cracking Down on Predatory Landlords
The City Council legislation aims to close loopholes and address abusive practices used in New York City to force out rent-regulated tenants. → Read More
Investigating Mega-Landlords in New York? Use Mega-Spreadsheets.
Kim Barker and a team of Times reporters and editors pried open New York City’s rental laws with a little patience and a lot of data. → Read More
The Eviction Machine Churning Through New York City
Housing court, a system created to protect tenants, has become a powerful tool for landlords. → Read More
Behind New York’s Housing Crisis: Weakened Laws and Fragmented Regulation
Affordable housing is vanishing as landlords exploit a broken system, pushing out rent-regulated tenants and catapulting apartments into the free market. → Read More
Operator of Notorious Flophouses Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
Yury Baumblit and his wife took advantage of poor addicts and the mentally ill living in ‘three-quarter houses’ and got $1.5 million in kickbacks. → Read More
Charlie Rose Made Crude Sexual Advances, Several Women Say
Allegations by women who worked with Mr. Rose over a dozen years led CBS to suspend him from its morning program and PBS to stop distributing his interview show. → Read More
Finding a Rootless Life in U.S., Sayfullo Saipov Turned to Radicalism
The man charged in the Manhattan truck attack won the immigration lottery when he came to the United States in 2010. But a life of disappointments awakened “monsters inside.” → Read More
After Cabby Dies Behind the Wheel, His Life Comes Into Focus
Mehari Bokrezion was alone when he died in Manhattan, but 500 people came to his funeral. → Read More
For 18 Hours, Cabbie Sat Dead in Front Seat
A driver parked his taxi to take a break in SoHo. He died behind the wheel. Then, for nearly a day, New Yorkers went about their lives — just feet from his body. → Read More