Victoria Bekiempis

Journalist (NATIONAL)
Writes for Newsweek.

Links: Bio on Newsweek website | (Current as of: December 15, 2014)

Before joining Newsweek, Victoria Bekiempis worked at DNAinfo.com New York and the Village Voice. She also completed internships at news organizations across the U.S. and abroad, such as The Tampa Bay Times, the Associated Press’ Lima, Peru, bureau, the Bradenton Herald and the Daily Hampshire Gazette. She has also written for the Guardian, Bitch magazine and the Daily News.



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News Story

Housing activists fight to keep elevator working for sick Manhattan man

Victoria Bekiempis
New York Daily News
January 8, 2016
A Chinatown landlord’s construction plans could trap a terminally ill man in his apartment for five months a new lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court alleges.

Interview

Lawsuit Could Change Fate of New York City’s Homeless Youth

Victoria Bekiempis
Newsweek
November 8, 2015
Newsweek chatted with two of the lawyers working on the case that might change youth homelessness in New York City, the Legal Aid Society's Beth Hofmeister and Kimberly Forte.

News Story

Report: Racial Motivations in St. Louis County Traffic Practices

Victoria Bekiempis
Newsweek
August 14, 2015
A new report shows that racial profiling in traffic stops goes beyond Ferguson. In fact, rates are higher in other Missouri municipalities. A consolidated court system would be a great solution argues ArchCity Defenders.

News Story

Housing: The Other Civil Rights Movement

Victoria Bekiempis
Newsweek
December 11, 2014
As protests against police misconduct rage on, another civil rights movement is quietly gaining momentum: The right to counsel in eviction proceedings.



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