The stories in this series were reported by Sarah Barrett, Melanie Bencosme, Rebecca Bratek, Laura Bult, Terence Cullen, Briana Duggan, Erica Edwards, Natalie Fertig, Frank Green, Rosa Goldensohn, Victoria Johnson, Caroline Lewis and Rikki Reyna. The project was conducted in a class on urban investigative reporting at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism taught by Errol Louis and Tom Robbins who served as editors with assistance by Jack D’Isidoro.