Emily is a former senior reporter for WORLD Magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and also previously reported for the New York Daily News, The Indianapolis Star, and Philanthropy magazine. Emily resides in New York City.
Follow Emily Belz on Twitter @emlybelz
Emily Belz | Most public funding to fight opioid addiction goes to maintenance drugs instead of long-term residential recovery—and opioid deaths keep increasing
A look back to when New York department stores delivered employees’ babies and set broken bones
A moment with Camden police, the spiritual roots of opioid addiction, and thoughts on The Shape of Water
An evening with Marilynne Robinson, and thoughts on jet bridges
In Washington, crowds swarmed former President Barack Obama’s new portrait on Presidents Day weekend
Trying to escape Fifty Shades in New York, as one organization calls out the hypocrisy of the films amid the #MeToo movement
A 9/11 family member tries to find a ticket to the World Trade Center, and an NYC elementary school postpones a father-daughter dance
Phantom Thread gives moviegoers a memorable sensory experience
Learning about drug recovery on Staten Island and drug dealing among Baltimore police
One of the few cardiothoracic surgeons in Africa receives a medical missions prize from a New York philanthropist