I cover the citywide beat for Patch NYC after reporting on my beloved home borough of Brooklyn.
Before Patch, I kicked around newspapers and other outlets in Indiana, Michigan and New York City. Along the way I've sat through innumerable trials and public meetings, picked up a national investigative reporting award, reported on televangelists flying private jets, among many other mundane, noteworthy or strange reporting experiences.
In my free time, I'm a big movie buff, an aspiring home cook and am forever seeking good natural areas.
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MTA Seizes Toll Scofflaws' Cars | Poo Pickup Sign Contest | Man Threatens To Jump After FBI Shows Up | Vandals Who Targeted Pol Plead Guilty
New York City is a hotspot for the drug-resistant Candida auris fungus.
A grand jury weighing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump has been called off for the day Wednesday, reports state.
John James Audubon's racism created barriers for birders, society members decided: "A diversity of birds depends on a diversity of people."
Twenty cars owned by "persistent toll violators" were seized Monday along the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, MTA officials said.
An as-yet-unidentified man pushed a 49-year-old woman to the ground, threatened her and raped her March 18, police said.
Cow On Loose In BK | Harlem Native Returns Home As March Madness Star | Man Who Photoed Maskless Cops Gets $36K | City Ignores Rat Lesson
A former Queens prosecutor had written a "cheat sheet" of jury discrimination, according to one of 10 ethics complaints filed this week.
Three years after New York City went into lockdown, the coronavirus is hitting lows across the city — but not in Park Slope.
Someone made a stink in the aisle last week while the Clintons watched a performance of "Some Like It Hot," the New York Post reported.
Runners Zip Through NYC For Half Marathon | JetBlue Flight Attendants Picket | Drag Supporters Dwarf Protesters | One45 Harlem Revived
The scrunch-faced pooch is also the most popular dog breed in New York City, according to the American Kennel Club.
"This reads We NYC Heart to me," one Twitter user posted about the updated logo unveiled Monday. They weren't alone.
“Today we are supercharging safety for our e-bikes,” Mayor Eric Adams said about bills that ban sale of uncertified lithium-ion batteries.
"It's not just a chess club," twin founders of the Times Square Migrant Chess Center told Patch, "but also a family."
Hochul Calls On Pol To Resign | Artists Wanted To 'Beautify' Tunnel | JFK Child Trafficker Gets 7 Years | Motorist Indicted In 99MPH Crash
A two-bedroom still cost $4,000 in New York City during February, but two nearby cities were even more expensive, a new study found.
Bar Vinazo, an upcoming Spanish wine bar on Seventh Avenue, is one of Eater's "Most Anticipated Restaurants Openings of Spring 2023."
More than 280 miles of city sidewalks are covered by scaffolding — and a new bill aims to set a six-month limit for work to be done.
Former NYC Editor Charged In Jan. 6 Riot | Protester Rammed By Cops Gets $75K | Crosstown Bike Lanes | Man Stabs Mother, Chokes Father: DA
