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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Saturday could be the only chance for sunny fun, as rain enters the forecast for the rest of the holiday weekend, including Labor Day.
Second Baby Leg Found In Sewage Plant | Random Hell's Kitchen Stabbing Spree | Viral Subway Slap TikTok | Elderly Woman Dragged Out Of Cab
Within one hour, a record 3.15 inches of rain fell — and 18 people died — as Hurricane Ida's remnants blew through New York City a year ago.
“I’m a 78-year-old lady and he threw me out of the cab," a stunned woman says on the viral video.
The reported discovery of a second leg in a Bronx facility Thursday morning comes after police confirmed the first belonged to a newborn.
A search is underway for a man police believe shot and killed a 25-year-old woman early Thursday, authorities said.
E/F/M/R trains experienced major delays because of a signal problem, out of a dozen lines seeing slowdowns Thursday.
Michael Nieves, 40, was taken off life support Tuesday after he slit his throat in the jail as guards watched him bleed, a report says.
A judge found Eliseo Deleon, 45, guilty of murder from a 1995 botched robbery in Bed-Stuy, prosecutors said.
Police are investigating the discovery of "possible human remains" in a Bronx facility Wednesday, authorities said.
A spate of new gun laws in response to a recent Supreme Court decision take effect Thursday.
Mechanical and signal problems caused slowdowns for commuters Wednesday morning, according to the MTA.
Where Exactly Is Times Square? | Beloved Coffee Shop Closing | Woman Arrested In Deadly Hit-And-Run | Pols Back Goldman Amid Third-Party Run
A Windsor Terrace woman says she reported to police three years ago that a man attacked her dog with a stick in Prospect Park.
A new bill legally defines the borders of Times Square, where NYPD officials plan to post "Gun Free Zone" signs.
A 36-year-old man tried to stop an as-yet-unidentified man from harassing commuters Sunday and got slashed in the process, police said.
Debris on tracks, mechanical problems and cars in need of cleaning caused delays for straphangers Tuesday morning, according to the MTA.
Many prospective jurors in Barrack's upcoming federal trial called the former president their "least admired" person, documents state.
Somebody Paid A $20K Broker's Fee For A Cheap Pad | $3 Movie Tickets All Saturday | Woman Fights Off Moped Robbers | Unprovoked Bus Stabbing
Nearly 40 movie theaters across New York City are participating in National Cinema Day — an effort to lure cinephiles back to theaters.
