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I'm a Brooklyn-based journalist reporting on community-centered stories across New York City. My work can be found in outlets like Next City, Brooklyn Paper, the Red Hook Star-Revue, W42ST and The Chief.
I started my journalism career in elementary school, when I published a handwritten weekly paper covering local news for three years, and reported on events like the 2010 Winter Olympics for TIME For Kids.
I continued telling stories through high school and college as a TV news host, local reporter, editor of the school newspaper and director of three feature documentaries, one of which received a College Emmy.
For the past three years, I've been a freelance reporter in NYC filing stories on a wide range of beats, but with a particular focus on environmental issues, local business and nonprofits, education, and human-interest topics.
From 2023 to 2025, I got to tell the stories of students and educators across the country as a marketing associate for Equal Opportunity Schools, an education nonprofit. I am currently studying engagement journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.
A campaign to tie Citi Bike fares to the cost of a subway ride is gaining momentum - and 2029, when Lyft's contract expires, may be New York City's best shot at making it happen.
As the city moves to build more public pools, many New Yorkers don't know how to swim, and instruction remains dangerously hard to come by.
East New York Community Land Trust's acquisition of a standalone commercial property is a sign of how far New York City's land trust movement has come.
Elyjha, a rising junior at the Academy for College Preparation & Career Exploration in Flatbush, went missing off Jacob Riis Beach on the evening of June
More than a week after a winter storm dropped over 11" of snow on the city, blocked crossings remain an issue for the disabled community.
More than 100 New York Times employees walked out of the newspaper's midtown headquarters Wednesday to rally for a new contract, almost three months after their last one expired. The staff are members of the Times Guild, the largest...
Brooklyn might be home to some of the city's most famous parks, but it also has some of its starkest "recreation deserts," according to a new report.
Tenants of the Times Square Hotel are raising alarms about the condition and security of the city's largest supportive housing residence.
ProPublica, the national nonprofit newsroom, boasts a mission of holding power to account. This week, its employees say they're directing that mission at the company itself. Around 150 members of the ProPublica Guild, the union representing...
NYC's only certified pollen tracker reveals what's in the air, how it's measured, and what it means for allergy sufferers.
The woman behind one of Brooklyn's hottest new speed dating events isn't looking for love. "I don't date. I hate dating," Loretta Gendville told me over a glass of wine just before a speed dating night at her Smith Street coffeeshop, Planted Community Cafe. "I'm just not good at it.
Over a year since the sudden closure, community members say they're still in the dark about the 104-year-old pool's future.
As The Row Hotel clears out, PS51 students face disruption. New data, agency responses and community concerns reveal the impact on families.
Robert Leslie's audience is typically transient. They'll pause to take in a song or two, maybe shoot a quick video, or take a moment to dance. But eventually
Hell's Kitchen has long been home to renowned entertainers and artists. Now, it can claim another notable figure - the New York State Teacher of the Year.
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West, joining a citywide walkout over staffing shortages, safety concerns, healthcare costs, and patient care.
Hell's Kitchen restaurants struggled with high costs, red tape and seasonal rules, leading few to join NYC's revamped roadside program.
Video Work
Dom Morea, now 100 years old, lives just down the street from The Intrepid, the battle ship he helped defend from kamikaze pilots in WWII. I got the chance to speak to Dom in 2023 about his life, from growing up watching Babe Ruth play at Yankee Stadium to running 16 marathons between age 60 and 75.
A clip from my interview with Robert Gates, a 2025 graduate of Glenbard South High School in Illinois, from my series on the power of trusted adults in high school classrooms. Shot and produced for Equal Opportunity Schools.
This clip is from my 2024 conversation with Jeanne Willard, Executive Director of Everett Public Schools' College & Career Readiness Team, about how improving student data can help educators better understand and support their students.
I brought my camera to Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia to talk with Dr. Charmelle J. Ackins, now the district's Chief Equity Officer, about how PWCS' partnership with Equal Opportunity Schools expanded access to advanced courses.
This video highlights a 2023 winter convening of Chicago Public Schools high school teachers, in which they analyzed enrollment and equity data for their classes gathered in surveys by the nonprofit Equal Opportunity Schools. Video produced on behalf of Equal Opportunity Schools.