Reporting

NBC News 4 New York

I work with veteran Government Affairs Reporter, Melissa Russo, on political coverage of New York City for NBC News 4 New York (WNBC-TV).
Recent stories here: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/mamdani-trump-nyc-mayor-nbc-interview-melissa-russo/6417224/. Main coverage area: New York City Mayor’s Office.

I worked as a producer covering the 2025 race for New York City Mayor, working on daily television and multi-platform coverage and editorially producing the Democratic Primary and General Election debates hosted by NBC 4 NY, Telemundo 47 and POLITICO.

Zohran Mamdani free buses campaign proposal - feature story for TV:
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air/as-seen-on/zohran-mamdani-promises-free-bus-rides-for-commuters/6391061/

Producing vertical, social-first video on New York City politics to engage new and younger audiences:

• What would make Curtis Sliwa stop wearing his signature red beret? | NBC New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUmDdeOFNJk

• Producer for correspondents’ social media feed: https://www.instagram.com/melissarusso4ny/?hl=en

THE ASBURY PARK PRESS (2018)

TOP STORY: Highlands drug rehab planned, some residents don’t want it

Appeared in POLITICO’s New Jersey Playbook must-read newsletter briefing, “on the Garden State’s most important news of the day”

OTHER STORIES

• July 2018: Bike-sharing: Red Bank might ease car traffic by becoming cyclist-friendly

• July 2018 by Michael L. Diamond, Steph Solis, Tara Guaimano: NJ tourism: Jersey Shore deals with long lines, not enough workers

• July 2018: 7 great Jersey Shore surf shops

• July 2018: Long Branch native organizes paddle board race for autism

• July 2018: Keyport launches dockless bike-share program

MARIST CIRCLE (2016-2020)

As the Editor-in-Chief of Marist College’s independent student news organization, I led the editorial team to produce daily digital content and bi-weekly print editions circulating to over 6,000 members of the campus community. Our website, https://www.maristcircle.com/, garnered over 118,000 page views in 2019, increasing by over 25 percent during my leadership.

Find some of my clips from my time reporting at the Marist Circle below:

• Governor Cuomo Delivers COVID-19 Briefing on Campus

• Why Poughkeepsie isn’t a College Town

• The Hidden Class of 2020: Marist Italy Students Part with Florence

• Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul Presents NY State Budget on Campus

• Chelsea Clinton among recipients of Eleanor Roosevelt Medal Ceremony in Hyde Park

• Flavored e-cigarettes are temporarily banned in the State of New York

• A Comprehensive History of President Murray’s Leadership

• Marist Faculty Seeks to Cut Ties with Bill O’Reilly

From 2018-2020, I worked as the Editorial Director/Editorial Advisor of a Marist Circle special project, For The Record, profiling everyday Marist students with inspiring and compelling stories through a series of photos and stories…

• Marist student Courtney ‘Ness’ Clyburn, a Billboard producer who created beats for Drake and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie from his college dorm

• Isaiah Lamb, a member of the Men’s Basketball team who struggled as a homeless athlete for most of his adolescent life

• Charlotte Uwimana, one of three women hailing from Mushongi Village, a rural community in the Eastern Province of Rwanda, that just received access to electricity in 2017

• Katy Rivera, a first-generation college student who grew up on the border of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, and the multidimensional effects of inequalities seen throughout her life