Akash Mehta, Editor-in-Chief
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Akash’s reporting on New York politics has appeared in The Intercept, The Nation, THE CITY, Jacobin, City & State and Gothamist.
Rebecca Klein, General Manager
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Rebecca was previously a senior reporter at HuffPost and teaches journalism at NYU. Her work has also appeared in outlets including NPR, The Guardian and The Hechinger Report.
Lee Harris, Co-Founder and Contributing Editor
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Lee’s reporting has appeared in The American Prospect, the Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times. In 2020 she graduated from the University of Chicago, where she was editor-in-chief of the independent student newspaper.
Peter Sterne, Managing Editor
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Peter was previously a senior reporter at Freedom of the Press Foundation, where he managed the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker project. His reporting has appeared in Politico, New York magazine, Jacobin, and the Columbia Journalism Review.
Sam Mellins, Senior Reporter
sam@nysfocus.com
Sam’s reporting on New York politics has appeared in The Appeal, THE CITY, The Intercept, The Nation, and City & State.
Chris Gelardi, Criminal Justice Investigative Reporter
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Chris covers the criminal-legal system in New York. His work has appeared in over a dozen other outlets, most frequently The Nation, The Intercept, and The Appeal.
Colin Kinniburgh, Contributing Reporter
Colin covers New York climate and housing politics. His reporting has appeared in outlets including Dissent, The New Republic, The Nation and France 24.
Ross Barkan, Andrew Hsiao, Alexander Kaufman, Sarah Leonard, Raina Lipsitz, and Joel Lovell sit on New York Focus’ Advisory Board.
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