ABOUT US

Gabriela Resto-Montero is a reporter/producer on the Upper East Side.

She moved to big, bad New York City from Colorado to pursue her dream of becoming a world-class journalist. Shortly after her arrival, she learned to pronounce Houston Street properly and that a box of $5 cereal is a bargain.

Prior to DNAinfo, Gabriela worked as a fact checker for the Nation, where she learned to conduct meticulous research. She's also worked as an intern and general assignment reporter at the Denver Post, the Greeley Tribune and was the Chips Quinn scholar at the Salinas Californian.

At the Tribune, she won an award for her coverage of breast cancer care in Colorado's immigrant community.

Gabriela graduated from the University of Colorado in 2008 with two degrees — one in journalism, the other in political science — just in time for the economic collapse.

Fun Fact: Gabriela has a passion for fly sneakers. Her current favorites are a pair of old-school Adidas high tops with black and blue speckled heels and white tops.

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Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Cake and Shake Cupcake Stand Opens at The Met

For a Toddler at the Met, Cake & Shake Truck is the Best Exhibit

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Transportation  |  Upper East Side     comment

Bolt Bus(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Bolt Bus Aims to Add Upper East Side Stop

Tags: Transportation, Upper East Side

Politics  |  Upper East Side     comment

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Rallies Support After Rival Announcer Run for Her Seat(Facebook)

East Side Candidate Reshma Saujani Launches "The Real Carolyn Maloney" Website

Tags: Politics, Upper East Side

Real Estate  |  Murray Hill     comment

Katharine Hepburn's Former Turtle Bay Home(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Katharine Hepburn's Former Turtle Bay Home Up For Rent

Tags: Real Estate, Murray Hill and Gramercy

Transportation  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Pedestrians and Park Avenue Crosswalks

Park Avenue Prepares for Crosswalk Timers to Protect Pedestrians

Tags: Transportation, Upper East Side

Business & Economy     comment

Upper East Side Homeowners Turn to Online Auctions to Sell Property

Bargain Hunters Can Save a Ton on Upper East Side Apartments Through Online Auction

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Transportation  |  Upper East Side     comment

Digging of Second Avenue subway Tunnel Nears 2,000 Feet

Second Avenue Subway Boring Nears 2,000 Feet

Tags: Transportation, Upper East Side

Crime & Mayhem  |  Upper East Side     comment

Mirian Monteiro Missing Out of Upper East Side(NYPD)

16-Year-Old Girl Goes Missing on Upper East Side

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Upper East Side

Crime & Mayhem  |  Upper East Side     comment

Worker Shocked While Removing Awning at Upper East Side Restaurant(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Worker Shocked While Removing Awning at Upper East Side Restaurant

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Upper East Side

Crime & Mayhem  |  Midtown     comment

Firefighters at Manhole Explosion on First Avenue(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Twin Manhole Explosions Wreak Havoc on First Avenue

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Midtown

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     4comments

Fairway Market in the City(Flickr/swruler9284)

Fairway Plans Upper East Side Opening as Residents Brace For More Truck Traffic

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Events     comment

Upper East Side Phillip Garivan Room Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club Show House(Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club)

Upper East Side Mansion Will Host Decorator Show House for Boys and Girls Club

Tags: Events, Upper East Side

Crime & Mayhem  |  Upper East Side     comment

NYPD image(Flickr/Nick.Allen)

UES Man Who Beat his Maid Says He Lost a $187K Diamond Belt Buckle at Precinct House

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Upper East Side

Crime & Mayhem  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Fat Sal's Pizzeria Gutted by Fire(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Electrical Fire Guts Fat Sal's Pizzeria on Upper East Side

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Upper East Side

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     1comment

Upper East Side Gracious Home Ligne Roset Bed(Flickr/ Warren Noronha)

Upper East Side's Gracious Home Files for Bankruptcy

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Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Housing Works at East 77th Street(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Discount Prada, Gucci Up for Grabs at Housing Works' Fall Preview Sale

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Politics  |  Upper East Side     comment

Wearble Collections Clothing Recycling Bin in New York(AP Photo/Summer Moore)

City Poised to Launch First-Ever Clothing Recycling Program

Tags: Politics, Upper East Side

Only In New York  |  Manhattan     comment

Flight Attendant Flips Out, Exits Plane Through Emergency Chute(Facebook)

Steven Slater Wants to Return to Job as Jetblue Flight Attendant Following his Epic Walk Off

Tags: Only In New York, Manhattan

Crime & Mayhem  |  Midtown     2comments

Times Square TKS booth(DNAinfo/Jim Scott)

Times Square 'Tin Man' Allegedly Stabs Tour Bus Worker with Screwdriver

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Midtown

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Prop 8 Defeat Inspires Lady Gaga to Make Music(Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Lady Gaga Used By Frank Lautenberg to Sell Fund-Raiser Tickets

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Lifestyle & Entertainment  |  Upper East Side     comment

Movie Stars Michael Caine and Philip Seymour Hoffman Lead Fall Events at 92nd Street Y(Matt Carr/Getty Images)

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Caine and Tony Blair Headline the 92nd Street Y

Tags: Lifestyle & Entertainment, Upper East Side

Politics  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Bloomberg Geese Protest

Geese Supporters Flock to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Home to Protest Bird Killing

Tags: Politics, Upper East Side

Sports  |  Manhattan     comment

Landon Donovan - World Cup(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

US Mens Soccer Team, and 15 World Cup Players, Take on Brazil at New Meadowlands

Tags: Sports, Manhattan

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Starbucks Moves Into Storefront Vacated by Longtime Upper East Side Pharmacy

Starbucks to Open Yet Another Location on the UES

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Urban Outfitters Future Space at East 86th Street Brompton Building(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Urban Outfitters Headed to New Upper East Side Location

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Crime & Mayhem  |  Upper West Side     comment

Police Seek Other Victims of Riverside Park Picnic Rapist(Manhattan District Attorney’s Office)

Several Women Testify Against Alleged Riverside Park Rapist at Grand Jury Hearing

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Upper West Side

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Long-Anticipated Upper East Side Shake Shack Opens

Shake Shack Opens Long-Awaited Upper East Side Location

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Transportation  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Second Ave. Subway T-Shirt(New York Transit Museum Store via Twitter)

New York Transit Museum is Already Selling Second Avenue Subway Merchandise

Tags: Transportation, Upper East Side

Lifestyle & Entertainment  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Central Park Ballet Record

Hundreds of Ballet Dancers Break Guinness World Record in Central Park

Tags: Lifestyle & Entertainment, Upper East Side

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Best and Worst Restaurant Inspections

Hotel Restaurant 540 Park Ranks Among the Dirtiest on the Upper East Side, Survey Says

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Crime & Mayhem  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Still of Staples Robbery Suspect(NYPD)

Police Release Photo of Woman Suspected of Robbing Upper East SIde Staples

Tags: Crime & Mayhem, Upper East Side

Transportation  |  Midtown     comment

Midtown East Park Avenue Tunnel(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Park Avenue Tunnel Expected to Close Monday Night for Maintenance

Tags: Transportation, Midtown

Education  |  Harlem     comment

East Harlem Playground(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

$500,000 Grant Could Help Poor Kids Get to College

Tags: Education, Harlem

Transportation     comment

Turtle Bay Residents Helping Tourists Confused by M50 Bus Service Changes

Turtle Bay Residents Confused by Changes to Crosstown Bus Line

Tags: Transportation, Midtown

Lifestyle & Entertainment  |  Upper East Side     comment

Naumburg Bandshell(Flickr/hairygrumpy)

Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Hopes a Guinness Record Will Pay Off

Tags: Lifestyle & Entertainment, Upper East Side

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Ugg Boots(Flickr/U-g-g-B-o-y-(Photograph-World-Sense-))

UGG Boots Find New Madison Avenue Stomping Ground

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Lifestyle & Entertainment  |  Manhattan     1comment

Snooki of ?Jersey Shore? Rocks with Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Charity Event(Mayor's Office)

"Jersey Shore" Causes Fake Rift Betwen Govs. David Paterson and Chris Christie

Tags: Lifestyle & Entertainment, Manhattan

Business & Economy  |  Harlem     comment

East Harlem Target

Customers at East Harlem Target Find Quieter Crowds on Monday

Tags: Business & Economy, Harlem

Transportation     comment

Second Avenue and East 96th Street Intersection(DNAInfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Second Ave. Subway Construction Leads to Upper East Side Lane Closures, Traffic Nightmare

Tags: Transportation, Harlem

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Stella Milnes of Hunter College Helpers(Courtesy Stella Milnes)

Cash-Strapped Hunter College Students Sign Up to Help Neighbors with Odd Jobs

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Lifestyle & Entertainment  |  Upper East Side     comment

Kouzina Restaurant Opening on Second Avenue

Greek Restaurant Battles Second Avenue Subway, Recession By Reinventing Itself

Tags: Lifestyle & Entertainment, Upper East Side

Business & Economy  |  Harlem     comment

East Harlem Junior Chefs Program Nourishing Kitchen of NYC

East Harlem Non-Profit Bests Ohio, Wins $25,000 Grant

Tags: Business & Economy, Harlem

Real Estate  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Marx Brothers Childhood Home

Bid to Landmark Marx Brothers Childhood Home on UES Gets the Hook

Tags: Real Estate, Upper East Side

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Creative Cakes Gallery of Cakes

Original 'Ace of Cakes' Celebrates 30 Years on Upper East Side

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

Real Estate  |  Upper East Side     comment

South Side of East 95th Street Hellgate Hill(DNAInfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Hellgate Hill Landmark Application Withdrawn After UES Neighbors Object

Tags: Real Estate, Upper East Side

Politics  |  Upper East Side     comment

Former Mayor Ed Koch

Former Mayor Ed Koch Endorses Carolyn Maloney in East Side Congressional Race

Tags: Politics, Upper East Side

Real Estate  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Proposed Hellgate Hill Historical District

Decision to Landmark Upper East Side's Hellgate Hill Divides Neighbors

Tags: Real Estate, Upper East Side

Real Estate  |  Upper East Side     comment

Playground for Seniors Proposed for Upper East Side's John Jay Park

Playground for Seniors Proposed for Upper East Side's John Jay Park

Tags: Real Estate, Upper East Side

Real Estate  |  Upper East Side     comment

Upper East Side Marx Brothers Childhood Home

Marx Brothers' Childhood Home Greenlighted for Landmarking on Upper East Side

Tags: Real Estate, Upper East Side

Business & Economy  |  Upper East Side     comment

Little Girls Lemonade Stand(DNAInfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Young Upper Eastsiders Raise Money for ASPCA with Lemonade Stand

Tags: Business & Economy, Upper East Side

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