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Heather is a News Editor at DNAinfo and directs the Web site's political coverage.

After dabbling in online marketing and business development (and once, briefly, as the co-proprietor of a Guatemala-based pants import/export company called "Siempre Sexy" — but that's a very long story), Heather settled into a career as an event producer, managing projects such as the New York Times' annual book fair, New York City's bid for the 2012 Olympics and other productions. Most recently, she worked for Intelligence Squared U.S., producing a series of live policy debates with politicians, journalists and decision-makers that were broadcast on National Public Radio.

Heather realized she didn't want to just produce other people's work — she wanted to create her own. She earned a master's degree in digital journalism from Columbia J-school and became a one-woman reporting band.

Heather's from Oakland, Calif., and she graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in English.

Fun Fact: Heather's favorite sandwich is salami, pickles (the super sour kind) and onion with either Dijon or French's mustard (she's flexible) on a baguette. Everyone she's ever introduced to the sandwich adores it.

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Sen. Christopher Dodd Takes on Wall Street

Sen. Christopher Dodd Takes on Wall Street(flickr/douglemoine) Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd was set to introduce sweeping new banking reform that is being touted as the greatest overhaul of the laws regulating Wall Street since the Great Depression.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Crime  |  Midtown West     comment

Police Question Suspect Over Brutal Beating of Nurse At a Midtown Bar

Woman Brutally Beaten After Refusing Man's Advances at Midtown Bar, Social Police arrested a construction worker from Pennsylvania.

Tags: Crime, Midtown West & Hells Kitchen

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Mayor's Girlfriend Diana Taylor Asked to Run Against Kirsten Gillibrand, Report Says

Mayor's Girlfriend Diana Taylor Asked to Run Against Kirsten Gillibrand, Report Says(Scott Wintrow/Getty Images) Diana Taylor has reportedly been targeted by Republicans to run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Crime  |  Washington Hts.     comment

Student Stabbed Multiple Times at George Washington High School in Inwood

Student Stabbed Multiple Times at George Washington High School(DNAinfo/Olivia Scheck) A 15-year-old student was stabbed multiple times just before lunchtime at George Washington High School in Inwood late Friday morning, police said.

Tags: Crime, Washington Heights & Inwood

Crime  |  Midtown East     comment

Woman Killed by 6 Train Was a Lawyer Who Lived in Stuyvesant Town

Woman Killed by 6 Train Was a Lawyer Who Lived in Stuyvesant Town(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero) She lived alone with her three cats, neighbors said Friday.

Tags: Crime, Midtown East & Kips Bay

Real Estate  |  Financial Dist.     comment

World Trade Center Decision Delayed by Judge

World Trade Center Decision Delayed by Judge(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) A judge postponed signing off on a proposed $657.5 million settlement for first responders with health problems related the World Trade Center site.

Tags: Real Estate, Financial District & Battery Park City

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NYPD Force Will Be Reduced to 20 Year Low if Budget Passes

NYPD image(Flickr/Nick.Allen) The number of police on the streets will drop to 1990 levels if Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts go through, the police commissioner testified Thursday.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     1comment

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Recuses Himself From David Paterson Investigations

Andrew Cuomo(DNAinfo/Josh Williams) The attorney general appointed Chief Judge Judith Kaye to take over.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Crime  |  Midtown West     1comment

Fire Breaks Out at St. James Theatre

Fire Breaks Out at an Upper West Side Theater(DNAinfo/Olivia Scheck) No one was injured in the blaze that started inside an elevator shaft at the Midtown theater.

Tags: Crime, Midtown West & Hells Kitchen

Politics  |  SoHo     comment

Eliot Spitzer's Sins Exposed in Documentary Debuting at the TriBeCa Film Festival

Eliot Spitzer's Sins Will be Exposed on the Big Screen at the TriBeCa Film Festival(DNAinfo/Josh Williams) The Luv Gov's exploits are being given the big screen treatment in an upcoming documentary.

Tags: Politics, SoHo, Tribeca & NoLita

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Richard Ravitch's Suggests 'Limited Borrowing' in New York State Budget Presentation

Richard Ravitch's Suggests 'Limited Borrowing' in New York State Budger Presenation(AP Photo/Mike Groll) The Lt. Gov. presented a five-year plan to save the state from fiscal ruin, recommending “very limited” borrowing and the formation of a fiscal review board.

Tags: Politics

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City Schools Graduation Rate Rises for Fifth Year Running

Joel Klein and Caroline Kennedy The city’s graduation rate rose to 59 percent for the fifth year in 2009 and the drop-out rate has been cut roughly in half since 2005, the mayor announced with Schools Chancellor Joel Klein on Tuesday.

Tags: Politics, Municipal District

Politics  |  Manhattan     1comment

Most Voters Want David Paterson to Keep his Job as Governor

David Paterson Drops Out of Race(DNAinfo/Joshua Williams) Poll has good news for gov — most voters think he should stay in office — but bad news for Cuomo, whose ratings dropped.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     1comment

David Paterson Gets Back to Work with Town Hall Meeting

David Paterson Greets a Constituent After Meeting Gov. David Paterson tried to get on with the state’s business Monday morning, hosting a town hall meeting on the budget.

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Michael Bloomberg Sees No Conflict in Andrew Cuomo's Investigation of David Paterson

Cuomo to Interview Police Involved in Paterson Aide's Domestic Violence Dispute(AP Photo/Mike Groll) “He asked Andrew Cuomo to investigate, his choice,” the mayor said on Monday.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Central Park     2comments

Al Sharpton Declares David Paterson 'Should Continue' as Governor After Harlem Summit

Al Sharpton, Other Electeds Say Paterson Should Stay Put for Now(Heather Grossmann/DNAinfo) "Most of those in the room tonight strongly felt that the governor should continue," Sharpton said.

Tags: Politics, Central Park

Politics  |  Central Harlem     comment

David Paterson's Public Support Plummets as Scandal Continues, Poll Says

David Paterson's Public Support Plummets, Voters Now Divided on Resignation Gov. David Paterson's support among voters is dropping, a new poll says.

Tags: Politics, Central Harlem

Politics  |  Central Harlem     2comments

Al Sharpton Calls Emergency Meeting in Harlem with Black Leaders over Paterson, Rangel Scandals

Rev. Al Sharpton(DNAinfo/Shayna Jacobs) Black leaders are meeting in Harlem Thursday night to talk about David Paterson and Charlie Rangel.

Tags: Politics, Central Harlem

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David Paterson's Top Spokesman Quits Amid Growing Scandals

David Paterson's Top Spokesman Quits Amid Growing Scandals Gov. David Paterson's top spokesman is the third administration official to step down.

Tags: Politics, Midtown East & Kips Bay

Politics  |  Central Harlem     comment

Charlie Rangel Steps Down From Chairmanship, Challengers Step Up

Rangel Photo New Rep. Charles Rangel said he will step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

Tags: Politics, Central Harlem

Politics  |  Manhattan     1comment

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Thinks Harold Ford Jr., Mort Zuckerman Should Have Stayed in the Race

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says Schools Will Be Open(Mayor's Office/Kristen Artz) Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that New York would have been "better off" with more candidates in this year's U.S. Senate race.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Chelsea     comment

High Line's Latest Millionaire Neighbor: The Parks Department

High Line's Latest Millionaire Neighbor: The Parks Department(AP Photo/Richard Drew) The city is building a $20 million dollar four-story building for parks staff, public restrooms and, possibly, a café.

Tags: Politics, Chelsea and Meatpacking District

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David Paterson Wanted Top Aide's Accuser to 'Make This Go Away'

David Paterson Drops Out of Race(DNAinfo/Joshua Williams) Paterson asked a staff member to tell a woman accusing his top aide of domestic violence to "make this go away."

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

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David Paterson Should Resign Amid Domestic Violence Scandal, NOW Says

Gov. David Paterson(Governor's Office) The National Organization for Women has joined the chorus of groups and politicians calling for the governor's resignation.

Tags: Politics, Central Harlem

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Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey to Leave Bloomberg Administration

Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheeky to Leave Bloomberg Administration(AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey is leaving the Bloomberg administration and is being replaced by Howard Wolfson.

Tags: Politics, Municipal District

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Harold Ford Jr. Will Not Challenge Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate Seat

close up(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Harold Ford Jr. broke the news in an Op-Ed posted to the New York Times Web site.

Tags: Politics, Midtown West & Hells Kitchen

Politics  |  Midtown East     1comment

Eliot Spitzer's 'Manhattan Madam' Running for Governor on Prostitution Platform

Eliot Spitzer's 'Manhattan Madam' Running For Gov on Pot and Prostitution Platform(DNAinfo/Heather Grossmann) New York’s gubernatorial race heated up Monday when "Manhattan Madame" Kristin Davis announced her candidacy.

Tags: Politics, Midtown East & Kips Bay

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Andrew Cuomo to Interview Police Involved in David Paterson Aide's Domestic Violence Dispute

Cuomo to Interview Police Involved in Paterson Aide's Domestic Violence Dispute(AP Photo/Mike Groll) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was scheduled on Monday to interview the officers who first responded to a domestic violence call at the center of a scandal enveloping Gov. David Paterson.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Midtown East     2comments

Gov. David Paterson Says, 'I'm the Governor,' Ignores Calls for Resignation

David Paterson Drops Out of Race(DNAinfo/Joshua Williams) “I’m the Governor, that’s why you invited me," David Paterson told a breakfast Monday morning.

Tags: Politics, Midtown East & Kips Bay

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David Paterson Says He Will Not Run For Governor, Vows To Finish His Term

David Paterson Drops Out of Race(DNAinfo/Joshua Williams) MIDTOWN — Gov. David Paterson ended his bid for governor on Friday while vowing not to resign from office amid a domestic violence scandal involving a high-level member of his staff.

Tags: Politics, Central Harlem

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

AG Andrew Cuomo Still Mum on Possible Run for Governor

Andrew Cuomo image(AP Image) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said the governor made a tough choice when he ended his bid for election Friday afternoon.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Central Harlem     comment

Rep. Charlie Rangel Broke House Rules, Says Ethics Panel

Rep. Charlie Rangel Broke House Rules(flickr user Congressman Rangel) The panel ruled that Rangel broke the rules when he accepted a corporate-sponsored trip to the Caribbean.

Tags: Politics, Central Harlem

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Man in Wheelchair Leaves Bomb at Harlem Metro-North Station, Police Say

Improvised Explosive Found in Harlem Metro-North Station(flickr user Annie Mole) A man was arrested after an improvised explosive was found at the Metro-North station on 125th Street Thursday.

Tags: Transportation, Central Harlem

Politics  |  Manhattan     1comment

David Paterson Will Speak at 3 P.M., Expected to Drop Election Bid

Gov. David Paterson Expected to Announce He is Dropping Out of Election(Heather Grossmann/DNAinfo) Gov. David Paterson is expected to drop his election bid at a 3 p.m. press conference in Midtown.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Gov. David Paterson Talking to Elected Officials About Dropping Reelection Bid

Gov. David Paterson full body shot(Governor's Office) Gov. David Paterson is talking to Democratic officials about ending his reelection bid as questions emerge about his role in a domestic violence case involving one of his top aides.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Harold Ford Jr. Gets Hostile Reception from Stonewall Democrats

Harold Ford Jr. Gets Hostile Reception from Stonewall Democrats(Heather Grossmann/DNAinfo) Boos and hisses punctuated Ford's speech at the Stonewall Democratic Club in Chelsea last night.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says City Schools Will Open Friday

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says Schools Will Be Open(Mayor's Office/Kristen Artz) Manhattan students hopes of having a second snow day this winter were quickly extinguished by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Campbell Brown's Husband Dan Senor Named As Possible Foe for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

photo of Kirsten Gillibrand Campbell Brown's conservative Republican husband Dan Senor has joined the list of possible challengers to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the New York race for U.S. Senate, reports said on Wednesday.

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Sales of Wine in Supermarkets Sends Angry Store Owners to Albany to Protest

Wine Shop Owners Travel to Albany to Protest Proposal to Sell Wine in Supermarkets(flickr user paul goyette) Gov. David Paterson's plan to legalize the sale of wine in supermarkets is bad news for wine store owners.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Suspect in City Hall Staffer Hit-and-Run Turns Herself In

City Hall Worker Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver(Facebook) The woman believed to be responsible for a hit-and-run accident that left a City Hall staffer brain dead over the weekend turned herself in on Tuesday.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Joins the Flickr Revolution

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Joins the Flick Revolution(Edward Reed) Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office launched an official flickr photo page Tuesday morning.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Transportation  |  Manhattan     comment

Make Room in That Cab, Taxi Sharing Starts Friday

Taxi Fare Hike Takes Effect(Tomas Fano) New Yorkers will have to cozy up to strangers on Friday if they want a discounted fare as group taxi rides take effect in Manhattan.

Tags: Transportation, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Rev. Al Sharpton's Spokeswoman Rachel Noerdlinger Arrested for Assault

Rev. Al Sharpton Rev. Al Sharpton’s top aide Rachel Noerdlinger was arrested on misdemeanor assault charges last week.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

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Gov. David Paterson Officially Announces 2010 Campaign Bid

Gov. David Paterson full body shot(Governor's Office) Gov. David Paterson officially announced his gubernatorial campaign on Saturday morning in Hempstead, L.I.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Gov. David Paterson v. New York Times, Round Two

Gov. David Paterson v. New York Times, Second Round(Governor's Office) The paper released its second critical piece about Gov. David Paterson this week on Friday.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Arts & Entertainment  |  Midtown West     comment

Fashion World Says Buh Bye to Bryant Park, Celeb-Watchers Mourn

Fashion World Says Buh Bye to Bryant Park(Josh Williams/DNAinfo) Fashion enthusiasts mourned as the final curtain fell on Fashion Week at Bryant Park on Thursday following a 17-year run.

Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Midtown West & Hells Kitchen

Politics  |  Municipal Dist.     comment

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Gives 'State of the City' Address

Christine Quinn at City Hall(DNAinfo/Suzanne Ma) City Council Speaker Christine Quinn told New Yorkers what they already knew during her State of the City address on Thursday — the economy is really bad, and people really need jobs.

Tags: Politics, Municipal District

Politics  |  Manhattan     comment

Gov. David Paterson Delays Harlem Campaign Announcement

Gov. David Paterson full body shot(Governor's Office) Gov. David Paterson announced his campaign kick off event will be delayed because of the number of elected officials who were unable to attend.

Tags: Politics, Manhattan

Arts & Entertainment  |  Midtown West     comment

Nanette Lepore's Fall 2010 Line Debuts at Fashion Week

Nanette Lepore's Fall 2010 Line Debuts at Fashion Week(Josh Williams/DNAinfo) Celebrated designer Nanette Lepore showed her Fall 2010 line in The Tents at Bryant Park Wednesday morning.

Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Midtown West & Hells Kitchen

Politics  |  Municipal Dist.     comment

NYPD Stop and Frisks Jump in 2009, 87 Percent of People Stopped Were Black and Hispanic

NYPD image(Nick.Allen/Flickr) The NYPD's "Stop and Frisk" numbers jumped 8 percent in 2009 — despite the city's record-low crime rates last year, according to data released by the police department Tuesday evening.

Tags: Politics, Municipal District

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