Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Michael P. Ventura

Managing Editor @mpventura Contact

Michael P. Ventura is the Managing Editor at DNAinfo, in charge of running daily newsroom operations. He's also our resident New York guru.

Mike was city editor at Metro between 2004 and 2008. You may remember the paper's world-beating coverage of CBGB's final days, new Yankee Stadium shenanigans and synthetic turf installation in city parks.

As a freelance writer, Mike has written about sea pirates for the Village Voice, Bikram yoga for Time Out New York and real estate for The Real Deal, among other newspapers, magazines and Web sites. He's also been a copy editor for the Daily News and a Web producer for WNYC Radio.

After graduating from Boston College with a degree in philosophy, Mike got his start in Web journalism back in the hand-coding HTML days of the late 1990s at a Massachusetts community newspaper site that no longer exists. The Boston Herald bought it and Mike rose to senior editor. Years later, he graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Mike and his wife live in a Brooklyn neighborhood you've never heard of.

Fun Fact: Mike is learning to play the drums. He's currently the drummer in an imaginary metal band called Maspeth.



 

Harlem »

April 17, 2015

Service was affected on the 1, 2, 5, 7, B and C lines Friday morning.

Midtown & Theater District »

April 16, 2015

All the low-lights from the Knicks' forgettable 2014-15 season are in this YouTube video.

Borough Park & Midwood »

March 21, 2015

The brothers and sisters ranged from 5 to 15 years old and were killed in a fire at 3371 Bedford Ave.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

March 16, 2015

L trains were stopping at Bedford Avenue due to a broken rail, the MTA said. 

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

February 2, 2015

There were no injuries reported for the fire at 5 N 11th Street near Kent Avenue.

Downtown »

January 1, 2015

Former Gov. Mario Cuomo passed away Thursday, the same day his son was sworn in for a second term.

New York City »

March 14, 2014

Here's how to get around this weekend amid subway service disruptions

Riverdale & Kingsbridge »

December 1, 2013

Investigators were analyzing data from the black box of a Metro-North train that crashed in the Bronx.