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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.



 

New York City »

October 28, 2012

Mayor Michael Bloomberg cancelled public schools for Monday as Hurricane Sandy headed for the city.

New York City »

October 28, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy moves toward the city, New Yorkers can take steps to protect their homes.

New York City »

October 28, 2012

The city has designated certain areas as evacuation zones. Here's what to do if you live in one.

Greenwich Village & SoHo »

June 15, 2012

Drake and Chris Brown had beef over Rihanna before bottles started flying at WIP, sources said.

Woodlawn & Wakefield »

June 14, 2012

Richard Haste was arraigned Wednesday morning on manslaughter charges in the death of Ramarley Graham.

Midtown & Theater District »

May 29, 2012

A disabled train caused delays of up to a half hour during the Tuesday evening rush.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

May 21, 2012

Julian Kurita was convicted of nearly decapitating his father, "Frank" Kurita, in 2010.

Midtown & Theater District »

March 26, 2012

Amar'e Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin were out of the Knicks lineup Monday night.