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Nigel Chiwaya

Reporter/Producer @seenigel Contact

Nigel Chiwaya is DNAinfo New York's data and visualizations reporter.

A native of Springfield Gardens, Nigel previously worked at the Queens Ledger/Brooklyn Star newspaper group. While there he reported on sports; from little league baseball to the first Mets game at Citi Field. Nigel also covered the smartphone industry at HTCPedia.com.

Nigel earned his master’s degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, studied Communication Arts at New York Institute of Technology, and survived the New York Times Student Journalism Institute.

Nigel and his wife live in Inwood.

Fun Fact: Nigel once played guitar for the German Chancellor in Berlin.

East Village & Lower East Side »

August 15, 2016

The "Gifted and Talented" NEST+M in the Lower East Side boasts near-perfect proficiency among students.

Fort Greene and DUMBO »

August 15, 2016

Students at P.S. 11, at 419 Waverly Avenue, had the best ELA and math scores in District 13.

Crown Heights, Prospect Heights & Prospect-Lefferts Gardens »

August 15, 2016

Schools in District 17 saw higher pass rates this year, but the area still lags behind state averages.

Astoria & Long Island City »

August 15, 2016

The Baccalaureate School for Global Education had the city's top math and second-best English scores.

Forest Hills, Rego Park & Jamaica »

August 14, 2016

Several Forest Hills schools made their way to the top five in the district, DOE numbers show.

South Bronx »

August 14, 2016

The top scoring school this year in District 7 was Concourse Village Elementary.

Jackson Heights & Elmhurst »

August 11, 2016

The increase matches spikes at schools throughout the city on 2016 tests.

Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island »

August 11, 2016

The Lower Lab School had the most students pass, whereas Life Sciences had the least, DOE numbers show.