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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.



 

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December 28, 2010

Natalie Portman and boyfriend Benjamin Millepied met on the set of "Black Swan."

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December 27, 2010

The Knicks get another change to beat LeBron James Tuesday night in Miami.

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December 27, 2010

Transit officials urged commuters to stay home Monday, as the lingering blizzard effects led to unpredictable service.

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December 27, 2010

Lewis Hawkins, 17, was shot to death on a Bronx subway platform early Sunday morning.

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December 27, 2010

Jeremy Hazell, a star basketball player at Seton Hall, was injured in a shooting outside his Harlem home.

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December 26, 2010

The Giants lost again Sunday, putting their playoff hopes in greater jeopardy.

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December 26, 2010

The Jets backed into the playoffs Sunday despite losing to the Bears with help from the Washington Redskins.