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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.



 

Harlem »

December 26, 2010

Police are continuing to look for a man seen dragging the suitcase containing the body of Betty Williams.

Midtown & Theater District »

December 16, 2010

New York fans may have thought they were reliving the 1990s Wednesday night as Knicks clashed with the Celtics.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen »

December 14, 2010

Firefighters battled a suspicious blaze in a top floor apartment at the Fulton Houses.

East Village & Lower East Side »

December 6, 2010

Fire officials suspect a lit cigarette as the cause.

East Village & Lower East Side »

December 2, 2010

A student and a school nurse were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a chemical spilled at a high school.

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December 2, 2010

The World Cup is heading to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022, FIFA announced Thursday.

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November 24, 2010

A state panel voted 4-2 against granting a waiver to Cathie Black that would allow her to become schools chancellor.

Harlem »

November 16, 2010

A House subcommittee found Rep. Charles Rangel violated ethics rules.