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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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July 9, 2010

The City Charter Commission could recommend a ballot question this fall to repeal the three-term law.

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July 9, 2010

An ambulance and a city bus collided Friday afternoon, injuring 21 people.

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July 7, 2010

LeBron James will come to the Manhattan suburb to announce whether he'll come play for the Knicks.

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July 2, 2010

LeBron James met with the Knicks Thursday afternoon and the team left feeling good about their chances of signing him.

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June 29, 2010

A small track fire on the F line snarled the morning rush on Tuesday, forcing several subway lines to be diverted.

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June 28, 2010

State lawmakers dropped a plan to allow wine sales at grocery stores.

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June 28, 2010

Manhattanites will get their first taste of the MTA's 'doomsday' service cuts in Monday morning's commute.

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June 28, 2010

Prince Harry has been on a whirlwind tour of the city, including Citi Field, Central Park and Governors Island.