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Irene Plagianos

Reporter/Producer @IrenePlagianos Contact

Irene is a reporter/producer covering Manhattan Courts for DNAinfo.com New York.

Prior to joining the DNAinfo team, Irene was reporter for The American Lawyer magazine, where she covered complex litigation, corporate deals, the business of law and legal trends.

She's also worked as metro reporter for the New York Post and The Journal News. Feature stories she's written have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer and other publications.

Irene has a B.A. in history from Columbia University, as well as a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
She grew up in the suburbs of New York, and has lived on Upper West Side for more than five years.

Fun Fact: Irene has spent at least part of most summers in a small Greek village outside of Sparta called Potamia that has more goats than people — it's also her dad's hometown.

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A jury convicted the former Assembly speaker of seven counts of fraud, extortion and money laundering.

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November 30, 2015

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November 30, 2015

A cab driver asked to be dismissed, saying the owner of his medallion was connected to Sheldon Silver.

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November 29, 2015

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November 27, 2015

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Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

November 26, 2015

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November 24, 2015

Check out these new restaurants before the rest of the city finds out about them. 

Downtown »

November 24, 2015

A juror asked to be dismissed after less of two hours of deliberations.