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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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July 13, 2016

Two adults and four children were rescued from a private boat after it began to sink and flipped over.

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July 13, 2016

Pokémon GO is popping up at the 9/11 Memorial and some people are unhappy about it.

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July 13, 2016

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July 12, 2016

The massive man-made waterfront hills will open to the public on July 19

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July 12, 2016

The burger chain will open at 7 a.m. on July 15.

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July 12, 2016

The BlackTail, run by the owners of the Dead Rabbit, is slated to open Friday.

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July 12, 2016

Sander endorses Clinton, the already-iconic photos of last week's protests, and Pokémon Go fever.

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July 11, 2016

On July 12, 1804, founding father Alexander Hamilton died, a day after his gun duel with Aaron Burr.