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Jeff Mays

Politics Reporter @JeffCMays Contact

Jeff Mays is a reporter/producer for DNAInfo covering politics. He formerly covered Harlem.

Previously he was a reporter for The Star-Ledger of New Jersey where he covered Newark City Hall and Mayor Cory Booker.

A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Jeff was named The Star-Ledger's Dee Murphy reporter of the year, the paper's highest honor, the Garden State Association of Black Journalists reporter of the year and is the recipient of national reporting awards from the National Association of Black Journalists. Mays was also named an IRE fellow.

Jeff's work has appeared in The New York Times and Wired magazine.

Born in Brooklyn, Jeff grew up in Coney Island. He lives in Harlem with his wife, a nurse practitioner.

Fun Fact: When he was in college, musician and actress Lauryn Hill once told Jeff that he should pursue a career as a rapper after he (won) held his own in a freestyle rap battle with musician and producer Wyclef Jean.


 

East Village & Lower East Side »

February 29, 2016

The utility said the 13 percent drop was due to "random factors" and that New Yorkers were not at risk.

Park Slope, Windsor Terrace & Gowanus »

February 29, 2016

Hit-and-run crashes killed pedestrians in Park Slope, Queens and The Bronx early Sunday.

Crown Heights, Prospect Heights & Prospect-Lefferts Gardens »

February 25, 2016

Sixty-five percent of all residents fear they soon won't be able to afford living in their neighborhood.

Downtown »

February 24, 2016

The mayor's approval rating jumped 14 points since September, according to a NY1/Baruch College poll.

Downtown »

February 24, 2016

The request comes after a good government group called for an investigation.

Downtown »

February 23, 2016

The protesters want de Blasio's plan to help more low income New Yorkers.

Park Slope, Windsor Terrace & Gowanus »

February 22, 2016

But the mayor predicts Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would beat Trump.

Park Slope, Windsor Terrace & Gowanus »

February 22, 2016

The group says the mayor is violating campaign finance laws.