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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.


 

Downtown »

February 1, 2016

Good government groups say more public input should have been sought on the increased raises.

Fort Greene and DUMBO »

January 29, 2016

The new cars, which could arrive by 2020, would increase capacity and reduce crowding.

St. George & Port Richmond »

January 28, 2016

The mayor said he's willing to make phone calls or knock on doors to help Clinton win.

Downtown »

January 28, 2016

Both questioned the affordability of the units being built or preserved.

Downtown »

January 27, 2016

The mayor and his wife are scheduled to leave Friday and return Tuesday.

Downtown »

January 27, 2016

The mayor asked for permanent control of schools and fought against the idea of a city property tax cap.

Downtown »

January 26, 2016

If your neighbor didn't clean his sidewalk by 11 a.m. Monday, he can be fined up to $350.

East Village & Lower East Side »

January 25, 2016

The mayor says his predecessor isn't focused on income inequality, the top issue facing Americans.