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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.


 

Jackson Heights & Elmhurst »

January 25, 2016

Mayor de Blasio vowed that Queens streets would be cleaner Tuesday morning.

Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island »

January 25, 2016

Critics warned the mayor that getting students to school would be a hardship for many parents.

Astoria & Long Island City »

January 24, 2016

The mayor said hundreds of pieces of equipment were on their way to Queens on Sunday.

Downtown »

January 22, 2016

City Council will consider a package of legislation next week to reduce penalties for minor offenses.

Downtown »

January 22, 2016

City agencies that get federal funding could see their budgets decided by who's in the White House.

Downtown »

January 22, 2016

There is new spending on education, homelessness and mental health.

Downtown »

January 21, 2016

A new Quinnipiac University poll gave de Blasio a small five-point margin over Cuomo.

Downtown »

January 20, 2016

The results come even as Mayor Bill de Blasio unleashes a series of initiatives to tackle the problem.