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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 »

January 20, 2016

New poll shows 50 percent of voters approve of the mayor, up from 45 percent in October.    

Harlem »

January 19, 2016

The two men also spoke at a MLK Jr. Day event in Harlem.

Midtown & Theater District »

January 15, 2016

The report recommends more regulation for the for-hire vehicle industry.

Jackson Heights & Elmhurst »

January 14, 2016

The mayor said the funding cuts would devastate the city.

Harlem »

January 14, 2016

The governor proposed shifting hundreds of millions of dollars in spending to the city.

Midtown & Theater District »

January 13, 2016

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the proposal in his State of the State address.

Riverdale & Kingsbridge »

January 12, 2016

An Independent Budget Office report found prevailing wage rules for 421-a projects could cost $2.8B.

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 12, 2016

But an affordable housing group say the mayor's plan leaves much to be desired.