Mary Johnson is a reporter/producer covering Murray Hill and Gramercy for DNAInfo.
Born and raised in Jacksonville, Fla., Mary graduated with honors from the University of Florida (Go Gators!). She has worked for city magazines in Fort Lauderdale and El Paso, Texas, and has written feature stories about drug treatment facilities, health care for women in Juarez, Mexico, and pre-deployment military training.
Mary has also worked as a reporter for the Hartford Business Journal and won awards from the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the New England Press Association for her work covering crisis communications strategies and the music industry. Mary also appeared in a business news segment three times a week on the NBC affiliate in Hartford.
After graduating with honors from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Mary worked in multimedia production at The Economist before deciding to hit the streets as a beat reporter for DNAInfo.
Mary and her husband live on the Upper East Side with their dog, an 80-pound rescue named Urban.
Fun fact: Mary wrote her master’s thesis about a Guns N' Roses tribute band. The lyrics to every song off the band’s first album are forever seared into her brain.
Morton Williams is looking to open a liquor store on East 23rd Street between First and Second avenues, but residents and business owners say more alcohol is not what their neighborhood needs.
The White House Hispanic Community Action Summit at Baruch College will bring together local organizations and federal officials Tuesday to brainstorm solutions to help the Latino community.
At a community board meeting on Wednesday night, parents and teachers from P.S. 116 came out in force, asking for the board's help in their fight against overcrowding.
The intersection at East 33rd Street and Park Avenue, once notorious for pedestrian accidents, has seen a dramatic decrease as a result of multiple safety improvements.
In a preliminary report, federal investigators said the helicopter involved in a deadly crash in the East River last week was inspected just two days before the accident.
