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.
From churches and synagogues to the United Nations and Grand Central terminal, Open House New York will give the public access to a multitude of east side buildings this weekend.
Five area chess prodigies have gotten so good at such an early age that they are now heading overseas to play against the best young chess minds in the world.
Several days after the deadly crash, the family of Sonia Marra released a statement thanking first responders and hospital staff for their care and kindness.
Two days after a helicopter crash killed one and left two others critically injured, investigators have come one step closer to ruling out engine fault as a cause.
New York Dog Nanny will open on Lexington Avenue in Murray Hill later this month, offering a menu of services for pooches, such as Reiki treatments and mani/pedis.
