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Paul DeBenedetto

Weekend Editor @pauldebenedetto Contact

Paul DeBenedetto is a the weekend editor for DNAinfo New York. Previously he covered Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Before coming to DNAinfo, Paul attended the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism, with a concentration in urban reporting. His work has appeared online for NBC New York; in print for City Limits Magazine, the Queens Courier and amNY; and on radio for WBAI.

Paul is a lifelong New Yorker born on Staten Island, where he attended Wagner College and studied computer science. After graduating, he worked at a brokerage firm for five years before quitting to become a journalist.

Fun Fact: Paul collects Christmas LPs. The crown jewel of his collection is a first pressing of "A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector."

St. George & Port Richmond »

November 27, 2016

Peter Olivo, 58, was shot and killed Saturday night outside his Staten Island home, police said.

Midtown & Theater District »

November 21, 2016

Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, read a statement urging Pence to work for all Americans.

East New York & Brownsville »

November 21, 2016

Erickson Brito allegedly grabbed an officer's baton and hit police with it before he was fatally shot.

Harlem »

November 20, 2016

Gov. Cuomo announced he was ordering the State Police to create a special hate crimes unit.

Woodlawn & Wakefield »

November 20, 2016

Orlando Savino, 72, was struck and killed by a driver who fled the scene Thursday, police said.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen »

November 19, 2016

Elmo Rivadeneira, 32, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two women in 2004, the Manhattan DA said. 

Park Slope, Windsor Terrace & Gowanus »

November 14, 2016

An anti-Trump rally supporting "Love" in Brooklyn Saturday was aimed at parents and children.

Midtown & Theater District »

November 14, 2016

Protesters again took to the streets to protest Donald Trump's presidency.