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Paul DeBenedetto

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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."

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 13, 2014

Bed-Stuy Streets Some of the City's Dirtiest, Report Says

A study found 15 percent of Bed-Stuy's streets are unacceptably dirty.  

New Dorp & South Beach »

January 10, 2014

Bill de Blasio Makes Faux Pie With Fork-and-Knife Pizza Technique

De Blasio ate half his slice with a fork and knife and half with his hands at a stop in Staten Island.

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 10, 2014

Man Attacked and Robbed In Front of his Bed-Stuy Home

The victim was walking up the steps of his home when he was robbed, police said.

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 10, 2014

Councilman Hopes to Bring Gifted and Talented Program Back to Bed-Stuy

Robert E. Cornegy said he met with the council's education committee to bring a program to P.S. 308.

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 9, 2014

Community Group Demands a Say in Central Brooklyn Budget Process

The group demanded Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights council members enact participatory budgeting.

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 9, 2014

Interfaith Hospital Patients Go Without Heat as the City Freezes

Patients in parts of Interfaith went without heat for two days, DNAinfo New York has learned.

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 8, 2014

Former Bed-Stuy Theater Owners Try to 'Save the Slave'

Clarence and Omar Hardy have hired a new attorney to try and save the Slave Theater.

Bedford-Stuyvesant »

January 8, 2014

Three Men Attack and Try to Rob Man on C Train in Bed-Stuy

The three men approached the victim on the C train inside the Franklin Avenue station, the NYPD said.