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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."

Woodlawn & Wakefield »

October 31, 2016

Shaun Lewis, 27, allegedly sexually assaulted and brutally beat the unidentified teen last week.

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook »

October 31, 2016

John Lawton, 24, allegedly shot and killed Jahiem Smallwood in July, police said.

Forest Hills, Rego Park & Jamaica »

October 30, 2016

Niheen Donigan, 36, was shot to death on the corner of 109th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard, police said.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

October 30, 2016

A white powdery substance found at Lincoln Center Saturday may have been sprinkled ashes, the NYPD said.

South Jamaica, Springfield Gardens & Rosedale »

October 29, 2016

Two officers patrolling the Baisley Park Houses shot an armed Jamel Etheridge, 38, police said.

Fordham & Tremont »

October 24, 2016

Mohammed Alam, 42, was arrested early Saturday after attacking his young son, police said.

Ditmas Park & Flatbush »

October 24, 2016

Geraldine Mendez-Victoria, 20, was last seen leaving a Bushwick loft on Oct. 16, police said.

Downtown »

October 23, 2016

Bella-Yury Krementsova, 58, was struck and killed in the Financial District Friday, police said.