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Serena Dai

Reporter/Producer @ssdai Contact

Serena Dai is a reporter/producer covering Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick.

Before coming to Brooklyn, Serena covered Lakeview for DNAinfo’s Chicago site, home of Wrigley Field and Chicago’s gayborhood. She’s previously worked for TheWire.com, the Associated Press Chicago bureau, The Miami Herald and New York magazine.

Serena is from Knoxville, TN, and a graduate of Northwestern University, where she helped launch a news site that was once described as "flamboyant and destructive," but eventually won an award for best online student publication in the nation.

Her past work has required everything from grilling politicians to digging into development news. But the unusual stories — like a man who lived to trap feral cats, or a perplexing parking spot known to attract hoards of bird poop — have been the highlight of neighborhood reporting.

Fun Fact: Serena reported at Heidi Klum’s 2010 Halloween party and was fortuitously mistaken for a member of the supermodel's inner circle. It took three awkward minutes for someone to notice she didn’t belong behind the velvet rope.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

October 7, 2015

The suspect asked for the time before holding a gun to the man's waist, police said.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

October 7, 2015

He was also arrested in August and charged with stealing from a synagogue school.

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook »

October 7, 2015

Dine at these new places before the rest of the city finds out how good they are.

Midtown & Theater District »

October 6, 2015

CC Sabathia's shocking announcement; A mob dumping ground; Times Square; Selfless selfies.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

October 6, 2015

The suspect and his accomplice took $250 worth of property from the victim, police said.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

October 6, 2015

"In between getting robbed and the hurricane, it wasn't an awesome week," the owner said.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

October 6, 2015

Ellie Kemper said she never gets a second glance when wearing Kimmy's "ridiculous" outfits.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick »

October 5, 2015

Some locations will be extending their hours to stay open seven days a week.