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Carroll Bogert

Chief Executive Officer

Carroll Bogert is the chief executive officer of The City Reporter, overseeing its strategy, operational health and sustainability. She was previously president of The Marshall Project, deputy executive director of Human Rights Watch, and a foreign correspondent for Newsweek.


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Richard Kim

Editor-in-Chief

Richard is the editor in chief of The City Reporter, where he sets the editorial vision of the newsroom and oversees day-to-day operations.


Beth Eisenstaedt

Beth Eisenstaedt

Chief Development Officer

Beth is The City Reporter’s chief development officer, where she oversees all fundraising strategy and manages donor relationships and communications, helping to strengthen our newsroom and community.


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Jessica Lysons

Director of Finance and Administration

Jessica is The City Reporter’s director of finance and administration, where she works with leadership to strengthen overall organizational capacity and impact.

Staff

Rosalind Adams

Senior Reporter

Rosalind is an investigative journalist at The City Reporter. More by Rosalind Adams


Claudia Irizarry Aponte

Senior Reporter

Claudia covers labor and work for The City Reporter. More by Claudia Irizarry Aponte


Reuven Blau

Senior Reporter

Reuven reports with a special focus on criminal justice, Rikers Island and New York City’s jail system. More by Reuven Blau


Carol Chen

Intern

Carol Chen is an intern for The City Reporter. More by Carol Chen


Haidee Chu

Senior Reporter

Haidee Chu writes human-interest features and combines data analysis with shoe-leather reporting to document the way public policies and programs impact everyday New Yorkers. More by Haidee Chu


Greg David

Contributor

Greg David is a contributor and Ravitch fiscal and economics reporter at The City Reporter. He spent 35 years at Crain’s New York Business as editor, editorial director and a columnist. He is also the director of the business and economics reporting program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY as well as the Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program. More by Greg David


Ben Fractenberg

Visual Producer

Ben is a producer bringing The City Reporter’s stories to life through visual journalism and powerful photo essays. More by Ben Fractenberg


Andrew Giambrone

News Editor

Andrew Giambrone is a news editor at The City Reporter, leading The City Scoop daily newsletter. He previously worked for Gothamist/WNYC, DCist/WAMU, Curbed DC and Washington City Paper. Contact him at agiambrone@thecityreporter.nyc. More by Andrew Giambrone


Rosa Goldensohn

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rosa Goldensohn is a contributing writer at The City Reporter. She was previously a reporter at Politico New York and Crain’s New York Business and has contributed to The New York Times, where she won the Newswomen’s Club Front Page Award in 2018. More by Rosa Goldensohn


Gwynne Hogan

Senior Reporter

Gwynne Hogan is a senior reporter covering immigration, homelessness, and many things in between. Her coverage of the migrant crisis earned her the Newswomen’s Club of New York’s Journalist of the Year award in 2023. Her reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic forced New York City officials to admit they were undercounting the dead, and earned her a 2021 Gracie award. Send her tips at ghogan@thecityreporter.nyc. More by Gwynne Hogan


Katie Honan

Senior Reporter

Katie covers New York City Hall for The City Reporter and is co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast. More by Katie Honan


Nancy Jiang

Intern

Nancy Jiang is an intern for The City Reporter. More by Nancy Jiang


Samantha Maldonado

Senior Reporter

Samantha covers climate, resiliency, housing and development at The City Reporter. More by Samantha Maldonado


Jose Martinez

Jose Martinez

Senior Reporter

Jose is The City Reporter’s transportation reporter, covering the latest developments and policies impacting traffic and transit in New York.

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Dan Morrison

Executive Editor

Dan Morrison is a former reporter and editor at Newsday, Bloomberg News, Orb Media and USA TODAY. He’s the author of two nonfiction books and has written for outlets including The New York Times, National Geographic and Artforum.


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Sophie Mindes

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Sophie is The City Reporter’s Associate Director of Development, where she is responsible for managing and growing the organization’s institutional funding.


Sam Rabiyah

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Sam is a contributing editor to The City Reporter working on data and news applications. He previously served as a news applications developer and reporter. More by Sam Rabiyah


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Diana Riojas

AUDIENCE MANAGER

Diana is The City Reporter’s audience manager, where she oversees the newsroom’s social media platforms, engagement work and distribution strategy.

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Morgan Sapp

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Morgan is The City Reporter’s Development Manager, where she supports fundraising initiatives and donor engagement.

Kennedy Sessions

Data Fellow

Kennedy is a data reporting fellow at The City Reporter, where she covers news through data-driven reporting. She is a recent graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. More by Kennedy Sessions


Harry Siegel

Senior Editor

Harry Siegel is senior editor at The City Reporter. He is the creator and co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast and is a columnist at the New York Daily News. More by Harry Siegel


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Greg B. Smith

Senior Investigative Reporter

Greg is an award-winning investigative reporter at The City Reporter with a special focus on corruption and the city’s public housing system. More by Greg B. Smith


Rachel Holliday Smith

Managing Editor

Rachel is managing editor at The City Reporter leading explanatory and service journalism in the newsroom. More by Rachel Holliday Smith


Colophon & Credits

The City Reporter is reported, written, edited, designed, photographed, programmed, recorded, promoted, fundraised-for and produced in New York City. Our thanks for the makers who created the following, wherever they work:

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Hamburger Menu icon by Selot Lo / The Noun Project 

How to New York pigeon icon by Kevin / The Noun Project 

Speech Balloon icon by iconbysonny / The Noun Project 

Our original Nellie the Pigeon logo by Anje Jager.

Our 2026 pigeon logo by James DeVries.