Matthew Chayes

Matthew Chayes

New York City Reportermatthew.chayes@newsday.com

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Matthew Chayes is a general assignment reporter with a focus on New York City. He got his start at The Chicago Tribune's D.C. bureau before freelancing in New York City and then joining Newsday's staff in 2007. He's been a guest on CNN, NY1, Fox News and the BBC, among other outlets. He has lectured on journalism at Columbia, New York University and CUNY, and served as a contest judge for the Deadline Club and Society of Professional Journalists.

Matthew Chayes's Work

Police: Motorcyclist killed in Southern State Parkway crash
Matthew ChayesApril 30, 2025 4:35 pm
Rabies vaccines dropped in fishcakes for raccoons in parts of NYC, Nassau
Matthew ChayesApril 30, 2025 3:23 pm
Probe: Faulty design, dereliction caused Manhattan parking garage collapse
Matthew ChayesApril 29, 2025 3:53 pm
LIers among the thousands who honored the 'people's pope' at his funeral
Bart Jones and Matthew ChayesApril 26, 2025 5:31 pm
New York City Council bans some helicopter flights that don't meet federal noise standards
Matthew ChayesApril 25, 2025 3:09 pm
Judge rules ICE stays out of Rikers Island jail for now
Matthew ChayesApril 25, 2025 5:00 am
Middle Island man charged in hit-and run
Matthew ChayesApril 24, 2025 9:05 am
Wildfire smoke causing poor air quality for LI
Matthew Chayes and Lisa L. ColangeloApril 24, 2025 8:43 am
NYC Council condemns LI laundry service over employee work conditions
Matthew ChayesApril 24, 2025 5:00 am
N.J. wildfire smoke to affect air quality on LI, NYC
Matthew ChayesApril 23, 2025 2:14 pm
Brooklyn man pleads guilty to selling cocaine he thought was headed to East End
Matthew ChayesApril 22, 2025 9:13 pm
Mastic Beach man killed in crash on Sunrise Highway in Blue Point
Matthew ChayesApril 20, 2025 10:03 am
Adams exempts most NYC residential buildings from composting fines
Matthew ChayesApril 19, 2025 5:10 pm
Tough charity act: Port Washington man to bike 4,300 miles
Matthew ChayesApril 18, 2025 4:35 pm
Cuomo denied matching funds for NYC mayoral campaign
Matthew ChayesApril 15, 2025 7:08 pm
City Council sues to stop ICE from returning to Rikers
Matthew ChayesApril 15, 2025 12:48 pm
Helicopter in fatal Hudson River crash lacked flight recorder, NTSB says
Matthew ChayesApril 12, 2025 4:57 pm
Siemens company CEO, family who died in NYC helicopter crash were celebrating birthdays
Lorena MongelliApril 11, 2025 9:40 am
Publishers Clearing House in Jericho files for bankruptcy
Matthew ChayesApril 10, 2025 11:07 am
Billy Joel donates $50,000 to super PAC backing Cuomo for mayor
Matthew ChayesApril 9, 2025 7:19 pm

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