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Matthew Chayes

New York City Reportermatthew.chayes@newsday.com

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

Adams carves out more exemptions for city buildings from curbside composting
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
Federal agents to return to Rikers jail
Matthew ChayesApril 9, 2025 6:29 am
Trump administration's migrant-crisis clawbacks from NYC rise to almost $200M
Matthew ChayesApril 8, 2025 12:28 pm
Senators, 9/11 advocates condemn WTC Health Program cuts
Tiffany Cusaac-SmithApril 6, 2025 5:14 pm
WTC health program leader's firing reversed after uproar, NY pols say
Matthew Chayes and Laura Figueroa HernandezApril 5, 2025 1:32 pm
NYS Education Department says it will not comply with federal DEI directive
Matthew ChayesApril 5, 2025 10:07 am
Jackpot! Two $1M lottery prizes among recent big wins on LI
Matthew ChayesApril 4, 2025 10:46 am
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Police ID man killed in multivehicle crash in Plainview that left 6 others injured
Matthew Chayes and Nicholas GrassoApril 4, 2025 6:31 am
NYC Mayor Eric Adams running for reelection as an independent
Matthew ChayesApril 3, 2025 7:20 am
Industry toasts alcohol ruling for NYC outdoor dining
Matthew ChayesApril 2, 2025 6:56 pm
Composting program now in force in NYC
Matthew ChayesApril 2, 2025 5:00 am
Just 7 NYC venues OKd for booze in outdoor dining
Matthew ChayesMarch 29, 2025 5:00 am
'Stand up and fight': At Triangle Shirtwaist fire memorial in NYC, a call to pro-labor action
Matthew ChayesMarch 25, 2025 5:09 pm