My heart goes out to the Capital Gazette. No journalist should have to duck bullets in the newsroom. No student should have to hide from an active shooter. No one should have to live in fear of being in the middle of the next mass shooting. This violence MUST end.

Here are a couple of so-cute-I-can’t-even baby Ollie pics for #InternationalCatDay

News of civil rights groups suing the NYPD for info on gang members prompted me to revisit our panel, where we discussed this database and the reporting I've done on the "go big" strategy of takedowns: jjie.org/2017/02/13/tee… #gangtakedown #nyc

The Village Voice was one of the first print outlets to ever mention my candidacy, over a year ago. Independent, local news plays such an important role in our democracy. As outlets increasingly concentrate into a handful of corporations, important stories can get left behind.

I’m forever grateful for my time writing for the Village Voice as a staff reporter. It was truly an honor to be a part of the Voice legacy + family, and it hurts to hear of the end.

I fell in love with local reporting in this city. Getting to write and report stories to make the iconic New York alt-weekly come to life was a dream job for so many, including me. #VillageVoice

Remembering the muckraking!Seven Ways The Village Voice Made New York a Better Place nyti.ms/2Dibc81

This young man got emotional while talking to me about why he is protesting. He said, “I'm only 26. I want to get out there, I want to see the world...I want to spread love to the world. Why should I be stifled of that because I’m black?

Hundreds of people at Barclays Center demanding justice for Breonna Taylor and many black women who lost their lives to violence

My parents married in 1966, the year before the Supteme Court decided Loving, and so could not marry in my mother’s home state of Virginia. They married in Washington, DC where their union was legal. Changing laws that denigrate us for who we are and whom we love changes lives.

My girl Taryn Finley telling it like it is, always 💯👏

Wayne Barrett's best investigative reporting is now collected in an anthology. "I wanted to make sure we didn't forget. I wanted to save something, the way you grab a photo from a burning building so you can remember what you had..." --from the intro by editor Eileen Markey

#NYFW at the #newyorkpetfashionshow

Waiting to exit the C train at Canal due to a sick passenger

Happening now Spectrum News NY1 #enoughwalkout #studentwalkouts

For the 20th time in franchise history, the #SJSharks made the playoffs. These five pivotal moments are big reasons why. nhl.com/sharks/news/in…

LOVE what Google did in memory of Maya Angelou's 90th birthday #MayaAngelou #GoogleDoodle

Another round of delays @mta is a disaster. This is three days in a row now. This time, I hear it's due to a fight