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Kaya Laterman

Kaya Laterman

Kaya Laterman is a long-time news reporter and editor based in Brooklyn. Her most recent bylines can be found in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Kaya started her journalism career as a newswire service reporter in New York City and Tokyo, Japan, covering many beats, including international politics, financial markets, real estate, and most importantly, local news. She is also an adjunct lecturer for several journalism classes in the CUNY system. Her favorite part of covering the city as a journalist is all the delicious global cuisine that can be consumed while on assignment. To pitch news assignments email her at [email protected]

Recent Work by Kaya

Brooklyn's Brad Lander Launches Bid For Congress

Brooklyn's Brad Lander Launches Bid For Congress

The city comptroller will run against U.S. Representative Dan Goldman, who represents Congressional District 10, covering parts of western Brooklyn.
Council Ethics Panel Rebukes Brooklyn Lawmaker For Bringing Gun to a Protest, But Skips Discipline

Council Ethics Panel Rebukes Brooklyn Lawmaker For Bringing Gun to a Protest, But Skips Discipline

Brooklyn Council Member Inna Vernikov was investigated for bringing a handgun to a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Brooklyn College in October 2023.
Brooklyn Leaders Demand Clarity on Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing

Brooklyn Leaders Demand Clarity on Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing

Civic leaders urged the state and developers to provide specific figures on the affordable housing units planned for the next phase of the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project.
Food Insecurity ‘Frightening’ NYC Residents, Advocate Says

Food Insecurity ‘Frightening’ NYC Residents, Advocate Says

City parents are choosing to pay their rent first, then feed their children and often do not have food left over for themselves, according to Leslie Gordon, president of Food Bank For NYC.
After a Decade of Repairs, Brooklyn Church Celebrates 170 Years

After a Decade of Repairs, Brooklyn Church Celebrates 170 Years

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Red Hook first served Italian, Irish and German immigrants. Now the congregation is home to hundreds of Catholics from Latin America.
Green Burials Take Root in Brooklyn

Green Burials Take Root in Brooklyn

At Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, a growing number of New Yorkers are embracing green burials, which forgoes embalming the body to let it decompose naturally.
Zohran Mamdani Elected to NYC Mayor, Sealing a Meteoric Rise

Zohran Mamdani Elected to NYC Mayor, Sealing a Meteoric Rise

In a watershed moment for the Democratic Party, the Socialist Democrat beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo, a centrist.
Here’s Where Brooklynites Can Donate or Get Food Right Now

Here’s Where Brooklynites Can Donate or Get Food Right Now

About 1.8 million city residents will be food insecure when the federal government cuts off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1.
Sparks Fly, But Few Surprises in NYC Mayoral Debate

Sparks Fly, But Few Surprises in NYC Mayoral Debate

During the first televised mayoral debate, Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo sparred over familiar talking points, offering few new insights into their policies.
Here we go Again: Brooklyn's Pacific Park Revival to Kickstart With Public Meetings

Here we go Again: Brooklyn's Pacific Park Revival to Kickstart With Public Meetings

With a new development team on board, Brooklyn residents will have three opportunities to tell the state what they want for the next phase of the project once known as Atlantic Yards.
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