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Joe Pantorno
Joe Pantorno has been the executive sports editor of amNewYork since 2020. He covers the New York Mets and is a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). He is also a member of the Pro Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA) and has covered the New York Islanders for nearly a decade. His previous stops include Bleacher Report and Metro New York, while his work has been featured in the New York Post, Newsday, and Yahoo! Sports.

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Things to Do
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Sports
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Crime
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NYPD Quality of Life Team cuffs man who allegedly duct-taped dogs in Queens park
Two teens among four charged in Bronx basketball court shooting that killed one and injured three
‘New Second Amendment:’ How the NYPD, Manhattan DA are fighting radical online ghost gun manufacturers