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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
Pokémon GO Fest to return to the New York area this summer
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Sports
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Crime
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Police charge man who scaled Union Square statue for ‘world peace’
Soho stabbing: Panhandlers’ argument leads to bloody assault near subway station
NYC taxi drivers fuming and fearful after crew of youths target them with pepper spray in robbery pattern
Retired NYC cops, firefighters, and teachers ride to Albany in ‘life or death’ healthcare fight