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Kelly Mena
@KellyMena
Political Reporter @NY1| Previously @CNNPolitics. Send tips to [email protected]
New York, USA
Joined April 2017
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    Kelly Mena
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    Oct 28, 2024
    So grateful and proud to have won two Emmy’s on Saturday night for our work on the migrant crisis. Want to shoutout @DanKomarinetz and Dan Keese who worked so hard on our piece about one Venezuelan family’s journey to the US. ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…
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    Kelly Mena
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    Jan 10, 2025
    .@NYCMayor Adams getting his eyebrows threaded on Roosevelt Avenue today during a walk through of cleanup efforts.
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    Kelly Mena
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    Jan 6, 2021
    Pence informed Trump that he can't block Biden's win cnn.com/2021/01/05/pol…
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    Kelly Mena
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    Mar 5, 2019
    Check out my Op-Ed about the lack of minorities at Bernie Sanders' Kick Off rally @BklynCollege411 @KingsCountyPols #BernieinBrooklyn #Progressives #President2020 - bit.ly/2UnJBpY
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    Kelly Mena
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    Aug 21, 2025
    .@andrewcuomo just gave out chip bags at his presser. Cuomo added “sometimes a bag of chips is just a bag of chips.”
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    Jun 2, 2025
    .@NYCMayor responding to @andrewcuomo’s plan to remove the mentally ill from Rikers: “If you haven’t noticed a pattern, he’s just promising everything…He took away the psychiatric beds that created the problem. He’s just promising everything, just saying everything”
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    Kelly Mena
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    Jun 17, 2022
    Thrilled to say I’m joining @NY1 as their newest political reporter. Excited to be joining such a talented team of reporters in one of the best cities in the world.
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    Bob Hardt
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    Jun 17, 2022
    I'm thrilled to announce that @KellyMena is joining the @NY1 political team next week as our newest reporter! Her work at CNN, Kings County Politics, and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle make her well-prepared to tackle NY politics and City Hall.
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    Kelly Mena
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    Jul 22, 2025
    .@NYCMayor refused to answer any questions earlier today about the claims of unsafe conditions at 26 Federal Plaza where some migrants are being held by ICE. .@NYIC put out videos on Tuesday morning showing over crowding and migrants sleeping on the floor.
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    Kelly Mena
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    Nov 22, 2019
    Personal news: I will be moving to Washington D.C. next week to start as a staff reporter for @CNN covering state and local policy as it relates to 2020 congressional campaigns and state measures. I had such a wonderful time these last months at the @bklyneagle!
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    Kelly Mena
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    Aug 11, 2025
    .@NYCMayor Adams on @andrewcuomo’s “Zohran’s Law” proposal and criticism of Mamdani living in a rent-stabilized apartment: “These are the results of Cuomo’s laws. His laws created the problems that’s we constantly have to go back and fix.”
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    Kelly Mena
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    Oct 4, 2024
    I’m in my “Stay focused, no distractions and grind” mode
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    Fraynette Familia
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    Oct 4, 2024
    @KellyMena is LOCKED IN!
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    Kelly Mena
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    Jun 21, 2019
    In personal news: I will be starting at The Brooklyn Daily Eagle @BklynEagle next month as a reporter. Excited for this new opportunity. But also grateful for my time and experience over at @KingsCountyPols with @stephen_witt
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    Kelly Mena
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    Oct 4, 2024
    After spending the whole week with Mayor Adams here are some observations I made: The mayor and Aliento de Vida Church have more than religion in common. The church also likes to travel to Turkey. Ushers I spoke to on Monday night say they go every year.
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    Kelly Mena
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    Jan 29, 2025
    “He’s not resigning” said Alex Spiro in response to rumors swirling around @NYCMayor as he came out of Al court Wednesday morning.
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