
Jillian Jorgensen
Education Reporter at Spectrum News NY1
Emmy-winning education reporter at NY1. NYC public schools graduate. Former newspaperwoman. Fan of pizza and pasta. [email protected]
Articles
-
1 week ago |
ny1.com | Jillian Jorgensen
When William Lessa came to teach at Cardinal Hayes High School, he was 20 years old — a newlywed, fresh out of college. “I never thought that 54 years later I would still be here, and I would be literally in charge of instruction in the school,” Lessa said. After half a century at the same school, as a teacher, a college counselor, an assistant principal, and, since 2008, principal Lessa is retiring at the close of this school year.
-
1 week ago |
ny1.com | Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Eric Adams and many of those running to take his spot in City Hall have proposed expanding after-school programs for students in the city. But City Council members and the organizations who run the programs say they need a pay increase from the city to keep their doors open.
-
1 month ago |
ny1.com | Jillian Jorgensen
On a dreary May afternoon, students from Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability saw one of the 100 piping plovers that come to city shores each year. “From Far Rockaway to Breezy Point is where you're going to find them. And that’s one of them,” Chris Allieri, founder and executive director of the NYC Plover Project, told the students. The birds — endangered in New York and protected federally — are visiting the beaches of the Rockaway Peninsula to nest and raise their young.
-
1 month ago |
ny1.com | Jillian Jorgensen
Students at P.S. 244 in Flushing, Queens heard from a polar explorer and a City Council member on a recent morning — grown-ups who showed them the kinds of futures that they can have, too. “It felt great. I never, I never really saw many Asian people do all that stuff,” second grader Kaira Wong said. “I never saw a real polar explorer, because I only saw one on the internet,” second grader Haru Torrzoza said.
-
1 month ago |
ny1.com | Jillian Jorgensen
About two hours north of their Brooklyn school, a class of fourth graders and two buckets full of tiny trout stood beside the Cross River. They were there to say goodbye — to the fish they'd first met as trout eggs in October, and had raised in their classroom at Arts & Letters 305 United, with their teacher Katie Giordano.
Journalists covering the same region

Kyle Morel
Staff Writer at New Jersey Herald
Kyle Morel primarily covers news in New York City, New York, United States and surrounding areas.

Heidi Waleson
Opera Critic at The Wall Street Journal
Heidi Waleson primarily covers news in New York City, New York, United States and surrounding areas.

Andy Milone
Writer at Freelance
Andy Milone primarily covers news in New York City, New York, United States and surrounding areas including Newark and Jersey City.

Chris Pedota
Multimedia Producer, Editor and Photographer at NorthJersey.com
Chris Pedota primarily covers news in Northern New Jersey, United States, including areas around Bergen, Passaic, and Morris counties.
Mike Condon
Editor at Roxbury Register
Editor at The Citizen of Morris County
Editor and News Reporter at New Jersey Hills Media Group
Editor and News Reporter at New Jersey Hills Media Group
Mike Condon primarily covers news in the New York metropolitan area including parts of New Jersey and surrounding regions.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 28K
- Tweets
- 35K
- DMs Open
- Yes

RT @Mets: One year ago today. https://t.co/xJAjNW8NGw

RT @SNYtv: The scenes as David Peterson completes his shutout! https://t.co/XYx1aAvdu7

https://t.co/fZv7PvcDZ2