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Leisha Majtan

New York

Executive Producer at Spectrum News NY1

@NY1 Executive Producer 📺 Winner of some awards. I get angry at the @Mets, am probably booking a flight, and ♥️ Queens. @columbiajourn & @EmersonCollege grad.

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  • 6 days ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

    Yaw Pabi, Jr. remembers his early days on the basketball court with his father fondly.  “He used to teach me my handles and ball control, like I would have to like, go up and down and dribble with my right hand, dribble my left hand. He would always emphasize being good with your offhand," Pabi, Jr. said.

  • 1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

    Raya Scheffler is a fierce competitor on the field, in the pool, and on the court. This triple-threat started playing basketball as a young kid and jumped in the pool at four years old, but only picked up a lacrosse stick the summer before her freshman year.  “I think lacrosse to me was just so much fun. Like whenever I play lacrosse, I never really have a worry in the world. It's just me, my team and lacrosse,” Scheffler said.

  • 1 week ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

    Raya Scheffler is a fierce competitor on the field, in the pool, and on the court. This triple-threat started playing basketball as a young kid and jumped in the pool at four years old, but only picked up a lacrosse stick the summer before her freshman year.  “I think lacrosse to me was just so much fun. Like whenever I play lacrosse, I never really have a worry in the world. It's just me, my team and lacrosse,” Scheffler said.

  • 1 week ago | ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

    Raya Scheffler is a fierce competitor on the field, in the pool, and on the court. This triple-threat started playing basketball as a young kid and jumped in the pool at four years old, but only picked up a lacrosse stick the summer before her freshman year.  “I think lacrosse to me was just so much fun. Like whenever I play lacrosse, I never really have a worry in the world. It's just me, my team and lacrosse,” Scheffler said.

  • 2 weeks ago | ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

    Looking for an outlet to release her energy, Sophia Gu decided to try out for the High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies badminton team her freshman year. “I gave it a shot, but I barely made it through the cut,” Gu said.

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Leisha Majtan
Leisha Majtan @LeishaMajtan
5 Apr 25

RT @Mets: 🐻‍❄️ ENTER TO WIN ⚾ In honor of the first home run at Citi Field in 2025, we're giving away a signed Pete Alonso baseball! For…

Leisha Majtan
Leisha Majtan @LeishaMajtan
7 Feb 25

RT @NY1: A married, gay foster couple from Brooklyn is battling to regain custody of the children who were taken from their care after what…

Leisha Majtan
Leisha Majtan @LeishaMajtan
9 Dec 24

Welcome to Queens, Soto. I think you’ll like it here.

Jeff Passan
Jeff Passan @JeffPassan

BREAKING: Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year, $765 million contract, sources tell ESPN. It is the largest deal in professional sports history.