Molly Crane-Newman is a journalist based in New York City. A staff reporter at the Daily News, she focuses on Manhattan’s state and federal courts. Previously, she reported thousands of stories as a breaking news correspondent for the Metro section from 2015 to 2018.

She has covered some sensational New York trials from the courtroom, including those of prolific drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, and former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. She is currently reporting on the public corruption prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and covered the myriad criminal and civil cases against President Donald Trump, including his historic conviction for falsifying business records.

Some of her exclusive work includes coverage of the city’s mental health courts and their barriers to entry, including reporting on the systemic neglect that led to the Rikers Island suicide of Michael Nieves, the 13th New Yorker to die waiting for trial in 2022. Throughout the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, she scrutinized the intricacies of New York’s judicial system in reports that exposed the impacts of the city and state’s lack of preparedness.

Her photography and videography have illustrated many of her news stories and frequently appear in major media outlets via the Tribune wire service. She’s appeared on CNN, C-SPAN, NPR, MSNBC, the BBC, and ABC, among others, to discuss her coverage.

Molly was born in Northern California, grew up in Dublin, Ireland, and called Barcelona home for several years. She lives in Manhattan.   

For more work samples, contact mollycranenewman@gmail.com or visit Molly’s Daily News byline page. And see her Instagram.