Staff & Writers

The Free Press is written and edited by a small Bronx-based team. Each writer covers a defined beat and is accountable for their work under our editorial guidelines.

Marisol Reyes

Editor-in-Chief

Cannabis policy, licensing & enforcement · Based in Mott Haven

Kwame Hollis

Dispensaries & Delivery Editor

Dispensary reviews, delivery, products · Based in Wakefield

Tina Castellano

Food, Culture & Friendliness Index Editor

Munchies, events, the Cannabis Friendliness Index · Based in Belmont

Dre Batista

Community Reporter

The Block — neighborhoods, community boards & what people are saying · Based in Hunts Point

Nadia Rahman

Data & Markets Reporter

Prices, sales data & the cannabis economy · Based in Parkchester

Luis Ocasio

Culture Writer

Hip hop, music, murals & Bronx culture · Based in Soundview

Grace Adeyemi

Standards Editor

Fact-checking, corrections & legal explainers · Based in Kingsbridge

Masthead

• Marisol Reyes, Editor-in-Chief
• Kwame Hollis, Dispensaries & Delivery Editor
• Tina Castellano, Food, Culture & Friendliness Index Editor
• Dre Batista, Community Reporter
• Nadia Rahman, Data & Markets Reporter
• Luis Ocasio, Culture Writer
• Grace Adeyemi, Standards Editor

Reach any of us at newsroom email.