Since Anna Kodé first let readers view the ubiquitous fences of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and Flushing, Queens, through her eyes, she has again and again allowed us to see everyday objects around us in new ways. A sidewalk, a bench, a building. Her stories elevate seemingly mundane aspects of urban life and tell us something larger about our culture and society.
We are excited to announce that Anna, a Real Estate reporter who was informally embedded on Metro last year, will return to cover New York as a character and canvas. She has fully embraced and championed visual journalism as a vital tool to meet audiences where they are. Her Great Read on the urban design of Sesame Street paired with a reporter video with a guest star, Elmo, and her deep dive into Columbia University’s gate closure come to mind as examples of her forward thinking.
Anna also has a flair for the written word. Her thriller-like profile of Alice Mason enraptured readers, and her story on the evolution of the Barbie dreamhouse explored the social significance of the toy…