Courtney Gross is an investigative and political journalist with decades of experience in television, podcasting, digital news and print. From covering presidential elections to uncovering corruption at City Hall, she has spent more than a decade covering politics for NY1 News in New York City. In that post, Courtney has traveled across the country, covering presidential campaigns in 2020, and helped lead NY1 election coverage on-air for mayoral, congressional and gubernatorial races. She is the host of NY1’s political discussion podcast, Off Topic/On Politics. You can listen every Friday.

As NYI’s sole investigative reporter, Courtney balances time digging deep with breaking news and live coverage. She has investigated mental health care on Rikers Island, how police respond to mental health emergencies, how drugs get smuggled in to city jails and the race to build casinos in the five boroughs. That coverage has been recognized by the Emmys, Murrow Awards, the Associated Press, the Deadline Club and the New York Press Club. Reach out if you have a story you think needs more digging.