Nick Corasaniti Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Nick Corasaniti is an American journalist and national politics reporter for New York Times.

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Best Known For:The book I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony

Breakthrough:Studied journalism at Ithaca College and reported for student and local publications

10 Quick Facts About Nick Corasaniti

Full Name: Nick Corasaniti
Nationality: American
Profession: Journalist and correspondent
Known For: The book I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony
Current Role: National politics reporter
Current Employer: New York Times
Place of Birth: New Jersey
Gender: Male
Specialization: Journalist, Correspondent, and Reporter
Beats: Politics / Government and Investigations

Nick Corasaniti Age

Nick Corasaniti's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

He attended Ithaca College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

Ithaca College
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Journalism
- Period: Graduated 2008

Career & Work

Nick Corasaniti's career includes news and reporting roles with The New York Times, a newspaper and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Organization: The New York Times

Role: National Politics Reporter

Period: Current in 2026

Details: United States

Organization: The New York Times

Role: Sports Reporter

Period: Before 2011

Details: New York · Returned to the newspaper and worked on sports reporting before moving to national politics.

Organization: The New York Times

Role: Politics Reporter

Period: From 2011

Details: Moved to the politics desk, helped develop the First Draft political newsletter and covered major election campaigns.

Organization: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Role: Junior Writer

Period: September 2010–March 2011

Details: New York · Worked in a writing role before returning to The New York Times.

Organization: The New York Times

Role: News Assistant

Period: After 2008 graduation

Details: New York · Worked overnight news shifts early in his professional journalism career.

Organization: The Ithacan

Role: Student Journalist

Period: During college

Details: Ithaca, New York · Reported for the student newspaper while studying journalism.

Rise to Fame

Nick Corasaniti rose to prominence for his role for the book I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony, Of the People, and Trump's War on Mail-In Voting.

Books

Book: I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony (Author, 2024) — Oral history of the landmark Asbury Park music venue, published by HarperCollins on June 4, 2024

Podcasts

Podcast: Trump's War on Mail-In Voting (Guest and Political Reporter, September 2026) — Appeared on The Daily to explain legal disputes and policy changes concerning voting by mail

Digital Series

Digital Series: Of the People (Reporter, 2016) — Election reporting project focused on individual voters' experiences

Work: 2016 Presidential Election Coverage (Political Reporter, 2016) — Campaign reporting for The New York Times
Work: A Growing Number of Election Deniers Hold Key Local Roles in Midterms (Reporter, August 2026) — Reporting on local election administration and political influence
Work: Trump Administration Begins Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Before Midterms (Reporter, September 2026) — Reporting with Hamed Aleaziz on federal voting investigations
Work: America's Elected Officials Are Living in Fear (Reporter, October 2026) — New York Times reporting on threats against public officials
Work: First Draft (Political Journalist) — New York Times political newsletter developed with a team of journalists

Notable Coverage

2016 United States presidential election - The New York Times - 2016 - Covered the presidential campaign, including Donald Trump's candidacy and the perspectives of voters
United States voting systems and election administration - The New York Times - Reports on elections, voting access, election administration and democratic institutions
Trump administration investigation of voter registration - The New York Times - 2026 - Reported on federal efforts to investigate allegations of noncitizen voter registration
Election denial and local election administration - The New York Times - 2026 - Examined the participation of election-denial activists in local election positions ahead of the 2026 midterms
Mail voting and election rules - The New York Times - 2026 - Explained legal and administrative disputes over voting by mail, including a September appearance on The Daily
Threats against elected officials - The New York Times - 2026 - Reported in October on threats directed at public officials across political parties

Lesser Known Facts

Corasaniti grew up in New Jersey.
He studied abroad in New Zealand and wrote for Cafe Abroad.
He briefly worked for the United Nations before returning to newspaper journalism.
His book incorporates recollections from musicians and other people associated with the Jersey Shore music scene.
His reporting has emphasized the experiences of ordinary voters.
His early New York Times work involved overnight news shifts.