Hi, I’m Paula Aceves.
I’m a writer and editor based in Brooklyn.
I’m currently an associate editor at New York Magazine, where I edit features, columns, and special packages, and regularly write and report for both the print magazine and the site. I’ve also written for The Guardian, The Washington Post, and others. My editing and reporting typically covers technology, politics, immigration, and subcultures. In 2026, I received an ASME Next Award for Journalists Under 30. You can reach me at paula.aceves@nymag.com.
selected writing + reporting
A New York Magazine cover series on generational wealth in New York City
A New York Magazine cover story on newly-arrived migrants stuck in a bureaucratic loop
On the Columbia faculty embroiled in the war in Gaza
On the battle over what social media is doing to kids
On a Tibetan NYPD officer accused of espionage
On the Afghan women who have made crypto trading their primary source of income
reported features
An interview with the man who recorded Jordan Neely’s last moments
An interview with a Venezuelan man who was one of the migrants unknowingly flown to Martha’s Vineyard
A profile of tech ethicist Rumman Chowdhury
A profile of the imprisoned Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti
profiles + interviews