About

Nate
Harrington

I'm a data journalist who believes the most important stories live inside spreadsheets, public records, and the communities that don't always make the front page.

I'm currently the housing reporter for The Berkshire Eagle, covering one of the defining crises of our time: housing affordability, the shortage of units, and the policy decisions shaping who can afford to live where. In Berkshire County, that means zoning battles, displacement, development, and the people caught in the middle.

I am an award-winning journalist who finds the needle in the haystack — the number buried in a dataset that unlocks the entire story — then builds the narrative that makes it human.

I also helped manage and lead Unlocking New York, a data journalism project examining the history and present of the Erie Canal.

Specialties

Data Journalism Longform Reporting Housing & Affordability Public Records Investigative Local Journalism Breaking News
Experience
Sept. 2025 — Present
Housing Reporter — The Berkshire Eagle

Covering housing affordability, unit shortages, zoning, and development in Berkshire County, MA.

June 2025 — Sept. 2025
Reporter — WHYY

Diving deep into city data and finding the human consequence of it.

Jan. 2025 — April 2025
Reporter — syracuse.com

Breaking news and data-driven enterprise at one of New York's largest digital news operations.

May 2024 — May 2025
Founder — Unlocking New York

Independent data journalism on housing, policy, and opportunity in New York State. unlockingny.com

Contact

[email protected]

413-496-6126

Currently

Housing Reporter

The Berkshire Eagle — Berkshire County, MA

If you are interested, you can take a look at my resume here.

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