Willy Staley is an editor/writer operating out of New York City. ^{[1] [undefined]}

Willy Staley attended University of California, San Diego where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Urban Studies. During his time there Willy participated in the UCDC, KSDT Radio, and the General Store Co-op. ^[undefined]

Fresh out of college, Staley worked at Next City, a platform that provides daily breaking coverage of the leaders, policies and innovations driving progress in metropolitan regions across the world. He then spent the next decade freelancing, writing articles for various publications such as The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Playboy, The Awl, San Francisco Bay Guardian, XXL, Complex, The Fader, The Boston Globe, and many others. Since 2012 he has been a staff editor at The New York Times. ^[undefined]

In addition to writing major bylines, Staley is admired for his legendary twitter account where he tweets about fresh toilet paper sticking to shoes, and that sulphurous smell that sometimes accompanies raw chicken.

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