Alejandra Salazar

New York City's public libraries will cease offering Kanopy, a movie streaming service with thousands of movies available for library patrons, as of July 1.

A 72-year-old screenplay penned by the playwright is being staged as a play in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

The EPIC Players' spring production of "Little Shop Of Horrors" is led by a neurodiverse cast.

The White Horse Tavern in Greenwich Village has a new owner. Fans worry the storied literary watering-hole is going to change.

For participatory budgeting week, New Yorkers as young as 11 years old can vote on projects in their communities.

After the alleged shooter behind last week's New Zealand attacks mentioned "Fortnite" in his manifesto, some parents have expressed concerns over violence in video games.

The MTA is planning on revamping underground retail with new strategies such as vending machines, but the agency — and New Yorkers — says newsstands are here to stay.

Background music — commonly known as muzak, after the company that pioneered the music style — was designed to be generic. But now, businesses see it as a branding opportunity.

As you settle into the new year, there's a relatively simple way to create some peace of mind: Organize your email inbox, or even get it down to "inbox zero."

After more than 20 years, hundreds of books, movies, plays and songs from 1923 entered the public domain this year — including some classics from New York City.

Some advice given to WNYC producer and first-time Christmas tree customer Alejandra Salazar: "A tree is like a piece of fruit or a vegetable."

32 students across the country have been named 2019 Rhodes Scholars — including the first-ever DACA recipient, a Harvard senior from Queens.

This fall, Columbia University is testing new software designed to help ensure students' names are pronounced correctly in the classroom.

The highly publicized 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs was a milestone for women's sports.

The Takeaway's Tanzina Vega checks in from Puerto Rico, where she says many locals are advocating for statehood or independence after years of feeling neglected by the U.S. government.

African-American author Zora Neale Hurston's, "Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo," is among hundreds of works being celebrated at the Brooklyn Book Festival.

A partnership between the NYPD and technology giant IBM is raising legal and ethical concerns.

The 2018 U.S. Open is underway in Queens.

The idyllic stretch of land off the coast of Long Island is home to a lab that studies the world's deadliest animal diseases. Now, the federal government wants to sell it.

From advertisements to makeup classes, transgender and nonbinary communities are getting some long-awaited recognition from the beauty industry.