Arun Venugopal appears in the following:
Daniel Penny, charged with killing Jordan Neely, is gaining prayers, millions in donor dollars. Big names are helping.
Friday, June 02, 2023
A legal defense fund established on behalf of Daniel Penny, who has been charged in the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely on a subway car, has swelled to more than $2.67 million.
The Met says it has a plan to root out looted art from its collection
Thursday, June 01, 2023
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will expand its efforts to identify looted items in its vast collection and prevent the acquisition of more stolen antiquities.
Before Harry Belafonte the star, there was an ordinary New Yorker and a pivotal encounter
Saturday, April 29, 2023
His work as an assistant building janitor led to an introduction that would ultimately change his life’s course.
Coming to your New York City borough: A new ‘co-named’ street
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
The designation might honor a local hero, a historical figure or, perhaps to some, a rogue.
Staten Island assesses future of paved-over cemetery holding formerly enslaved people
Monday, March 27, 2023
What should happen to the remains of Black bodies of a cemetery paved over and forgotten on Staten Island? This graveyard has the remains of Benjamin Prine, an enslaved man who later became a patriot.
Episcopal Diocese of New York set to apologize for the church's role in slavery
Friday, March 24, 2023
The apology is decades, if not centuries, in the making. Earlier, the church established a fund for reparations.
‘Colored School No. 4’ in Chelsea moves closer to landmark status
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The building figures in a larger push to preserve sites representing the history of Black New Yorkers.
Banking Fallout; Climate Activist Turns to Solutions; The High Cost of Building NYC Subways; 311 at 20
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Banking fallout continues; Climate activist turns to solutions; The high cost of building NYC subways; 311 at 20
Monday Morning Politics; The LIRR's Big Miscalculation; How to Learn 'New Tricks'; Vinyl Records Are Back
Monday, March 13, 2023
President Biden's budget proposals; Grand Central Madison causes LIRR struggles; Learning new skills as an adult; Vinyl record sales surpass CDs.
A year after the invasion, Ukrainians are gaining their footing in New York
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Despite housing challenges and war trauma, new arrivals are boosted by local networks and federal support.
For asylum seekers, Manhattan is only part of a harrowing journey
Monday, March 06, 2023
These migrants from Venezuela braved jungles, wild animals, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal to call the U.S. home.
A class that brings Manhattan prosecutors together with incarcerated men
Monday, March 06, 2023
The Inside Criminal Justice course gives assistant district attorneys the chance to learn from those on the receiving end of justice.
Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park in West Harlem is getting a makeover
Monday, February 27, 2023
A ‘poster child for environmental injustice’ is now a popular and beloved green space.
‘It’s like a public dump.’ How the remains of formerly enslaved people came to rest beneath a Staten Island strip mall
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Benjamin Prine's descendants on Staten Island didn’t know he had been enslaved – or of their connection to his enslaver.
How the Media Handles Police Brutality
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
WNYC's Arun Venugopal talks media coverage of police brutality, and takes your calls
Concerns of a "Doom Loop" Confront New York City
Wednesday, January 04, 2023
The dawning reality is, hybrid and work-from-home arrangements continue to deprive New York of critical tax revenues. Elected officials are scrambling to adapt.
Make Tofu Tonight
Monday, November 14, 2022
We discuss all things tofu, the focus of a new cookbook from Corinne Trang.
Some Book Recommendations for the Holidays
Monday, November 14, 2022
Get Lit producer Jordan Lauf takes your calls on what you're reading.
Linda Lavin Stars in 'You Will Get Sick'
Monday, November 14, 2022
Linda Lavin stars in the new play 'You Will Get Sick'.
A New Photo Book from Patti Smith
Monday, November 14, 2022
Patti Smith joins to tell us about her new book of photography.
