Danny Lewis

Danny Lewis appears in the following:

At Season's Close, Citi Field's New Announcer Reflects on Her First Year at the Mic

Monday, October 01, 2018

Marysol Castro is the first woman and Latina to be a stadium announcer in all of Major League Baseball.

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New York Settles With Federal Officials Over Cuomo's Illegal Highway Tourism Signs

Friday, September 28, 2018

New York state was ordered to remove 514 highway signs because they violate federal highway regulations.

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Drafters of the 25th Amendment Say It's Not Meant to Be Dragged into Politics

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

A dive into the 25th Amendment with two of the people who helped draft and pass it.

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Reckoning With Colonialism, A Year After Maria Hit Puerto Rico

Thursday, September 20, 2018

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.

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Brooklyn Diocese Settles Sex Abuse Claims for $27 Million

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The settlement is one of the largest for sexual abuse in the Catholic church

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Behind the Scenes of the IDC's Demise

Friday, September 14, 2018

A peek inside the campaign to bring down the Independent Democratic Conference.

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NYPD Video Used to Develop Software to ID People by Skin Color

Thursday, September 13, 2018

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

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How Many Vacant Storefronts Does New York City Actually Have?

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Recent reports suggest 20 percent of retail spaces are empty

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How LLCs Put Big Money in New York Politics

Friday, September 07, 2018

For over two decades, state law has allowed wealthy groups to anonymously inject huge sums of money into elections. And some politicians benefit more than others.

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The Race for New York Attorney General Heats Up

Thursday, September 06, 2018

The four Democrats running for New York attorney general are debating Thursday night live on WNYC AM and FM. Here's what you need to know about the race.

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New York, New Jersey Launch Investigations into Catholic Dioceses

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Both states are looking into cover ups and sexual abuse, just weeks after a bombshell Pennsylvania grand jury report.

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The Nationwide Prison Strike Continues in New York

Monday, September 03, 2018

Incarcerated people at several New York prisons are involved in the strike.

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After More Than 40 Years, a Landmark Free Jazz Album is Back in Print

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Saxophonist Alan Braufman and his nephew, Nabil Ayers, talk about the origins of Valley of Search in a Canal Street loft and its legacy

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New York Foster Agency That Took in Migrant Children Has History of Abuse Allegations Upstate

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Cayuga Centers has faced allegations of abuse and hundreds of reported runaway attempts at its upstate facilities. It now shelters 600 unaccompanied minors in New York City.

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He Wrote About Cars for a Living, But He Really Covered Race and Class

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Washington Post columnist Warren Brown was close friends with WNYC producer Alec Hamilton's mother, Martha Hamilton. He died Thursday at the age of 70.

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Are the Democratic Socialists of America Truly On the Rise After Ocasio-Cortez Win?

Friday, July 06, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset victory in the Democratic primary over longtime Queens Congressman Joe Crowley was also the latest boost for the Democratic Socialists of America.

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New York's Abortion Laws Aren't as Strong as You Might Think

Tuesday, July 03, 2018

While political leaders tout the state's progressive streak, its laws on abortion are straight out of the 1970s.

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Another Zuccotti Park-Style Encampment, This Time Over Immigration

Monday, July 02, 2018

The group offers connections to legal help, food and medical support.

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The New York Case That Brought Down FIFA

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

A new book looks at the federal bribery case against the most powerful men in the soccer world, and how a Queens man was the key to their downfall

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Hundreds of Immigrant Children in New York Are in Need of Lawyers

Friday, June 22, 2018

It is still unclear what will happen to the children who were separated from their families at the U.S. border

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