David Furst

Host, WNYC/WQXR News

David Furst appears in the following:

Museum and gallery shows to catch in NYC this fall

Saturday, September 13, 2025

WNYC
WNYC's Ryan Kailath joins us to preview the season's best shows.

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NYC will pay landlords to fix up empty apartments. No one has taken the offer.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

WNYC
New York City had a policy that would pay property owners up to $25,000 to redo vacant rent-stabilized apartments and get them back on the market. Now the city is doubling the amount.

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How to Drink (and Eat!) Like a Korean

Thursday, September 11, 2025

A new cookbook acts as a guide to drinking (and eating) like a Korean!

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Who Makes More? How to Handle Income Disparities in Love -- and Friendships

Thursday, September 11, 2025

When you're in a close relationship with someone, navigating income disparities can be tricky. Author and financial educator Farnoosh Torabi joins us to discuss how to start the conve...

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Destroy This House' Chronicles Living with Hoarders

Thursday, September 11, 2025

The new memoir Destroy This House tells the story of author Amanda Uhle's experience growing up with a mother with a hoarding disorder and an unstable father. Uhle joins to discuss, a...

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Rob Thomas on 'All Night Days' (Listening Party)

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas has a new solo album out, titled All Night Days. It's his first since 2019 and was made amidst a move out of Thomas's longtime record label, as wel...

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Kickoff time for the Giants and Jets

Sunday, September 07, 2025

WNYC
As the NFL season gets underway, we assess the chances for the local teams.

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New Jersey governor's race in the political spotlight

Saturday, September 06, 2025

It's September. Time for students to head back to school and for voters to remember there's an election coming up. One of the most closely watched races in the nation is the battle fo...

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The U.S Open gets underway in Queens

Saturday, August 23, 2025

WNYC
The tournament is back and sports writer Priya Desai brings us a preview.

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Sun, surf and serious sandcastles in Coney Island

Saturday, August 16, 2025

WNYC
It's time to hit the beach and test the limits of your creativity at the 33rd annual Coney Island Sandsculpting Competition.

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WNYC's Public Song Project releases a free album

Saturday, August 09, 2025

WNYC
The Public Song Project invites anyone to record their own musical adaptation of a work in the public domain. Now, some of those songs are collected on a new album.

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NYC mayoral hopeful faces sharp jabs from within South Asian community

Sunday, July 27, 2025

WNYC
At a recent gathering of the Indian American community in Queens, much of the emphasis was on Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani.

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Is summer half over or just warming up?

Saturday, July 26, 2025

WNYC
New Yorkers share their feelings on summer as we reach the end of July.

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New York looks to put an end to ICE officers wearing masks

Sunday, July 20, 2025

WNYC
It doesn't just apply to ICE. It applies to all law enforcement officers – local, state and federal.

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Why Manhattan's 28th Street subway station floods

Saturday, July 19, 2025

WNYC
Before all the skyscrapers, the land of Manhattan consisted of marsh land and meadows.

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This Week in Politics: A crowded race for mayor gets more crowded

Saturday, July 19, 2025

WNYC
It's been an eventful summer in the New York City mayor's race.

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Where to find delicious eats in Williamsburg

Sunday, July 13, 2025

WNYC
Food writer Robert Sietsema serves up some restaurant picks with a side of neighborhood history. 

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The many challenges of the Hudson River Tunnel Project

Saturday, July 12, 2025

WNYC
How do you dig in chocolate pudding? As the tunnel project gets serious, we get the details on the many engineering challenges.

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The Fun & Dumb Improv Festival is back in Brooklyn this weekend

Saturday, July 12, 2025

WNYC
Back for its 4th year, the festival may be fun and dumb. It's also a growing center for fearless improv comedy.

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Why July marks the height of summer stargazing

Sunday, June 29, 2025

WNYC
What to watch for in the New York City night skies in July.

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