Fred Mogul

Mt. Kisco, New York —

The polls open Tuesday for Democratic primaries in New York and nine other states. As we continue our look at issues facing different communities, WNYC's Fred Mogul went to the Westchester County town of Mt. Kisco.

For many Mt. Kisco residents, the day begins with ...

New York, NY —

For most of the last 20 years, the bulk of AIDS research has focused on treating the deadly disease and its symptoms. More recently, scientists are increasingly trying to prevent it from occurring in the first place with vaccines. Today, more than 20 different AIDS ...

Queens, NY —

For more than 70 years, Lewis of Woodhaven has been outfitting people from all over Queens. WNYC's Fred Mogul went to Woodhaven to talk to third-generation owners Jeff and Robert Lewis about hanging up their bright red sales vests.

Everything in this aisle, we ring up Aisle ...

New York, NY —

Despite Sunday sermons urging Americans to exchange shopping at the mall for rest and reflection, fewer and fewer people are taking a break. Recently, the country's largest Christian retail chain began opening its doors on Sundays. WNYC's Fred Mogul went shopping.

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104-year-old Eugene Lee actually remembers the end of World War I, 85 years ago today.

New York, NY —

A judicial corruption scandal has rocked the Brooklyn Democratic party. As a result, the upstart Working Families Party could make inroads on the Democrats' turf in next Tuesday's elections. But what about that other other party the Republicans?!? WNYC's Fred Mogul takes a look.

It's a ...

New York, NY —

The modern theater has its roots in ancient religious rituals. And as anyone who's been to a Christmas or Easter pageant knows, modern religion sometimes draws generously from the stage. As Jews around the world head to synagogues for the High Holy Days, this weekend ...

New York, NY —

Former clients of the Elizabeth Seton Childbirthing Center in Manhattan are mourning the demise of the pioneering institution. It closed late last month, but the center might still be setting trends: other nurse-midwife practices around the city -- and around the country -- say economics ...

New York, NY —

Why c-sections are coming back strong after years of declining.

About one in four American women deliver babies by cesarean section. Many care-givers, health officials and patient advocates think that's too many. Through much of the 1990s, c-section rates were declining, but in recent years they ...

Bronx, NY —

A new approach to pre-natal care gathers women for group check-ups.

Doctors are spending less and less time one-on-one with patients, and neither side is pleased. But at one healthcare system in the Bronx, physicians talk to pregnant mothers for hours at a time. In the first ...

New York, NY —

Despite budget cuts, the city continues to fund hundreds of local arts groups - everything from the Alpha-Omega Dance Company to the Yangtze Theatre. Last year, a whole new crop of arts organizations received city money for the first time. But under a new funding ...

Bronx, NY —

The Cost of Living: Stories from the Front Lines in the Five Boroughs
The Bronx
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens

On a recent morning, 52 Park in the Longwood section of the south Bronx doesn't ...

New York, NY —

On Tuesday, the U.S. Olympic Committee officially nominates New York City to host the 2012 Olympics. Two years from now, the International Olympic Committee will make its final choice. Local organizers and the Bloomberg administration say even if New York doesn't win the summer games, ...

New York, NY —

Mayor Bloomberg is setting new records - for low approval ratings. Polls show most New Yorkers wouldn't even want to have dinner with him. And even many sympathetic observers think he could do better at getting out the message that things will be okay. WNYC's ...

New York, NY —

For decades, business and political leaders have talked about improving railroad access to New York City - mainly, to spare local streets, lungs and retail prices from the costly truck traffic. WNYC's Fred Mogul reports on a once-common type of railroading that could make a ...

New York, NY —

Click here for a slide show about the High LineNeighborhood activists and the Bloomberg administration are sparring over the future of the far west side of Manhattan. Probably the only thing the sides agree on, is that something constructive and creative should ...

New York, NY —

In Hong Kong and around Asia, people are staying home from work and school, from fear of the quickly-spreading SARS illness. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has struck an estimated 22-hundred people world-wide, killing 78 - none of them in the United States. In New York's ...

Like other ethnic and religious groups, New York's diverse Muslim community reacted to news of the invasion of Iraq with mixed feelings. WNYC's Fred Mogul talked to some Muslims about their concerns for the people of Iraq, and for themselves.

The Pakistan Tea House in lower Manhattan does a brisk late-night ...

New York, NY —

One newscast item in recent months generated a slew of phone calls and e-mails. It wasn't about war in Iraq, budget deficits or Medicare reforms. It was an announcement that alternate-side-of-the-street rules were suspended for an unnamed religious holiday. Well? ...people wanted to know...WHAT religious ...

New York, NY —

For 88 years, New York food inspectors had a say in which pastrami can call itself kosher and which corned beef can't. But last May, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York decided the state has no business regulating religious law. And ...