Gwynne Hogan

Former Reporter, WNYC News

Gwynne Hogan appears in the following:

Staten Island Families Grieve Loved Ones Lost to COVID, While Others Buck Under COVID Restrictions

Friday, December 11, 2020

"It's an ugly death," said the daughter of one COVID victim. But one business owner says of life in a microcluster zone: "in order to save us in one way, you’re killing us in another."

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Cuomo Says More Than 70 Percent of COVID Cases are From Household Gatherings, But Data Isn't So Clear

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched a public awareness campaign warning New Yorkers that gatherings in people's homes are mostly to blame for the spread of COVID.

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Gov Cuomo Said NY's COVID App Could Make a Big Difference. Did it?

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

More than one million New Yorkers have downloaded the state’s COVID app but there’s a long way to go before it has widespread practical use.

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“Shut the Schools Down, Don’t Shut Hockey Down,” NJ Hockey Fans Bristle at Governor Murphy’s Warning to the Sport

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Parents, coaches and kids in youth hockey leagues are clinging to some sense of normalcy, however risky it might be, as the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate surpasses 10 percent.

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Some Businesses Take Plywood Down, While Others Wait To See What Others Are Doing

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

"If you see other retailers do it, it almost puts like a fear (in you). So that's what we did," said one Soho store manager.

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NYPD Violently Arrest Protesters at Election Demonstration

Thursday, November 05, 2020

Gwynne Hogan discusses post-election day protests and violent arrests by the NYPD. 

NYPD Violently Arrests More Than Fifty Post-Election Protesters In Manhattan

Thursday, November 05, 2020

"I hate this I'm 78-years-old, I've lived in this country. This is not America," said a witness to the arrests.

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“Vaguely Threatening” RoboCalls Continue in NY Area, Similar to Ones Spread By Right Wing Political Operatives Warning People to “Stay Home”

Friday, October 30, 2020

Robocalls that discourage voting have been happening for months. It is unclear who is behind the calls but they are similar to calls at the center of a federal civil rights lawsuit.

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The Pandemic Upended Their Lives Economically, Then Federal Benefits Ended, How New Yorkers are Surviving Seven Months In

Monday, October 26, 2020

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"It's like feast or famine and you have to be super comfortable with that reality right now."

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Simchat Torah Begins In Borough Park With Large Crowds and Few Masks, Despite State Orders

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent executive order capped religious gatherings at 10 people to stop the spread of COVID-19. It went largely unheeded.

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Judge Declines to Block Cap on Religious Gatherings in NY's COVID-19 Hotspots

Friday, October 09, 2020

A federal judge refused to block Governor Cuomo's Executive Order that temporarily restricts the size of religious gatherings in coronavirus hotspots.

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City Beefs Up Capacity to Enforce New COVID-19 Restrictions In Targeted Neighborhoods

Thursday, October 08, 2020

The city must enforce the state's new rules, which apply to areas with surging infection rates. But what if communities resist?

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Pushback From Orthodox Leaders As Shutdown In Brooklyn and Queens Looms

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Some Orthodox leaders are pushing back against the looming restrictions, while other members of the community are worried about the spike in COVID-19 infections.

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Uneven Communication And Belief The Worst Was Over Allowed COVID To Creep Back in Orthodox Jewish Communities

Thursday, October 01, 2020

Some counties and New York and New Jersey are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Some see it as result of uneven communication — and people letting down their guards.

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NYC Health Dept: 9 Zip Codes Have Surpassed 3 Percent COVID Infection Rate

Monday, September 28, 2020

Nine city zip codes now have infection rates greater than 3 percent. And three additional neighborhoods are nearing that threshold.

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Protesters Decry NYPD Escalation Following Largest Mass Arrest Since June

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Eight-six people were arrested on Saturday, the most in a single day since the mayor lifted the curfew in early June.

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Justice Ginsburg's Hometown Residents Mourn Her Passing

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Brooklyn residents who live near Ginsburg's childhood home and are members of her childhood synagogue, mourned the her passing and and her impact on the nation and the neighborhood.

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NYPD Halts Training Program Meant to Help Police De-Escalate Encounters With People in Mental Health Crisis

Friday, September 18, 2020

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Confrontations with the seriously mentally ill are a challenging part of police work and have plagued the NYPD for decades.

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Following Protests, NYC Halts Plan To Shuffle Around 900 People In Homeless Shelters

Monday, September 14, 2020

The plan was put in place after a sudden decision from Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down an Upper West Side hotel, amid backlash from some residents.

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Midtown Shelter Residents Face Displacement Due To De Blasio’s UWS Eviction

Friday, September 11, 2020

WNYC's Gwynne Hogan was outside one shelter in Midtown that will be impacted by the reshuffling of residents.

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