Jim O'Grady appears in the following:
The Jazzier Penn Station, In Newark, Gets A Makeover
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The station is in the early stages of a $190 million renovation of everything from its HVAC system and bathrooms to its Indiana limestone and sublime Art Deco metalwork.
As Whales Populate The City's Harbors Again, A Look At Why NYC Was Never A Whaling Town
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
In 2020, there have been over 500 whale sightings in the city, compared to only five in 2010.
There's More To Balto The Pandemic-Stopping Blizzard Dog Than You Know
Thursday, December 17, 2020
A t the height of his fame, the plot twists of his life were only beginning.
NYC's Non-Profit Arts Groups May See Some Financial Relief
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Some of the money will go to teaching artists, who have been struggling.
Other Covid Symptom: Struggling Arts Programs In The Public Schools
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
An expert in arts education says, “Teaching artists have been the hardest hit" by a 70 percent reduction to special programming in the public schools.
What's Gained and Lost When Santa Goes Virtual
Friday, November 27, 2020
Much of life has moved online since Covid and that includes Saint Nick, who's been Zooming a lot.
Champagne and Soft Serve Ice Cream Flow in NYC Following Biden's Election
Sunday, November 08, 2020
A random poll of New York City businesses found high demand for the two commodities after the election was called for the Democrat.
Pro-Voter Group Promotes Truly Odd Political Bedfellows: The 2020 Election … And Joy
Friday, October 30, 2020
The Wide Awakes, a street-savvy collective named after an abolitionist group from 1860, is helping to get out the vote while promoting what it calls, "civic joy."
Veteran 'New York Times' Reporter Jim Dwyer Dies at 63
Thursday, October 08, 2020
Pulitzer-prize winning reporter and New York Times columnist Jim Dwyer passed away from complications of lung cancer.
New Podcast Looks at the Run Up to 9/11
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Nineteen years have passed since the attacks on 9/11. And now the story of the decade-long shadow struggle that produced them is the subject of a new podcast.
Blindspot
Saturday, September 12, 2020
The story of the long, strange wind-up to the attack that remade the world… and the chances we had to stop it. A new series from HISTORY and WNYC Studios.
What Led to 9/11
Friday, September 11, 2020
Jim O'Grady, WNYC features reporter, talks about the 8-part podcast series, "Blindspot: The Road to 9/11"
The Experience of NYC Reporters on 9/11
Friday, September 11, 2020
Jim O'Grady discusses the new HISTORY-WNYC Studios podcast "Blindspot: The Road to 9/11."
OTM presents - Blindspot: The Road to 9/11
Wednesday, September 09, 2020
The story of the long, strange wind-up to the attack that remade the world… and the chances we had to stop it. A new series from HISTORY and WNYC Studios.
"Terrific Tom" And The Mets' Time of Non-Ironic Nicknames
Thursday, September 03, 2020
WNYC's Jim O'Grady shares his memories of Mets great Tom Seaver, who died Monday.
Introducing Blindspot: The Road to 9/11
Monday, August 31, 2020
There’s a sense that the 9/11 attacks came out of nowhere. They didn’t.
Richard Hake, 1969 - 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
WNYC and New York City have lost a pillar of journalism. In loving memory, here is his radio obituary.
Richard Hake, 1969 - 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
WNYC and New York City have lost a pillar of journalism. In loving memory, here is his radio obituary.
A Beloved Bar or Restaurant Is Many a Small Town's "Living Room." It Hurts To Lose Them
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
In particular, the Traghaven Irish Whiskey Pub in the Hudson Valley town of Tivoli.
A Dunk So Hard It Knocked A Guy's Teeth Out, And Other Tales Of New York Street Basketball
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
"The City Game," a new show at The Museum of the City of New York, traces the in-your-face style of urban basketball and how it changed the NBA game.
