Joseph Capriglione

News Editor, WNYC News

Joseph Capriglione appears in the following:

NYPD Violently Ended Protests. In NJ's Two Largest Cities, They Ended Peacefully.

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

The scenes from New Jersey's protests have been strikingly different from the violent clashes between police and protesters in New York.

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Why Newark's Weekend Demonstration Was Peaceful

Monday, June 01, 2020

Larry Hamm has been protesting against police brutality in Newark for four decades.

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NJ Takes Next Steps Towards Reopening

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Gov. Phil Murphy says nonessential businesses will be allowed to reopen for curbside pickup starting next week, and nonessential construction projects can restart statewide.

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Jersey Shore Towns Waiting For State Cues As They Reopen For Summer

Monday, May 11, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep through the state, many of the towns that dot the New Jersey coastline are preparing for what's sure to be a most unusual summer. 

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COVID-19's Disparate Impact Felt in Newark

Monday, May 11, 2020

One of Newark's largest hospitals is getting an up-close look at how long-standing disparities in healthcare are playing out in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Supreme Court Tosses Bridgegate Convictions

Thursday, May 07, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously threw out the convictions of two one-time aides to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for the traffic scheme that came to be known as Bridgegate.

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New York And New Jersey Float Plans To Begin Reopening

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Governors Cuomo and Murphy have released plans to reopen their states as the growth in COVID-19 cases continues to decline.

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‘I Can’t Find Them’: Attendance Was Already A Challenge in Newark. The Coronavirus Created New Barriers.

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Chalkbeat Newark
Remote learning is creating a new set of hurdles for students and teachers.

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NJ Pharmaceutical Companies Leading The Way In Fight Against COVID-19

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

New Jersey-based biomedical, pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies are launching clinical trials, new treatments and testing to help combat the country's COVID-19 pandemic.

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How Coronavirus Is Impacting a N.J. Family of First Responders

Monday, April 20, 2020

For one family in Newark, New Jersey, the coronavirus pandemic has completely ripped through every aspect of their lives and redefined their jobs as first responders.

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How New York City’s Emergency Ventilator Stockpile Ended Up on the Auction Block

Saturday, April 11, 2020

ProPublica
A 2006 pandemic plan warned that New York City could be short as many as 9,500 ventilators. But the city only acquired a few hundred -- and they were ultimately scrapped.

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Grocery, Post Office Workers in NJ Find Themselves on Front Lines of Pandemic

Monday, April 06, 2020

While most people hunker down at home, essential workers are on the job and making sure grocery shelves are stocked and the mail gets to our doors.

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Undocumented Workers Face Job Losses Amid Pandemic—But No Safety Net

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Millions of workers reeling from the economic fallout will be getting individual checks from the federal government. But undocumented workers won’t be getting any relief.

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Jersey City Kosher Deli Reopens After Shooting

Friday, March 13, 2020

The Jersey City kosher market that was targeted by two shooters in a rampage of gunfire last December is back open for business.

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New Jersey Progressives Who Helped Democrat Flip District Blue Now Want Him Out

Monday, March 02, 2020

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is getting primaried from the left, by a progressive who once counted herself among his supporters.

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Powerful New Jersey State Senator Under Investigation

Saturday, February 29, 2020

A state grand jury is looking into an alleged no-show job by the chairman of the State Senate Judiciary Committee.

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NJ Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Named in Lawsuit.

Friday, February 21, 2020

The powerful chair of the New Jersey State Senate Judiciary Committee was named in a lawsuit filed this week by a woman who claims he was instrumental in her wrongful imprisonment. 

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Studio 360 Is Ending After 20 Years

Thursday, February 13, 2020

WNYC
Co-creator and host Kurt Andersen talks about memorable moments in the show's history.

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Advisor for Sen. Cory Booker Gives First Hand Account of Impeachment Hearings

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

WNYC
Matt Platkin left his job to advise Senator Cory Booker during the impeachment proceedings.

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Two Giants of New York Baseball Headed to Hall of Fame

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

One is a household name. The other is one of the game's most important and influential figures.

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