Matt Katz

Matt Katz appears in the following:

Traffic jams, AirTags and GPS darts are all ways NY, NJ police are trying to stop car theft

Monday, March 25, 2024

WNYC
Police across the region say they are starting to curb a recent spike in car theft by using a slew of unconventional tactics.

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Pasta Enthusiast Dan Pashman on 'Anything's Pastable' Cookbook

Monday, March 04, 2024

Pasta Enthusiast Dan Pashman on 'Anything's Pastable' Cookbook

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Caring for the Mother Who Abandoned Her (Mental Health Mondays)

Monday, March 04, 2024

Caring for the Mother Who Abandoned Her (Mental Health Mondays)

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Working to Make Set Design More Inclusive

Friday, March 01, 2024

Working to Make Set Design More Inclusive

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"Brooklyn Laundry" Stars Cecily Strong and David Zayas and Playwright John Patrick Shanley

Friday, March 01, 2024

"Brooklyn Laundry" Stars Cecily Strong and David Zayas and Playwright John Patrick Shanley

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Taking a 'Leap' on Leap Day, J. Kenji López-Alt and Deb Perelman on 'The Recipe,' The Foundation for Bolivian Artists, Sloane Crosley on Grieving Loss

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Celebrating Leap Day. J. Kenji López-Alt and Deb Perelman's new recipe. A concert supporting The Foundation for Bolivian Artists. Author Sloane Crosley. 

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Plantcare Calls As Spring Approaches

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

It's time to start thinking about how to help your houseplants and outdoor garden maximize the longer days and warmer weather.

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A Spring TV Preview

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Vulture TV Critic and friend of the show Kathryn VanArendonk joins to preview her picks for the best Spring TV shows to watch.

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'Maestro' Cinematographer Matthew Libatique on Shooting the Life of Leonard Bernstein (The Big Picture)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

For the biopic, "Maestro," cinematographer Matthew Libatique had to work in black and white and color, capture intense conducting scenes, and journey through decades of time.

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Daymé Arocena's 'Alkemi' (Listening Party)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Last week, Afro-Cuban singer Daymé Arocena dropped her first full-length project in five years.

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Erick the Architect's Solo Debut (Listening Party)

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Erick the Architect, influential hip hop producer, rapper, and one half of the Brooklyn duo Flatbush Zombies, released his debut solo album last Friday. 

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A Debut Novel Imagines a Future that Includes Reparations

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

In the debut novel from author Maura Cheeks set in a fictional version of America where the House passes reparations passed in the Forgiveness Act.

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Jami Attenberg's Advice for Writers

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Novelist Jami Attenberg joins us to dispense her valuable advice to writers and aspiring writers everywhere on how to stay motivated, perfect your craft, and actually get published.

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Your Neighborhood Gems

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk captures stories from across the New York metro area. 

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Man who has lived in NYC for a half-century fighting a deportation order to a country he’s never been to

Friday, August 11, 2023

The federal government has spent the last three years trying to deport a Queens man to Haiti because of a crime he was convicted of 31 years ago. He has never been to Haiti. 

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Judge to consider federal takeover of Rikers Island jails

Friday, August 11, 2023

A federal judge in Manhattan yesterday officially agreed to hear arguments about taking control of Rikers Island jails away from Mayor Eric Adams. 

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Feds call for takeover of NYC jail system as humanitarian crisis at Rikers spirals

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Mayor Adams may lose a chunk of his power if city jails are taken away from him.

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What's in the City's $107 Billion Budget?

Friday, June 30, 2023

“Unlike the Yankees," the mayor said, "it was not a perfect game."

What's in the City's $107 Billion Budget?; The Big Picture on NYC Public Safety; The USDA Clears "Lab Grown" Meat; Opinion Day

Friday, June 30, 2023

A look at the New York City budget deal; Public safety solutions and supervised release; How meat is grown in a lab and its implications; the final cases of this Supreme Court term.

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NYC's supervised release program swelled after bail reform. Now it may be overwhelmed.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

A city program aimed at helping people accused of crimes stay out of jail, show up for court and avoid rearrest has exploded in recent years in the wake of bail reform. 

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