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Weekly Music Roundup: Willie Nelson, Shilpa Ray, Congotronics International
Monday, May 02, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Made In America: music from Cuba, Colombia and Mexico. Also, the return of Willie Nelson, and Shilpa Ray takes on the patriarchy. Plus, new Congotronics International.
A trauma psychologist offers tips for NYC parents and kids trying to make sense of the subway shooting
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Dr. Alison Holman fields audience questions on how to discuss traumatic events with children in the wake of the Sunset Park shooting.
NY Lieutenant Governor resigns after arrest for alleged bribery scheme
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned from office hours after he was arrested Tuesday in connection with a bribery scheme.
Hochul, lawmakers nearing NY budget deal
Thursday, April 07, 2022
The New York state budget is now a full week late. But Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers appear to be on the verge of ending their stalemate over criminal-justice reform
Emails show how wealthy donors exerted influence over Washington Square Park
Thursday, March 31, 2022
The correspondence shows how a group of well-funded park enthusiasts went far beyond its self-proclaimed “horticultural” mission to clamp down on disorder in a park.
Mayor Adams is betting on crypto. Skeptics are hedging
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
New York City mayors have traditionally pursued pet economic development projects. But few have been as polarizing as crypto, a decentralized banking system based on digital currencies.
Weekly Music Roundup: Chance the Rapper, Juanita Euka, Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys
Monday, March 28, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys, together at last; Chance The Rapper’s multimedia art project; multi-continental singer Juanita Euka, and Adia Victoria’s death-defying blues.
Judge says people shouldn't have to risk their lives by being in close contact with unvaccinated
Friday, March 25, 2022
Attorneys for two men convicted of a murder in Queens say their trial was unfair because the federal judge hearing the case excluded unvaccinated jurors. The judge disagrees.
Activists protest Russian oil tankers as they idle at New York-area ports
Monday, March 21, 2022
Environmental activists are protesting oil tankers carrying Russian fossil fuels into the New York area.
Cannabis equity advocates hail ‘innovative’ approach for recreational weed licenses in NY
Thursday, March 10, 2022
“We acknowledge that if we want a different outcome for our equity entrepreneurs, we have to take a different approach,” said the executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management.
Weekly Music Roundup: Ferris & Sylvester, RZA & DJ Scratch, and Cloud Cult
Monday, March 07, 2022
New Sounds
A premiere from Ferris & Sylvester, a very different duo from RZA & DJ Scratch, and a suggestive bit of sweetness from Kaina. Plus, Ukrainian black metal bands White Ward and Drudkh.
The New York Liberty Is At The Center Of A WNBA Controversy Over Chartered Flights
Thursday, March 03, 2022
The New York Liberty is at the center of controversy after the WNBA team repeatedly chartered flights for away games and team trips.
New York City desperately needs more public bathrooms, but no one can figure how to get them
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
New York City ranks 93rd out of 100 for the number of public bathrooms per capita for a large U.S. city.
Weekly Music Roundup: Oumou Sangare, Tank & The Bangas, caroline
Monday, February 28, 2022
New Sounds
This week, a timely new song from Mali’s Oumou Sangaré, Robert Glasper’s star-studded new LP, Tank & The Bangas' "Stolen Fruit," and the ambitious debut of caroline.
Subway safety and screen doors
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
This week, the MTA and city and state officials launched a subway safety effort − and also announced a plan to pilot protective screen doors at three subway stations.
Weekly Roundup: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jake Blount, Cinder Well
Monday, February 21, 2022
New Sounds
Future Islands' return to TV, Hurray For The Riff Raff’s recipe for life on earth, and creepy folk from both Cinder Well and Jake Blount. Plus, Samora Pinderhughes addresses masculinity.
Kathy Hochul makes history (again): Five takeaways from the NY Democratic convention
Thursday, February 17, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul cruised to the state Democratic Party’s designation for governor on Thursday.
Weekly Music Roundup: Kae Tempest, Brandee Younger, Odesza
Monday, February 14, 2022
New Sounds
Spoon spends time with Lucifer, Odesza remakes an old Bettye LaVette song, and Kae Tempest’s love song to a troubled England. Plus, harpist Brandee Younger's two-part single, "Unrest."
Roughly 3,000 city workers might be fired for defying the vaccination mandate. That figure could grow.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Thousands of New York City municipal workers will lose their jobs by the end of the day Friday if they are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
New York is rescinding its COVID mask mandate, but not in schools
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Governor Kathy Hochul says she will let the state's mask-or-vaccine mandate for businesses lapse, but she's not ready to rescind the school mask mandate.
