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New York advocates push for millions in funding for the state youth mental health system
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Advocates in New York warn kids, teens and families are in the midst of a mental health crisis.
Lawsuit challenging segregation in New Jersey's schools heads to mediation
Monday, November 20, 2023
Whatever solution nonprofits and NJ officials come up with could have big implications for how New Jersey decides where kids go to school, and who they go to school with.
City Spending Cuts; Hoboken's Response to Climate Change; Adam Kinzinger; Dean Obeidallah
Friday, November 17, 2023
Mayor's spending cuts; Hoboken responds to flooding, Adam Kinzinger on his new book, Renegade, Arab American comedy at 20 with Dean Obeidallah
US-China Relations; New York Redistricting, Again; Your Open Enrollment Questions; Learning 'Crosswordese'
Thursday, November 16, 2023
US-China Relations; New York Redistricting, Again; Your Open Enrollment Questions; Learning 'Crosswordese'
Friday Morning Politics; A Casino for Citi Field?; Health Effects for Veterans; Subway Etiquette Reminders
Friday, November 10, 2023
Friday Morning Politics; A Casino for Citi Field?; Health Effects for Veterans; Subway Etiquette Reminders
A new NYC commission is charged with making sure Rikers is closed by 2027
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams reappointed the Independent Rikers Commission to get the plan to close Rikers “back on course.”
Weekly Music Roundup: ØXN, Maria Jose Llergo, and serpentwithfeet
Monday, October 30, 2023
New Sounds
This week, forget Halloween; ØXN and their doom-folk has the real scares. Also, flamenco-flavored pop from Maria Jose Llergo; serpentwithfeet hits the dance floor; and more.
2 years after Hurricane Ida deaths, are NYC's basement apartments any safer?
Friday, September 22, 2023
City officials successfully launched some protections for basement units, but other changes have stalled, including a legislation effort in Albany.
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of NJ indicted a 2nd time on corruption charges
Friday, September 22, 2023
Prosecutors say Menendez and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes
Devon Gilfillian's 'Love You Anyway' (A Listening Party)
Thursday, September 14, 2023
In 2020, Nashville-based singer Devon Gilfillian recorded a track-by-track cover of Marvin Gaye's 1971 album What's Going On. Now, he has a new album, titled Love You Anyway.
The Lewis Latimer House Museum Celebrates Latimer's 175th Birthday
Thursday, September 14, 2023
This Saturday The Lewis Latimer House Museum is hosting Lewis Latimer’s 175th Birthday Celebration, a free event featuring science activities, musical performances, and more!
Fall Podcasts Preview
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Vulture podcast critic Nicholas Quah returns to share some recommendations for podcasts to listen to this fall. Plus, we take your calls to find out what you're listening to.
A Talk Show Television Update
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, joins us to break down all the recent talk show news.
The subway candy sellers
Friday, August 18, 2023
As more migrant arrivals find their way to New York City, an increasing number are heading to the subways to find work.
She ruled the NYPD was wrong on stop-and-frisk. Now Judge Scheindlin worries it's coming back.
Friday, August 11, 2023
WNYC's Tiffany Hanssen talks with retired Judge Shira Scheindlin, whose 2013 ruling in Floyd v. City of New York found the NYPD's stop & frisk tactic to be unconstitutional.
Reading the Indictment of Donald Trump
Friday, August 04, 2023
Guests take turns reading the Donald Trump indictment from the Department of Justice special counsel, probing into the former president's 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021
New York City Council pushes for transparency on clearing homeless encampments
Thursday, August 03, 2023
Two New York City Councilmembers are calling on the city for more transparency about what happens after unhoused people are removed from public spaces.
How NJ's constitution helped end segregation in the armed forces
Monday, July 31, 2023
For more than 75 years, New Jersey’s constitution has explicitly forbid school segregation. The same provision played a little-known role in ending segregation of the armed forces.
Conductor Jonathon Heyward is poised to make history in NYC and Baltimore
Monday, July 31, 2023
Jonathon Heyward made his Lincoln Center debut in 2022 conducting the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and now will oversee its transition as music director next year.
Weekly Music Roundup: Big Thief, Blur, Sofía Rei And Jorge Roeder
Monday, July 24, 2023
New Sounds
The 90s return with Blur and Slowdive; the release of a live show favorite by Big Thief; an imaginary film score by Shakey Graves; and a thrilling duet from Sofía Rei and Jorge Roeder.
