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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.

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The indictment against former President Donald Trump charging him by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election is photographed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

New Jersey sues over NYC’s congestion pricing plan

Friday, July 21, 2023

By Louis C. Hochman

The new lawsuit says the feds gave a “rubber stamp” to an environmental review while ignoring the possible impacts on North Jersey.

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Mayor Adams gives single adult migrants 60-day notice to leave shelters

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

By Elizabeth Kim

The mayor says the city will begin rolling out the plan in emergency shelters over the next few days.

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Weekly Music Roundup: Billie Eilish, Erick The Architect, and Explosions In The Sky

Monday, July 17, 2023

New Sounds

Billie Eilish’s “Barbie” song, Ladaniva’s almost Balkan track, and Erick the Architect’s collaboration with James Blake. Plus, Andrew Bird, A. Savage, Explosions In The Sky, and CMAT.

In NJ, AAPI students find community and exclusion among segregated schools

Monday, July 17, 2023

Ambreen Ali, author of the Central Desi newsletter and website speaks about the what diversity and segregation mean to the AAPI student experience in New Jersey.

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Veteran comedian, activist heralds NYC's six-week queer stand-up comedy class

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Seasoned performer and LGBTQ+ activist Kate Rigg is leading a six-week program focusing on queer stand-up at the Manhattan Comedy School.

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Staffing agencies sue to block NJ's temp worker rights bill

Saturday, May 20, 2023

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law to give the state’s temporary workers more protections. WNYC’s Karen Yi breaks down how staffing agencies are challenging the law in court.

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Award winning jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard is making history at the Metropolitan Opera… again

Monday, April 03, 2023

On April 10th, Terence Blanchard’s “Champion: An Opera in Jazz” makes its premiere, marking the second time that one of the award-winning composer’s operas is being performed at the Met.

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