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From WNYC, New York Public Radio, join WNYC's cultural attaché Sara Fishko for her personal radio essays on music, art, culture and media.
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A show that samples WNYC’s best podcasts, curated to fit all your travel needs.
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Ideas and voices from across New York City, brought to you by WNYC.org
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The latest articles from WNYC 9/11 Specials
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We spoke with the stars, writers and directors of Tony nominated Broadway productions! Check out our favorite conversations as the June 10th awards ceremony approaches!
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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show
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Major news events throughout the world continue to be largely ignored until they reach tragic proportions. Underreported, a weekly feature on The Leonard Lopate Show, tackles these issues and gives an in-depth look into stories that are often relegated to the back pages.
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New Sounds is unlike any radio show you've ever heard: a whirlwind tour of new and unusual music from all corners of the globe. New Sounds combs recent recordings for one of the most informative and compelling hours on radio, and aims to make the world smaller. For over 25 years, host John Schaefer has been finding the melody in the rainforest and the rhythm in an orchestra of tin cans. Defying rigid categorization and genre pigeonholing, New Sounds offers new ways to hear the ancient langua ...
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WNYC's Community Partnerships desk regularly teams up with the nonprofit, Street Lab, to collect and share stories from neighborhoods across the five boroughs. We recently stationed ourselves in Brooklyn's Kensington neighborhood. Here's some of what we heard. The transcript of the voices we collected have been lightly edited for clarity. Shuhana U…
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The taste of a particular dish can bring back a flood of warm memories. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is asking New Yorkers to share what comes to mind when thinking about a favorite meal. Patrice Coleman is a lifelong resident of St. Albans, Queens. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk talked with her as part of a collaboration with the Queens …
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At the heart of Mary Kathryn Nagle’s new play “Manahatta” at The Public Theater is the city’s origin story, told and giddily retold over centuries: the moment when Dutch settlers ostensibly “purchased” the island of Manhattan from gullible Lenape natives for the equivalent of $24. Arun Venugopal, senior reporter in the newsroom's Race and Justice U…
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In court filings, the accuser says Adams sexually assaulted her when they were both city employees in 1993, when Adams was a transit officer. Adams has denied the allegations. The woman is accusing him of other charges as well, including battery, employment discrimination, retaliation and “intentional infliction of emotional distress.” The court fi…
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Holocaust survivors interviewed by Gothamist described the Oct. 7 attack as shocking and horrific, and the rise in anti-semitic hate crimes and rhetoric was a grim reminder how such sentiments still lurk under the surface of modern society. But they also shared a similar outlook on what’s needed now on both sides of the conflict: empathy.…
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As we head into the holiday, WNYC's All Things Considered host Sean Carlson and All Things Considered producer Elizabeth Shwe wanted to get a vibe check on New Yorkers' Thanksgiving plans this year. They went outside WNYC's office in Lower Manhattan to ask New Yorkers what their least favorite part of the holiday is.…
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New York City has spent years trying to better control the tens of thousands of people who walk across the Brooklyn Bridge every day. The city is seeking to ban all vendors on the Brooklyn Bridge to make more space for pedestrians, despite complaints from licensed peddlers that they’re being unfairly targeted. The city said the proposed rule is des…
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Fare evasion costs mass transit agencies hundreds of millions of dollars every year. The PATH system is trying a novel approach to deter people from slipping through some of its turnstiles. But as WNYC’s Stephen Nessen reports, it's not without its kinks.Από τον WNYC Radio
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Alice Szigethy has always been tickled that her restaurant in Lake Hopatcong, NJ shares a name with Arlo Guthrie's famous, offbeat, meandering anti-war folk ballad. She's less amused that people keep swiping her framed copies of Guthrie's album. But somehow, her own son has reached the ripe old age of 19 without ever hearing "Alice's Restaurant Mas…
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As people gather with family and friends over food during this holiday season, WNYC's Community Partnership Desk is asking New Yorkers to reflect on the dishes that hold a special place in their hearts. Maram Adbelal lives in Jackson Heights, Queens. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk talked with her as part of a collaboration with the Queens Memor…
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A typical fishing trip in New York City often involves casting for hours without a bite. But on a recent morning in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, magnet fisherman James Kane had luck on his side. He tossed a powerful rare earth magnet tied to the end of an orange rope into the lake and slowly pulled in the line. He’d attracted a big one.…
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Mayor Eric Adams has proposed significant budget cuts across city services like schools, policing and sanitation. These reductions could spell the end for many community composting programs in New York City, even as the practice grows in prevalence across the five boroughs. Justin Green is the Executive Director of Big Reuse, an environmental nonpr…
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Valeska Cardona, 9, is still far from calling herself conversational in English — she’s trying to remember how to pronounce the word orange — but she says she’s cracked the code for making a friend. “You have to say, ‘Hi, how are you, what’s your name? My name is Valeska,’” Cardona said. Sometimes the native Spanish speaker will ask, “where you fro…
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A landslide of debris from a property in Westchester disrupted service on Metro North's Hudson Line last month. WNYC's Stephen Nessen visited the site where repairs are still ongoing.Από τον WNYC Radio
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It’s been more than five years since the NAACP, the Latino Action Network and other groups sued New Jersey — alleging the state is violating its own constitution and failing its children by letting pervasive segregation in schools fester. A few weeks ago, a judge finally handed down a long-awaited ruling that many advocates say just muddied the wat…
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Mayor Eric Adams has made supporting students with dyslexia a top priority. The administration has rolled out pilot programs and new literacy curricula for elementary schools. But what about plans for kids with dyslexia in middle school and high school? WNYC’s Jessica Gould spoke with my colleague Michael Hill about it.…
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Brownsville rapper Taquan Jones was alone in his Rikers Island jail cell one day earlier this year when he had a big idea. Instead of laying around waiting for news on his case, he could make a music video. Jones was arrested in November 2022 on gun possession and other charges. Making a video in the violent city jail was an ambitious goal. Still, …
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Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. But if you're not traveling out of town or planning on a big home cooked meal, it's not too late consider dining out in New York City this year. There's no clean up for you after dinner and there are still restaurants taking reservations. For some last-minute planning advice, Weekend Edition host David Furst is …
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This month, we learned that the FBI opened an investigation into the campaign of New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, looking into potentially illegal donations made to the campaign. The mayor has not been charged with anything, but -- very publicly -- the FBI raided the home of a key fundraiser for the Adams campaign and seized some of the mayor's ele…
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R.I.P. Revel mopeds — I knew ye extremely well. The company announced earlier this month that it would end operations of its blue scooters on Nov. 18 and focus on its fleet of electric vehicles. I signed up in July 2020 in order to take a date on an hourlong joyride through the empty caverns of Midtown. There was barely another soul on the roads, u…
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Mayor Eric Adams’ office on Thursday announced a wide array of cuts that would significantly erode essential services for many New Yorkers, including libraries, summer school, policing and sanitation. The news did not come as a surprise. Adams has spent months bracing taxpayers for deep cuts that he says are necessary to bridge a gaping deficit dri…
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Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos said on Thursday he won’t seek re-election in 2024 after a bipartisan House subcommittee investigating him published a scathing report that found “substantial evidence” the Long Island and Queens lawmaker knowingly committed a series of ethics violations and potential crimes. “I am humbled yet again and remin…
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Tammy Murphy — the wife of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy — announced her 2024 run for the U.S. Senate early Wednesday. She’s looking to replace fellow Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused in a federal indictment of bribery and corruption. Within hours of Murphy's campaign announcement, she'd received endorsements from some of of New Jersey’s po…
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This feature accompanies On The Way, our transit newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC transportation. Sign up to get the full version in your inbox every Thursday.Από τον WNYC Radio
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