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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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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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It's day three of the NJ Transit rail strike. The union representing locomotive engineers and agency officials were back at the bargaining table on Saturday, May 18. They will resume negotiations again today. WNYC's Ramsey Khalifeh has been covering the strike since it went into effect at midnight on Friday. Speaking with Weekend Edition host David…
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A new 95-bed shelter for families with children opened last month thanks to a city tool that helps nonprofits own the shelters they manage. New York City officials said the model will help shelter providers develop their own buildings instead of relying on private landlords for space, as they've done for decades. And those buildings will be more pl…
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Antisemitism and Israel's ongoing attacks on Gaza will remain at the center of the mayoral race as the primary approaches. Andrew Cuomo, who is the front-runner according to polls, and Mayor Eric Adams are staunch defenders of Israel who are vying for Orthodox and conservative Jewish voters — a key voting bloc for any citywide candidate. On the oth…
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The new phone ban in New York schools that will dramatically change classroom dynamics comes with several exemptions.
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In this area, used needles are easy to come by. Zyre Howard, who’s staying at a nearby homeless shelter, turned in 55 during a “buy back” Monday and got $10, the maximum amount one can earn per day at one of the locations where the van stops. It's a circumstance that hits some neighborhoods harder than others. Read the full story here.…
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What do an organic farmer from upstate New York, a social worker from the South Bronx, a liberal nutritionist from Ithaca and a Republican sausage-maker in Otsego County have in common? They all support a state bill that marries blue-state regulatory muscle with “Make America Healthy Again,” the Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led movement that mixes a prefe…
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There's a bar in Manhattan at the center of an investigation into Mayor Adams' former top aide, Ingrid Lewis-Martin. In Albany, state senators are discussing prison policy in the wake of the killings of multiple incarcerated people and a three-week wildcat strike. Plus: The latest polling numbers in the New York City mayoral race -- and what to mak…
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Newark Liberty Airport continues to struggle, as runway shortages and ground stop programs combine with equipment troubles and air traffic controller shortages. A report this week from the New York Times found that as few as three air traffic controllers were working Monday, eleven fewer than the target number of 14 set by the Federal Aviation Admi…
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A federal judge has ruled that New York City’s jails need an independent manager to run them. Judge Laura Taylor Swain said a “remediation manager” will collaborate with correction officials until they make appropriate improvements. Martin Horn is a former New York City correction commissioner who ran city jails under the Bloomberg administration. …
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A local magician has transformed an empty Carroll Gardens storefront into a speakeasy magic venue. The intimate performance space is hidden behind Precision Clock & Watch, a fake repair shop at 449 Court St. It’s in the space that was home to P.J Hanley’s for 139 years until it shuttered in 2013. The lobby is outfitted with various esoteric, old-ti…
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New York City’s Park Commissioner Sue Donoghue is stepping down at the end of the month, after leading the city’s parks department since the start of Mayor Adams administration. She talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson about her tenure and what’s next for her.
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A cloud of uncertainty now hangs over the research projects that were disrupted and the researchers themselves. Academics who discussed their work with Gothamist said they worried about the incalculable loss of scholarship in fields touching lives around the globe. But they also are considering the next steps in their careers and how to pay the ren…
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Food writer Robert Sietsema says St. Mark's Place in the East Village is one of the most 'electric' streets in the city. Speaking with Weekend Edition's David Furst, he says with 63 restaurants along a 3-block stretch, there's lot of good food to choose from.
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Newark mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday night by immigration officials during a chaotic confrontation at Delaney Hall, a newly reopened private prison contracted by the Department of Homeland Security as a holding facility for migrant detainees. He was joined by three U.S. members of Congress conducting an oversight tour of the jail. Rep. Bo…
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If you notice a lot of Orange and Blue around the city, that's because the New York Knicks are back at Madison Square Garden Saturday afternoon for game 3 of the conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics. New York unexpectedly has a two-nothing lead in the best-of-seven playoff series. They won two road games up in Boston, and will try to ta…
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WORD FROM THE CURB: housing and cost of living are top issues for Sunset Park locals in this NYC mayoral election
While this is a local election, in a place as big as New York City, with 8.5 million people, more than 200 languages spoken, and income disparity and density that sees billionaires living down the street from public housing, there are many, many competing interests here that New York City’s mayor needs to balance. And what better way to get a sense…
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WORD FROM THE CURB: affordability and safety are top issues for these Sunset Park leaders in this NYC mayoral election
This election year, All Things Considered is traveling to neighborhoods around the five boroughs and exploring how New York City’s electorate is shifting. We’re calling it WORD FROM THE CURB. We’re talking with residents, community leaders and elected leaders about what issues matter to them locally. Our first stop is Sunset Park. David Estrada is …
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This election year, we're going to neighborhoods to talk to locals, community leaders and stakeholders about the issues they think are important, and find out what changes THEY want to see from City Hall. We’re calling it WORD FROM THE CURB. Third Avenue is one of the busiest and most dangerous arteries in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Passenger cars, hug…
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Elise Stefanik is on a path that could lead her to Speaker of the House of Representatives. Is she going to blow all that up to run a long-shot bid for governor? Plus: The latest on Andrew Cuomo's new third-party ballot line in the NYC mayoral race. It's Politics Brief from WNYC.
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WORD FROM THE CURB: Sunset Park councilmembers say the next mayor needs to address affordability, public safety and connect with immigrant communities
This election year, we’re exploring how New York City’s electorate is shifting. We’re going to the neighborhoods where these changes are unfolding first-hand. We’re calling it WORD FROM THE CURB. We're starting in Sunset Park in South West Brooklyn, talking with residents and stakeholders about what issues matter to them. Councilmembers Alexa Avile…
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If you're having spring allergies -- we are here! -- you might be one of the many people who look to the internet, or listen up when Morning Edition gives information on pollen levels. That information usually comes to us through a website, AAAAI.org, run by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. And the one person doing the counting…
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As journalism and political speech come under increasing scrutiny, one group of local student journalists and their advisor have been wrestling with tough decisions about journalistic freedom, personal safety, and the digital footprint. Debbi Porterfield is a former journalist, who now teaches at the Bronx River high school and serves as the adviso…
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City councilmembers in Summit, New Jersey, may be backing down from a controversial proposal to ban homeless encampments in public spaces, which critics say would have allowed police to jail homeless people.
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New York City on Monday will stop enrolling new families seeking child care vouchers, amid an escalating feud with the state over who should pay for the popular program that helps thousands of low-income New Yorkers. First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said new families who qualify for child care subsidies based on their income will be put on a wait li…
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