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Five years after the pandemic first struck New York and the nation, Alisha is one of potentially hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers — researchers are unclear exactly how many there are — who are still slowed down by long COVID. Their condition is defined by symptoms that come on after an acute COVID infection and last for at least three months, a…

New York City officials and anti-hunger groups are bracing for deep cuts by Republicans in Congress to the federal food stamp program that feeds more residents than ever before: 1.8 million people across the city, including more than half a million children. City officials estimate even conservative reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistan…

A deadly traffic crash on Brooklyn's Ocean Parkway is renewing calls to crack down on serial speeders. The NYPD says the driver in the Midwood crash had a suspended license, made an illegal turn and killed a woman and her two young daughters. A website that tracks moving violations shows she already had been ticketed for multiple moving violations,…

Starting today, New York City is increasing penalties for illegal dumping in city parks in an effort to keep them cleaner. City officials are also planning to install security cameras around the Bronx parks to monitor any illegal dumping. City parks commissioner Sue Donoghue talked more about the new rules with WNYC's Sean Carlson.…

March is Women's History Month and to celebrate it, we've been profiling several local musicians and their journey through the music industry. Today, we hear from Carys Dixon, a 23- year-old, multi-instrumental engineer and producer from the Bronx. The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. I would consider myself under hip hop t…

With Hochul's 'bell to bell' phone ban on track to become law, students visiting the state Capitol in Albany voiced mixed opinions about the proposal. The governor's plan would separate kids from their phones for the whole school day. Kids said they were open to it -- but worried about what could happen during an emergency.…

March is Women's History Month. To mark it, WNYC is profiling local musicians and their journey through the music industry. We wrap up our series with Raquel Delgado, a 22-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, and audio engineer currently attending New York University. We talked with Delgado in collaboration with CUNY Creative Arts Team's Sound Thi…

As they face a polarizing front-runner with wide name recognition, progressive mayoral candidates will likely need to take advantage of the city’s relatively new ranked-choice voting system by urging voters not just to support them, but also their competitors. The system allows voters to choose up to five candidates, and in order for a person’s vot…

On March 31, 1870, Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, would become the first African American man to cast a ballot in the U.S. under the 15th amendment. Noelle Lorraine Williams, director the African American History Program and the Black Heritage Trail at the New Jersey Historical Commission, joined WNYC host Michael Hill. She says …

Stargazers will be treated to two meteor showers that overlap this month. It's also a good time to observe the neighboring Andromeda galaxy and a phenomenon called "earthshine." WNYC's Rosemary Misdary joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with April's astronomical highlights.

Cherry blossom season is just getting started in our region, with some of the earliest varieties already in bloom. You can grab a front row seat for the entire cycle at Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark and Belleville, New Jersey. The park boasts more cherry trees and more varieties than even the famous tidal basin in Washington, DC. Branch …

The Coney Island casino proposal, which is being developed by a consortium that includes Thor Equities, Legends, Saratoga Casino Holdings and Global Gaming Solutions, a commercial arm of the Chickasaw Nation, is one of 11 vying for a downstate gaming license as part of a protracted approval process expected to conclude by year’s end. Read the full …

Gov. Kathy Hochul has a $160 million plan to add a dedicated bus lane found for LaGuardia Airport to the BQE. That and more in this week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news.

The "She Built NYC" program is an effort to honor women’s history in the city by commissioning a public monument or artwork in each borough, plus more. A design plan has already been approved for a monument of Brooklyn Congress member Shirley Chisolm in Prospect Park. The deadline is April 7th for artists to submit design proposals for monuments ho…

Composting has been the law of the land in New York City since October, when new regulations began to require every resident across the five boroughs to separate their organic waste and food scraps from their regular trash. But there’s a problem: Only a small fraction of New Yorkers are complying with the rule. Public data shows less than 5% of the…

It's the Politics Brief from WNYC. This week, Brigid Bergin and Jon Campbell break down the latest from the New York City mayor's race, the Albany budget process, and more.

City and state officials say wildfires are becoming more frequent in New York City and New Jersey as dry conditions in the Northeast continue. Just last Sunday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service says firefighters contained a wildfire in a state park that grew to about 2,300 acres. What does this all mean for firefighters' mental health? Friends of…

March is National Women's History Month. To mark it we are profiling several local musicians and their journey through the music industry. Today we hear from Amani Adelekan, artist name Amani Lillian, a 21-year-old artist from Staten Island. We talked with Adelekan in collaboration with Women in Music New York. The following transcript has been lig…

As mayoral candidates respond to the exodus of families with children from New York City – one of several symptoms of a citywide cost-of-living crisis – expanding access to child care has emerged as a consensus issue in the Democratic primary. But only state Sen. Zellnor Myrie is pushing for universal after-school, a sweeping plan that some experts…

A recent change in state law allows 16 and 17-year-old in Newark to vote in their local school board election. Zuri McCune is a senior at the Science Park High School and the Student Representative on the Newark Board of Education, and Ryan Haygood is President and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice which spearheaded the Vote16 camp…

New York is a city of renters... and when you're a renter, it can sometimes be hard to know what you should fix yourself, and when you should call in the super. What is a person supposed to do when the garbage disposal stops working? What's the safest way to install a window air condition unit? Why in the world do heaters make crazy clanging noises…

Every year a new batch of songs, books and movies enter the public domain. And Simon Close stands ready to take advantage. He's a Producer for WNYC's All Of It, and for the third year in a row, he's running the Public Song Project. The show invites anyone to record their own musical adaptation of a work in the public domain and send it in. Simon jo…

March is Women's History Month. And the New York Hall of Science has a new exhibit celebrating America's female astronauts. 'Imaging Women in the Space Age,' not only focuses on their achievements, but also considers the imagery and impact of movies, television, fashion and design. Curator Dr. Julie Wosk joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for a…

March is Women's History Month, and to mark it, we're profiling several local musicians and their journey through the music industry. Today we hear from Hayley Brooke, a 23 year old singer-songwriter based right here in Manhattan. We talked with Brooke in collaboration with Women in Music New York. You can find Brooke through Spotify, TikTok, and I…