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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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Why the water was (sometimes) so cold at the Jersey Shore this summer
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Many of us will head out for a last blast of sun, surf and sand this Labor Day Weekend. And even though there's typically gorgeous weather still ahead in September, this weekend does mark an unofficial end to the beach season. One of the big questions that kept coming up this summer along the Jersey shore was -- what's up with the ocean temperature…
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This week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news examines the MTA's latest effort to reduce rampant fare beating on buses, as well as the latest on congestion pricing politics.
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Creating space and connection at Flatbush African Burial Ground
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WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk regularly teams up with the nonprofit Street Lab to highlight stories from neighborhoods across New York City. We recently set up shop at GrowHouse Community Design + Development Group's Brooklyn Black Utopia, an event at the Flatbush African Burial Ground designed to reclaim Black spaces and honor ancestors acros…
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The debate over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pause on congestion pricing has rattled residents in one of Manhattan’s largest transit deserts, who pine for a new subway line but don’t think it should be financed by the controversial tolls.
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New Yorkers enjoying cold beers and nutcrackers this summer were smacked with $25 fines in the city’s latest crackdown on low-level crimes: public drinking. Police issued close to 7,000 tickets in June alone — up from the 4,000 or so in the same month last year. It’s the most tickets police have issued in a single month since at least 2019, accordi…
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'Environmental justice and economic mobility matter the most to me': Insights from a young voter
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An estimated 8 million Americans will come of age to vote by the November election. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk recently collaborated with the group YVote to gather insights from young people who can cast a ballot in a presidential race for the first time this year. In this segment, we hear from Upper East Side resident Mukilan Muthukumar. T…
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For years, advocates in Brooklyn have warned against the pace of development in the neighborhood around the Gowanus Canal. Now the state is investigating 100 blocks in the neighborhood for potentially toxic air. All Things Considered on WNYC spoke to Jack Riccobono, a Gowanus resident and father of three children who've attended PS 32, which has be…
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Eater New York offers an impassioned defense of the city's Mexican food
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Our friends at Eater New York have joined us to talk about pizza, fried chicken, bagels, burgers, roast beef sandwiches, and so much more. This week we get to a question we hear all the time: 'Is there any good Mexican food in New York City?' Eater New York Senior Critic, Robert Sietsema answers with an emphatic yes. And speaking with Weekend Editi…
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This Week in Politics: The state's highest court says New Yorkers can still vote by mail
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This week, the state's highest court said New York voters can keep voting early by mail. The court rejected a Republican lawsuit to overturn a nearly one-year-old law that grants all eligible New Yorkers that right. WNYC Senior Politics Reporter Brigid Bergin joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest.…
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US Open preview: food, fun and oh yeah, tennis
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One of New York City's premiere sporting events kicks off on Monday -- the US Open. The events of fan week continue this weekend, but the national spotlight will shine on the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Queens for the main events starting next week. Sports journalist Priya Desai joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for a preview.…
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Tennis fever is sweeping New York City as the US Open gets underway at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk talked with local tennis lovers during Fan Week about what the sport means to them.
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How Republicans are thinking about the Democratic National Convention
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As Democrats and Republicans turn the page on their conventions and to the final weeks of campaigning before the Presidential election, we wanted to get a sense of how this week’s Democratic National Convention looked from a local conservative organization. Jesse Arm, the director of external affairs and presidential initiatives at the Manhattan In…
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For some kids, learning to swim can be the difference between life and death. Joanna Carroll is the executive director of Horizons Newark, New Jersey. It's part of the national non-profit that offers services like free swimming lessons to families who may not be able to afford them otherwise. Jeff Porter is the swimming director at Horizons. They b…
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How a rezoning plan to build thousands of new homes in the East Bronx may affect residents
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Thousands of new homes are coming to the East Bronx after the city council passed a rezoning proposal earlier this month near the sites of two new Metro North stations. John Doyle, a district leader in Northeast Bronx, talks with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about how the rezoning proposal may affect residents.…
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A vacant lot in the shadow of Yankee Stadium was meant to be the home of a new five-story charter school. But the construction project was abandoned nearly five years ago and the site has since become an illegal dumping ground filled with festering garbage and rats, infuriating neighbors who are praying their stinky nightmare will one day come to a…
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced NJ Transit rides will be free from Aug. 26 to Labor Day. The move comes after hellish NJ Transit commutes due to summer heat.
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Raising the next generation in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx
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WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk regularly teams up with the nonprofit, Street Lab, to highlight stories from neighborhoods across New York City. We recently set up shop in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. Here's some of what we heard. The transcript of the voices we collected have been lightly edited for clarity. Ramon Davis: "I'm a sing…
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'I think that we have a lot of social issues that still need to be addressed.': Insights from a young voter
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An estimated 8 million Americans will come of age to vote by the November election. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk recently collaborated with the group YVote to gather insights from young people who can cast a ballot in a presidential race for the first time this year. In this segment, we hear from Brooklyn resident Emmanuel Annan, Jr. Emmanuel…
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Adultery is a misdemeanor in New York. It's one of 17 states that still consider adultery a crime, at least on paper. It’s the second most populous state on the list, just behind Florida. But the New York law is seldom enforced. Since 1979, only 10 people statewide have faced adultery as their highest-level charge in a given case, according to the …
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FDNY veterans talk about sexist culture as FDNY commissioner steps down
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FDNY’s history with diversity and inclusivity is getting more attention after Laura Kavanagh, the first woman to lead New York City’s fire department, stepped down after less than two years on the job. Brenda Berkman won a federal sex discrimination lawsuit as the sole plaintiff in the 1980's that resulted in the hiring of the city’s first women fi…
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Our friends at Eater New York just published their list of the 'iconic pizzerias' in the five boroughs. The Editor of Eater New York, Melissa McCart joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to hit some of the highlights.
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This Week in Politics: New York politicians head to the DNC
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The Democratic National Convention will get underway next week in Chicago, and several prominent New York elected officials are heading there too. WNYC's Jon Campbell and Elizabeth Kim join Weekend Edition host David Furst for a preview. Jon covers Albany and Liz covers city government.
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The 20-building LeFrak City housing complex in Corona is home to thousands of working-class and middle-income tenants, offering access to a swimming pool and park inside a secure campus near malls, subway lines and Queens’ famous food scene. But since the start of 2023, the 4,605-unit development has also been the site of more evictions than anywhe…
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