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@Gothamist
is making a comeback! We’re excited to announce we’re acquiring the news site in a deal with our fellow public radio stations
@KPCC
and
@wamu885
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#KnockDownTheHouse
by
@jubileefilms
is our Documentary of the Week. The film follows four working-class candidates running for Congress, including a young long shot from the Bronx named
@AOC
... Guess how it ends.
George Santos tweeted in February 2021 that he owned 13 rental properties where tenants had not paid rent for a year.
He later admitted that he does not own any real estate and lives at his sister's home.
A high school English teacher from Oklahoma says she was placed on leave after providing her students with information about a program that grants access to the Brooklyn Public Library’s digital collection at no charge.
Just over a year ago,
@Lin_Manuel
, along with some of his
@HamiltonMusical
collaborators, joined forces to purchase the
@dramabookshop
and save it from shuttering.
Yesterday, it was announced that the store will re-open at a new location in March 2020.
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@ThisIsTheRead
has been around for years, but in the beginning
@crissles
was nervous about the podcast's audience. "I told
@KidFury
before we started that nobody's going to listen because black people don't listen to podcasts." Turns out, she was wrong.
More people have been murdered in New York City’s subways since the start of 2020 than in the preceding 15 years — a grim statistic driven by an alarming start to the year in the mass transit system.
WNYC intern
@autumn_wav
visited Antony Gormley's installation ‘New York, Clearing,’ which is part of the global initiative
#CONNECT_BTS
. Check it out!
Here’s artist Anthony Gormley’s installation in collaboration with K-Pop septet, BTS, titled “New York Clearing.” It’s a single line of coiling aluminum that stretches approx. 11 miles at New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Park. Best part? It’s free!
@WNYC
Following an episode of Arthur took the internet by storm,
@rebeccasugar
, the creator of Steven Universe, joined
@TheTakeaway
to talk about her show and LGTBQ representation in children’s entertainment.
The politically-connected son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge was among the band of Trump-supporting marauders who ransacked the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.
Making their first joint, in-person public appearance since leaving their roles in the British royal family, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle visited the World Trade Center with Gov. Hochul & Mayor de Blasio before attending Saturday's Global Citizen Festival.
Tonight at 7 pm, a
#ClapBecauseWeCare
initiative will launch with a two-minute clap that you can participate in from wherever you are in the city.
It will be in celebration and appreciation of all essential workers.
In the most alarming sign that New York may be on the cusp of a resurgence or second wave, coronavirus cases are skyrocketing in two communities in suburban Rockland County.
Weather forecasters are warning Thanksgiving travelers to be cautious and prepare for delays as hurricane-force winds, blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall and a "bomb cyclone" hit the western and central U.S. this week.
"If more adults commuted with their friends, and their friends said something that's lit, adults would be loud too" says
@shubasu
after hearing what loud commuting teens have to say to adults who complain about them. Hear their responses:
#WeTheCommuters
Hundreds of NYPD officers arrested dozens of protesters on West 8th Street and 5th Avenue.
Many of the officers wearing armor did not display any identification. One officer told a reporter they didn't need to.
An impassioned statement by Representative
@AOC
is drawing renewed attention on a push within the City Council to bail out New York City taxi drivers saddled with outstanding medallion loans. Watch:
On Tuesday morning, the 2020 Rockefeller Christmas Tree revealed a secret: a tiny owl.
For now, the owl — nicknamed Rockefeller — is being contained at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties, New York.
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On Sept. 25, 1989,
@BrianLehrer
hosted his first broadcast on WNYC. Three decades later, he is still one of New York's most trusted and beloved voices. This week, we celebrated 30 years of having Brian Lehrer on our airwaves. Join us in saying happy anniversary, and thank you!
It’s been over 100 years since she died, but Emily Roebling, the woman who oversaw the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, finally has a street named after her.
BREAKING: Leonard Lopate and Johnathan Schwartz, two longtime hosts at WNYC, have been put on leave effectively immediately pending investigations into allegations of inappropriate conduct.
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@RepJerryNadler
said Sunday that Trump administration officials should be jailed for civil contempt if they fail to reunify migrant families by the July 26 deadline.
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is on tour, and at one of his stop, he's helping bring musical education programming to kids from his home turf in Harlem.
It's the first faculty strike in Rutgers University's 256-year history. Unions are seeking better compensation and more security for adjunct members, as well as protections for students.
The ruling kicks the case back down to the lower court, which has ordered former Pres. Donald Trump—as well as Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump—to testify beginning on July 15th regarding allegedly fraudulent business practices at the Trump Organization.