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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 give an in-depth look into the stories that are often relegated to the back pages.
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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How apps and the pandemic made it even harder to access New York City's top restaurants
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Making a reservation for a special occasion has always been part of New York City's culture. If you wanted to splurge at one of the top restaurants, you had to plan well in advance. But something changed during the pandemic. It's gotten even harder to access those exclusive locations. And customers are finding they need reservations for some of the…
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An NYC art show where the prices are kept within reach
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The Affordable Art Fair, which is on display all weekend at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, was founded in 1999 as an alternative to the high-priced, blue chip art events that tend to dominate the scene. It bills itself as the only fair with a price ceiling, with costs maxing out at $12,000 and plenty of pieces in the hundreds. Over 70 local,…
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Weekend Arts Planner: A gallery walkabout and a one-man guitar quartet transformed
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This week, we'll take a spring stroll around art galleries in Chelsea, where surprise is always part of the adventure, and then head to Brooklyn to witness a one-man band take new form onstage. WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor, Steve Smith joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to bring us his latest picks. 1. A springtime stroll around the galleries…
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This Week in Politics: New York's looming budget deadline
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It's that time of year again. The birds are chirping, the days are getting longer and the New York state budget is in danger of being late. Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have until April 1 to reach a deal on a budget for the coming fiscal year. But even though Hochul is a Democrat and her party controls both houses of the legislature, t…
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Senate Majority Leader says legislature, governor "rowing in same direction" on budget negotiations
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Albany's fiscal year begins April 1st, which means a new budget needs to be in place by the end of next Friday. Negotiations are ongoing between Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders. But State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said despite some daylight between lawmakers and the governor, things are moving along. "We are all …
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Episcopal Diocese of New York set to apologize for the church's role in slavery
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The Episcopal Diocese of New York announced that it intends to issue a formal apology on Saturday for the “participation and complicity of the diocese” in the transatlantic slave trade and its “continuing aftermath and consequences.”The “Service of Apology for Slavery” is set to take place during a ceremony at the Cathedral Church of St. John the D…
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'A beacon of hope': 3 years after COVID-19 devastated Queens, Corona Plaza becomes bustling market
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On any given day, Corona Plaza is lined with vendors selling food, clothes and other things mostly from Central and South America. The smell of grilled meat wafts through the air, each stand with its own soundtrack below the roaring 7 train tracks. But it didn’t always look this way. Before the pandemic, only a few vendors shared the space.The Coro…
New York City has long been considered a writers’ town, attracting aspiring authors from all over the world. WNYC’s Amy Pearl visited the Bronx Library Center, where librarian Belarmino Ortega has started a writer's club for teens.De către WNYC Radio
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One Councilmember's Effort to Combat Noise Pollution in NYC
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New York City is a notoriously noisy place, and all that noise can come out a cost. Prolonged exposure to loud sounds can have serious health effects. According to the EPA, it can cause high blood pressure, speech interference and stress related illnesses. In the first four months of this fiscal year, the NYPD found "unreasonable noise summonses" i…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams cites NIMBY-ism as one of the biggest challenges to his housing plan
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Mayor Eric Adams wants to build a half million homes over the next decade, but that will be impossible without new tax incentives meant to spur housing development—and maybe even changes to current building codes to allow for single-room occupancy units, he said Monday. With budget negotiations underway in Albany, Adams said state lawmakers risk co…
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An NYC man fatally overdosed in a Starbucks bathroom. It took his family 53 days to find him
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It’s a family’s worst nightmare. After years of battling addiction, Leford Williams, 55, fatally overdosed in a Starbucks bathroom in the East Village on a cocktail of fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin. Police arrived, and EMS workers rushed him to Mount Sinai Hospital. But he couldn’t be saved. But for 53 days in 2022, Williams’ family had no i…
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A new season of restaurant openings in New York City
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To help us celebrate the start of spring, Emma Orlow with Eater New York joins WNYC's David Furst to talk about the new restaurants opening this season.De către WNYC Radio
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The state of the Archdiocese of New York
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12 Catholic schools in New York City will close at the end of the academic year. The Archdiocese of New York says it will shutter the schools due to low enrollment. The closures come as the Church attempts to navigate low attendance at Sunday Mass, the continuing fallout from the Child Victims Act and Cardinal Dolan inching up against the Vatican's…
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New York City Chief Medical Examiner reflects on soaring drug overdose deaths
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There were 2,700 drug overdose deaths in New York City in 2021 and for the fifth year in the row, fentanyl was the most common substance involved. New York City's medical examiner Dr. Jason Graham talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson about the reasons behind the uptick in overdose deaths and what the city is doing to address it.…
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Wally Feresten, the man behind SNL’s cue cards, is tiptoeing into the limelight
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The trick to being great at cue cards is not just about the handwriting – it’s also about being calm under pressure. That’s according to Wally Feresten, and he would know: He’s run cue cards for “Saturday Night Live” for 33 years, and for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” since it started in 2014. His first night of work at “Saturday Night Live” was in…
When it comes to famous Staten Islanders, many know about The Wu Tang Clan and Christina Aguilera but what about Grandpa? Amy Pearl went out to meet the beloved resident of the Staten Island Zoo where he has lived since 1976. His keeper, Emma Jackson, spends so much time with Grandpa that she had his picture tattooed on her arm. Emma Jackson showin…
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How COVID changed NYC's restaurants
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A big part of New York City's essence comes from the bars and restaurants that line its streets. But the restaurant industry has experienced significant setbacks during the pandemic years. According to the National Restaurant Association, 90,000 restaurants in the US closed by the spring of 2021. Andrew Rigie is the executive director of NYC Hospit…
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Drugs, cash and razor blades flow into NYC juvenile centers through staff smuggling network
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Drugs, cash and razor blades are flowing into the city’s juvenile detention centers through a network of employees supplying teenagers with contraband, according to current and former employees.De către WNYC Radio
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More than 20% of LIRR trains can’t run in Grand Central Madison tunnel
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Aside from the schedule confusion and marathon transfers, there’s a much simpler reason why last month’s opening of full service to Grand Central Madison has caused problems for riders: Nearly a quarter of the Long Island Rail Road’s train cars can’t run through the East River tunnel that serves the new station.…
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Once a long shot, a plan to demolish and rebuild Chelsea public housing complex sees new life
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The Fulton Houses and Chelsea-Elliott Houses are home to thousands of people across roughly 2,000 apartments, but residents say deteriorating conditions, heat outages and busted elevators make life difficult, and often unsafe. The residents, who have the final say on any demolition or renovation plan, initially rejected a 2019 proposal to tear down…
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New photo exhibit celebrates 'the way New Yorkers live'
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Unknown artists are featured alongside living legends like Jamel Shabazz and Richard Renaldi at “New York Now: Home,” a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. The exhibit, which has been in the works for over two years, is the first installment of a planned triennial celebrating local photography, and the first exhibit to kick off the m…
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‘Colored School No. 4’ in Chelsea moves closer to landmark status
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For years a non-descript, 3-story building on West 17th Street in Chelsea has sat empty, but the structure is a repository of New York City’s history of segregation and it’s now edging closer to landmark status. WNYC’s Arun Venugopal has more on what was once known as "Colored School Number 4."De către WNYC Radio
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Security measures on Hudson River Greenway serve as reminder of terror attack
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The 2017 truck attack that killed eight people on the Hudson River Greenway can feel like a distant or even forgotten memory to anyone using the path today. But a lasting legacy of the tragedy is hard to miss: Dozens of barriers and bollards that keep drivers from entering the country’s busiest bike path.…
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Signature Bank closure: Do I have to worry about my money?
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A panicked run on withdrawals at New York-based Signature Bank helped lead to the institution’s government takeover Sunday night, but state and federal leaders are urging customers — at Signature and other institutions — to remain calm. President Joe Biden and Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered separate public statements Monday morning, seeking to calm fe…
