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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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NYPD officers shot man in Bronx after his father called 311 for help with mental health crisis
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Santo de la Cruz called 311 Sunday morning seeking medical intervention for his 42-year-old son, who he said was in the midst of a schizophrenic episode. Within minutes, his son was lying outside of the Bronx apartment building where his family lives, shot by officers responding to the call, de la Cruz told Gothamist. The son, Raul de la Cruz, was …
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Keep on the grass: Makeshift paths are harming NYC parks
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The city’s green spaces and woodlands became more popular than ever during the pandemic, but now some park officials are worried New Yorkers might be loving their parks to death. Officials at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx said there’s been a noticeable increase in new trails – known as “desire paths.” The makeshift di…
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'No Hispanics' or 'grandmotherly types': NY prosecutors face complaints over jury bias
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Ten current and former New York prosecutors who judges say illegally screened out potential jurors because of race or religion are facing ethics complaints that could prompt investigations or disciplinary actions. Judges have already ruled either during trial or in appeals that all 10 prosecutors broke the law. But a group of law professors is now …
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Health workers in NYC describe confusion, errors in early days of asylum seeker vaccine clinics
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A medical company contracted by New York City to bring thousands of migrants up to date on vaccines struggled to train staff on how to choose doses and interpret international vaccine records in the early weeks of its operation, according to internal documents reviewed by Gothamist and interviews with current and former staff members. Contemporaneo…
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Norman Siegel goes way back with Eric Adams — now he's out to prove the mayor wrong on homelessness
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Their conversations invariably begin with small talk: Where did you grow up? What high school did you attend? How long did it take you to grow that mustache?Before finally: Would you consider accepting shelter?Since August, a group of roughly 25 volunteers, including those who were once homeless, have been applying this delicate approach when speak…
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A popular Instagram account confronts misconceptions about the Bronx with photographs
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Every day for the past nine years, the Instagram account Everyday Bronx has posted an image that captures some sense of the borough. There are pictures of people playing basketball, cinematic shots of the greenery in a park, and countless images of community members walking past a favorite bodega, catching the train or crowding into a church. On Fr…
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New York Congressmember eyes proposed TikTok ban with skepticism
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As the social media platform TikTok continues to face intense scrutiny from Congress, one House representative from New York is questioning arguments against the video sharing app. Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman has denounced efforts to ban the app in the United States. He says claims that China could use it to spy on U-S citizens are over…
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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.Por 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.Por WNYC Radio
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…
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…
