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New Work Rules Could Push Thousands of New Yorkers Off Food Assistance
Nearly 1.8 million New York City residents rely on SNAP to help pay for groceries. Under new federal rules, tens of thousands must prove they are wor…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Harlem Native Ebony Haith Reflects on Life After ‘America’s Next Top Model’
Reality show America’s Next Top Model helped launch modeling careers in the early 2000s, but two decades later many viewers say the show has not aged…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Unpacking the Largest Nurses Strike in NYC History... For Now
New York City’s longest nurses strike is over after 41 days on the picket line. Nearly 15,000 nurses at three major hospital systems walked out over …
4 weeks ago
Why Con Ed Bills Are So High and Who Qualifies for Relief
The Trump administration’s $130 million purchase of a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey to convert into an ICE detention center is drawing opposition …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Winter Slump, Spring Concerts, and Jesse Jackson’s Legacy in NYC
New Yorkers are slogging through the late winter blues, and in this week’s arts and culture check in, WNYC and Gothamist arts and culture editor Matt…
1 month ago
Gateway Tunnel Funding Restored After Shutdown, but Legal Fight Continues
Construction on the $16 billion Gateway tunnel project that aims to build a new set of train tunnels under the Hudson River shut down earlier this mo…
1 month, 1 week ago
NYC's Blizzard and the AI Debate in Schools
A record-breaking snowstorm hits New York City, bringing travel bans, icy streets, and the first full public school snow day since 2019. Schools reop…
1 month, 1 week ago
Catching Up on Sports and the Dress Shoe Comeback
Sports reporter Priya Desai joins us to discuss the Knicks’ playoff push, Team USA women’s hockey’s gold medal run with two local players, and Unriva…
1 month, 1 week ago
Staten Island’s North Shore and the Future of New York’s 11th District
A state Supreme Court judge has ruled that New York’s 11th Congressional District unlawfully dilutes the political power of Black and Latino voters, …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Deadly Cold in New York City: Who Is Most at Risk When Temperatures Plunge?
After a stretch of extreme cold in recent weeks, about two dozen people have died across New York City, most found outdoors and others at private res…
1 month, 2 weeks ago