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It's the season of festive meals and family feasts. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is asking you to share stories behind favorite family recipes and the memories they hold for you. We talked to Zach Rothman-Hicks as part of a collaboration with the Queens Memory Project. Rothman-Hicks lives in Queens. The transcript of Zach Rothman-Hicks' story…
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It's Giving Tuesday! While it's never a bad time to give back, some of us feel especially compelled to donate our time or money during the holiday season. Sapreet Saluja is the Executive Director of the volunteer network New York Cares. She joined WNYC host Michael Hill to offer tips on how to help out.…
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For the past year, thousands of tiny duck figurines have invaded the neighborhood of Chelsea. They come in a variety of colors — blue, green, white or pink. Some even glow in the dark. Other figurines aren’t even ducks, but instead frogs, sharks, unicorns or even an ultra-rare axolotl salamander. The teensy toys are about the size of nickels and ea…
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In an almost-monthly series called "Ask the Gov," Gov. Kathy Hochul responds to questions from the public. Her office collects them through an online form, which asks people to submit their first name, age and location along with their inquiry. Then Hochul flips through and answers them straight to the camera. But what about the questions shehasn’t…
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Much of New York City's outdoor dining infrastructure is out. Right after Thanksgiving, the last of the dwindling outdoor dining sheds in the city were disassembled and put away, either for the winter or forever. Things were different not too long ago. Some 12-thousand sheds blanketed the Big Apple at the program's height. However, under the new ou…
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A Manhattan elementary school transformed by an influx of new migrant families has created a new Thanksgiving tradition that aims to bring everyone together over turkey, stuffing, Dominican-style roast pork and pierogis.
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'Tis the season for food, family and friends. WNYC's community partnerships desk is asking New Yorkers to share stories behind their favorite family recipes and the memories they bring to life. We talked to Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons as part of a collaboration with the Queen's Memory Project. Fitzsimmons lives in Astoria, Queens. The transcript of Kell…
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It’s Thanksgiving this week. Members of Congress are back home in their districts for the holidays. Pat Ryan represents New York’s 18th Congressional district. It includes Orange County, as well as most of Ulster and Dutchess Counties. Representative Ryan talked with WNYC's David Furst about the 2024 election results and how the State and Local Tax…
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Thanksgiving dinners can get a little heated with relatives whose politics are different from yours. But some New Yorkers face a different challenge … dealing with loved ones who badmouth New York City. So rude! Nick Leighton is the co-host of the weekly podcast “Were You Raised By Wolves?” He talked with WNYC's David Furst about how New Yorkers ca…
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It's the season of food filled gatherings with family and friends. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is asking New Yorkers to share the stories and memories behind their favorite family recipes. We talked to Jessica Sucher as part of a collaboration with the Queen's Memory Project. Sucher lives in Brooklyn. The transcript of Jessica Sucher' story …
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This holiday season many New Yorkers are considering what they’ll be bringing to family dinner or Friendsgiving. For some, cannolis are a big hit. An even bigger hit if they come from the iconic Coney Island spot: Gargiulo’s Restaurant. WNYC’s Janae Pierre recently spent a day in the kitchen with the restaurant’s third generation chef.…
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As family and friends get ready to gather for the holidays, WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is inviting locals to share the stories behind their favorite foods. Angelica Vargas lives in New Jersey. She's a cooking instructor with the League of Kitchens. The transcript of Angelica Vargas' story has been lightly edited for clarity I'm from Monterr…
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The city sanitation department’s rollout of curbside composting program is facing a rotten problem: Most New Yorkers are still throwing organics in the trash, and landlords of many large buildings haven’t bothered to set up bins allowing tenants to participate. The city expanded the service to the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island last month, a ye…
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Councilmember Justin Brannan, head of the Council's finance committee, criticized the mayor for raising unfounded fears over migrant spending. He also says the mayor is not spending the city's newfound money wisely.
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In a slice of Queens south of LaGuardia Airport, voters again re-elected a left-leaning congressmember known for touting her working-class bona fides. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez still points to her time waiting tables and preaches economic redistribution, and while voters flee from some of her party’s colleagues, she has yet to face a serious re…
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New York City finally got some rain, but it’s not quite enough to relieve the city’s long-term drought. New York City and New Jersey are both under a drought warning after a record breaking dry October. New York State commissioner of homeland security and emergency services, Jackie Bray, talked more about the drought afflicting the city and state w…
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From his seat in Washington, recently re-elected congressmember Mike Lawler hasn’t been afraid to weigh in on state-level decisions that directly affect New Yorkers – like asking President-elect Donald Trump to kill congestion pricing. While Gov. Hochul lags in the polls and Democrats struggle to connect with voters on issues like affordability and…
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People in the New York City metro area have been dealing with wildfire smoke in the air over the last days and weeks, with fires burning everywhere from Brooklyn, to the Bronx, to New Jersey. But our bodies don't just smell smoke in the air, we also feel it in our lungs. Wildfires contaminate the air with pollutants and drive up the air quality ind…
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Food has a way of bringing back memories as the holidays approach WNYC's community partnerships desk is asking New Yorkers to share stories about recipes that mean something special to them. Yipin Benon lives in the Bronx. She's a cooking instructor with the League of Kitchens. The transcript of Yipin Benon's story has been lightly edited for clari…
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President-elect Trump says he wants to carry out the largest mass deportation program in the nation’s history. Manuel Castro is the Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. He joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk about what that might actually mean for New York, as the nation prepares for Trump to return to the White Hou…
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Brush fires continue to pop up across New York City and New Jersey. In response to the historically dry fall, FDNY launched its first-ever Brush Fire Task Force, which will focus on pre-fire, active fire, and post-fire phases. FDNY Chief Fire Marshal Daniel Flynn talked with WNYC's George Bodarky about the new task force.…
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Republican Mike Lawler has been re-elected to Congress to represent parts of Westchester, Rockland and Dutchess counties. The race, north of New York City, drew tens of millions of dollars in spending by outside groups. Representative Lawler joined WNYC host Michael Hill to talk about the election, his political future, and what comes next.…
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