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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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Big changes are in store for East Harlem as the MTA ramps up work on the long-awaited extension of the Second Avenue subway. The $7.7 billion project is scheduled to open in 2032, adding three new stations to the Q line. Two of them will be beneath Second Avenue at East 106th and 116th streets. A third would be an overhaul to the existing 125th Str…
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Food writer Robert Sietsema has been taking us to some of the city's most traveled neighborhoods this summer. This time, he joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with a focus on Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which he calls "one of the best neighborhoods for eating" in New York City.
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If you're looking for something different to do in New York City this weekend, the Fun & Dumb Improv Festival is here to help. It's happening in Brooklyn through Sunday, July 13 and plays host to more than 750 comedy performers, with over 200 shows happening on three stages. Philip Markle, founder and artistic director of the Brooklyn Comedy Collec…
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Work is underway on the Hudson River Tunnel project – also known as Gateway. At $16 billion it's one of the most expensive transit projects in the country. The plan involves building a new tunnel under the Hudson River for NJ Transit and Amtrak trains and then, repairing the existing tunnel that was damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The project also …
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Nearly half of New York City’s Black children will be investigated by child protective services by the time they turn 18, according to a new report published in the Columbia Journal of Race and Law. The paper concludes that the city’s Administration for Children Services is harming Black and Latino children by subjecting them to unnecessary investi…
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New York City is headed for its first competitive general election for mayor in recent memory. Currently, there will be at least five major candidates for mayor on the ballot: Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, three independent candidates: Mayor Eric Adams, former governor Andrew Cuomo and lawyer Jim Walden. The Republican candidate is Guardian An…
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Two days a week, an RV-like van parks outside a Chelsea soup kitchen with a licensed psychiatrist on board offering care to anyone who wants it. There’s no need for a referral, insurance or a prior diagnosis. The clinic’s on-board psychiatrist helps people who are living on the street or in a shelter by prescribing medication, helping them manage t…
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This 4th of July, many people might be thinking about things like civic participation and the importance of upholding democracy. One sure-fire way to get involved is helping out at a local poll site during election season. New Yorker Rachel Goddard has been an election worker at poll sites for the last 15 years. She joined WNYC's Michael Hill to pi…
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It’s summertime, and bees, butterflies and other pollinators are out and about! But many of these pollinators are facing dangerous population declines worldwide. Pollinators play a vital role in the fertilization of crops, gardens and wilds plants. The city parks department has 23 pollinator gardens to promote pollinator friendly plants and practic…
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When Miguel Rodriguez Bermudez walked across the stage to get his high school diploma in Newark last week, he also got something much greater. Administrators handed him a $74,000 contract to return to the public school district as a music teacher once he gets a degree. Thirty four students, including Miguel, received job offers to become future tea…
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A database compiled by NJ Advance Media shows that since 2015, roughly 140 coaches and trainers across all youth sports in New Jersey have been accused of sex crimes.. Matt Stanmyre, investigative reporter at NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, authored this investigation with his colleague Keith Sargeant. Matt joined WNYC host Michael Hill.…
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It’s tick season, and according to Fordham University’s tick index, the risk of being bitten by one of the parasitic arachnids in the New York region this summer is high. Tom Daniels is the director of Fordham’s Louis Calder Center in Westchester County. He’s spent 40 years studying ticks and works with the State Health Department. He talked with W…
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New York City's 2026 fiscal year officially begins today. The city budget determines everything from the NYPD's headcount to Mayor Adams's "war on rats." This year's budget includes a pilot for universal childcare and a new city division to regulate e-bikes, among other initiatives. The City Council Speaker plays a leading role in negotiating the a…
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The transgender pride flag won’t be part of this year’s Pride display at the national park near the Stonewall Inn, which typically transforms each June into a sea of rainbow and trans pride flags lining its perimeter. Although the National Park Service had previously covered the cost of the trans pride flags, the agency shifted gears this year, onl…
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When Miguel Rodriguez Bermudez walked across the stage in June to get his high school diploma from The Arts High School, he also received a $74,000 contract to return to Newark public schools as a music teacher. The moment went viral on social media. Miguel and Newark School's Superintendent Roger León joined WNYC host Michael Hill.…
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Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo was fueled in part by an outreach strategy that sought to expand the electorate, even in places where Donald Trump gained support in November. WNYC went out in search of those Trump-Mamdani voters – and they weren’t hard to find.…
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