- New York State Is Reusing Last Year's Questions On This Year’s Standardized Testsby Jessica Gould, WNYC on April 22, 2021 at 8:33 pm
At some schools, few students, if any, are being tested. [ more › ]
- On Verge Of Retirement, Manhattan DA To Stop Prosecuting Prostitutionby Mirela Iverac, WNYC on April 22, 2021 at 8:09 pm
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. leaves court in 2020. The DA will continue to prosecute crimes such as sex trafficking and paying for the services of sex workers. [ more › ]
- The Politics Of Poverty "In The Richest, Wealthiest Nation In The World"by Arun Venugopal, WNYC on April 22, 2021 at 7:44 pm
The elderly pick up groceries and other items from a Food Bank For New York City event at the Barclays Center on September 10, 2020 Will the Biden relief plan make a lasting difference? [ more › ]
- Meet The 18-Year-Old New Yorker Helping To Craft US Climate Policyby Oliver Milman on April 22, 2021 at 7:26 pm
The sun rises over New York City and the Empire State Building while a man sprays water at Pier A on in Hoboken, New Jersey, July 20th, 2019. Jerome Foster has been included among a group of advisers to the president–a remarkable journey from protesting in front of the White House [ more › ]
- The Big Idea: Mayoral Candidate Kathryn Garcia Wants NYC To Expand Commitment To Electric Vehiclesby Elizabeth Kim on April 22, 2021 at 6:28 pm
Kathryn Garcia has said climate change would be one of her top mayoral agendas. The former sanitation commissioner piloted the first electric garbage truck. As mayor she says she would do much more. [ more › ]
- City Settles With Pregnant Woman Shackled During Birth, But No Discipline For Officers Involvedby Jake Offenhartz on April 22, 2021 at 6:03 pm
The woman who was shackled to a hospital bed by NYPD officers in 2018, after she gave birth to her son "These police did not see the life of a Black woman as something sacred to protect." [ more › ]
- NYPD Accuses MTA Of “Fear Mongering” Over Current Level Of Subway Crimeby Stephen Nessen, WNYC on April 22, 2021 at 5:40 pm
Police patrol the A line subway train bound to Inwood on February 13th, 2021. The MTA continues to ask for more NYPD officers to patrol the subways, citing a recent survey that found 76% of riders feel safer seeing police in the subways. [ more › ]
- Coronavirus Statistics: Tracking The Epidemic In New Yorkby Jake Dobkin, Clarisa Diaz, Zach Gottehrer-Cohen on April 22, 2021 at 5:28 pm
CCL-81 cells heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. The small spherical structures in the center of the image are SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. The string-like protrusions extending from the cells are cell projections or pseudopodium. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. These charts show the growth of COVID-19 in New York City and State, as well as in NYC boroughs. [ more › ]
- Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraudby Jen Chung on April 22, 2021 at 3:53 pm
City Council Member Chaim Deutsch The U.S. Attorney's office said he evaded paying $82,076 in taxes between 2013 and 2015. [ more › ]
- Who Are The Judges On Your Primary Ballot?by David Cruz on April 22, 2021 at 3:44 pm
Queens County Civil Court Here are the candidates running for a judgeship. [ more › ]
- Early Addition: The Super League Saga Ought To Be Ted Lasso Season 2by Sophia Chang on April 22, 2021 at 2:28 pm
DC statehood, Planned Parenthood's roots, and more. [ more › ]
- NYC’s Giant Water Tunnel Begins Work On Final Shafts, Following 50 Years Of Constructionby Nathan Kensinger on April 22, 2021 at 12:46 pm
Inside Shaft 13B of City Tunnel No. 3, 2013 The completion of City Tunnel. No. 3 would help alleviate strain from droughts and the coming climate emergency, but it has cost decades of human toil. [ more › ]
- 'White Coats Don’t Protect Us:' Asian Health Care Workers Speak Out Against Rise In Hate Crimesby Sydney Pereira on April 22, 2021 at 10:00 am
Medical student Natty Oranicha Jumreornvong speaks at a microphone with Dr. Michelle Lee standing to her left. The anxieties health care workers are experiencing over the increased attacks are shared by Asian American patients, too. Some have avoided medical care during the pandemic. [ more › ]
- Museum Access for All: Meet Lisa Diaz Louisby Gothamist Sponsor on April 22, 2021 at 4:00 am
Lisa is a native New Yorker and current student in the online MA in Museum Studies program at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS). [ more › ]
- NY Quietly Stopped Vaccinating People In State Prisons—But Promised To Resume After Questioningby Caroline Lewis, Gwynne Hogan, WNYC on April 21, 2021 at 10:36 pm
Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press briefing on April 21st, 2021. He announced that 16 mass vaccination sites will soon accept walk-in appointments for individuals age 60 and older. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision says the stoppage was caused by the pause on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. [ more › ]
- Extra, Extra: LeVar Burton Will Guest Host Jeopardy!by John Del Signore, Jen Chung on April 21, 2021 at 9:18 pm
Chinatown on April 21, 2021, during the hail storm Reading Rainbow for $400, LeVar! [ more › ]
- Prosecutor Will Investigate Viral Video Of N.J. Police Arresting Young Black Cyclist For Biking Without A Licenseby Matt Katz, WNYC on April 21, 2021 at 8:56 pm
A Black teenager argues with a group of police officers who stopped a group of young bicyclists and said they needed licenses to ride bikes in Perth Amboy, NJ. Social media highlighted another example of overpolicing of communities of color, this time in suburban New Jersey. [ more › ]
- NYC Launches $30 Million "NYC Reawakens" Tourism Campaignby Jen Chung on April 21, 2021 at 8:28 pm
At the Empire Outlets The city estimates that 36.4 million people will visit NYC this year. [ more › ]
- You May Not Have Heard Of These Democratic Mayoral Candidates, But They'll Be On Your Primary Ballotby Gwynne Hogan, WNYC on April 21, 2021 at 7:53 pm
Art Chang Meet Art Chang, Aaron Foldenauer, Paperboy Prince, Joycelyn Taylor, and Isaac Wright Jr. — who join the leading Democratic candidates on the mayoral ballot. [ more › ]
- Photos: How New Yorkers Celebrated Their First 4/20 After Legalizationby Caroline Lewis on April 21, 2021 at 7:20 pm
Pot smokers celebrate 420 in Times Square in front of the American flag, April 20th, 2021. A giant joint towered over Times Square, vaccinated people lined up for free weed, and a party in Bed Stuy taught attendees how to enter the industry. [ more › ]
- NYC Mobile Clinics, Pop-Ups, And Homebound Programs Pivot To Moderna After Johnson & Johnson Pauseby Sydney Pereira on April 21, 2021 at 6:46 pm
A vial of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. While the Pfizer vaccine depends upon ultracold storage for most of its lifecycle, Moderna offers more flexibility for covering what public health experts call “the last mile.” [ more › ]
- National Weather Service Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch For NYC And Surrounding Regionsby Sophia Chang on April 21, 2021 at 5:17 pm
Seen on July 10, 2020 Hail and frequent lightning strikes may occur. [ more › ]
- As Ridership Ticks Up On Subways, Some Asian New Yorkers Still Fear For Their Safetyby Stephen Nessen, WNYC on April 21, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Commuters on the M train on March 7, 2021 The MTA is hoping to lure riders back to the subway. But hcan it keep Asian New Yorkers safe from harassment and attacks? [ more › ]
- Left-Wing City Council Member Carlos Menchaca Endorses Andrew Yang For Mayorby Elizabeth Kim on April 21, 2021 at 4:16 pm
City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, who represents Sunset Park, Brooklyn, marches at a rally to encourage participation in the census on August 3, 2020. Menchaca dropped out of the mayoral race last month. [ more › ]
- Early Addition: Mexican Clinic Caught Selling Fake Pfizer Vaccines Out Of Beer Coolersby Sophia Chang on April 21, 2021 at 4:11 pm
Roth biographer accusations, giant carbon vacuums, and more. [ more › ]