Latest News Updates

NEW YORK NEWS

NYC Headlines

WNYC |
U.S. & WORLD NEWS

NPR News Now

NPR |

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Transportation News: Street Cleaning Pilot & Faster Buses

Stephen Nessen talks about some recent proposals for faster buses and a pilot street cleaning program.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Leslie Jones Finds Humor in Getting Older

All Of It with Alison Stewart |

Manhattan Project eyed as potential source of high radiation in Western NY

Residents in Niagara and Erie counties are raising concerns after properties were found to have high levels of radioactive contamination.
Gothamist |

Exploring an Olympics Bid for New York

NYS Assemblymember Robert Carroll talks about his vision for a joint upstate/downstate bid for the Winter Olympics.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Heard on air

Working Families Party weighs in on why it's against open primaries

A long-running argument over voting in New York City is back in the headlines.
WNYC News |

Get ready for the Perseids: NYC stargazing in August

August boasts two eclipses and the best meteor shower of the year.
WNYC News |

Indie pop in the harbor and jazz in the parks: NYC concert picks for August

Music writer Hank Shteamer is back with his New York City concert highlights for the month ahead.
WNYC News |

Finding common ground aboard a cross-country Amtrak train

WNYC News |
Radio LabRadio Lab
Radio Lab
Brian LehrerBrian Lehrer
Brian Lehrer
All Of ItAll Of It
All Of It
On The MediaOn The Media
On The Media
NYC NowNYC Now
NYC Now

Top stories from NPR

'Taiwan Travelogue' rethinks history, colonialism, and identity

The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China.
NPR |

'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself

Fresh Air |

Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains

NPR |

Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and 'Once' star, dies at 56

All Things Considered |

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

NPR |

Upcoming Events

July 31 5:00 PM

Radiolab: Fruit Fantasia - Live at Little Island Friday 7/31 - Sunday 8/2

https://littleisland.org/event/radiolab-fruit-fantasia/

August 14 5:00 PM

Radiolab: Grass Fed - Live at Little Island

Pier 55 at Hudson River Park, Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY 10014

Recent Episodes

Return of Alpha Gal

Tuck your napkin under your chin. We’re about to serve up a tale of love, loss, and lamb chops - with a side of genetic modification.
Radiolab |

ICE's Summer Spending Spree

The agency buying all the data it can.
On the Media |

A Democrat and a Republican in Congress on the Blowback from Mass Detention

The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer speaks with two lawmakers in Congress about the immigration crackdown: Democrat Jason Crow, of Colorado, and Republican María Salazar, of Florida.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

Only 3 Black Students Got Into Stuyvesant High School This Year. Why Does This Keep Happening?

Only three Black students were admitted to Stuyvesant High School's incoming ninth grade class of 777 students this past spring. That's the lowest number since the city started tracking this data in 2014. WNYC and Gothamist reporter Jessica Gould has covered this story for years, and she joins us to break down what the numbers actually show and why the specialized high school entrance exam is so hard to change. Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org
NYC NOW |
YOU ARE ONLINE