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Federal cuts force NYC nonprofits to reduce services, raising community safety concerns

Public safety nonprofits across New York City say they’re scrambling to fill major funding gaps after the Trump administration terminated millions of dollars in antiviolence grants th...
The race for New York governor just got more interesting

Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman joins the gubernatorial fray, setting the stage for a messy GOP primary. That and more in this week's Politics Brief roundup.
Trump’s New National Security Strategy

The Brian Lehrer Show

More on recent Trump administration moves to define The United States' relationship with The European Union and why the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday.
Mamdani wants less police involvement in mental health calls. Albany is trying it out.

A new program within the Albany Police Department that dispatches unarmed case workers to 911 calls – including for people having mental health issues – offers insight into how a simi...
The New School faces identity crisis amid planned layoffs, reorganization

A $48 million deficit at The New School has sparked a showdown between administrators planning layoffs and faculty who fear the budget problems are being used to dilute the Greenwich ...

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Let’s talk democracy at the laundromat!

Soap gets laundry done. Conversation gets democracy going. This election year, WNYC is turning some laundromats in the New York metro area into hubs of civic dialogue.

Ask Governor Murphy

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy takes questions from WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, other guest journalists and listeners for an hour every month during this live show, a co-production with WBGO and WHYY. Ask Governor Murphy airs the second Wednesday of most months at 7 p.m., dependent on schedule availability.

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One of the Country's Earliest African-American Radio Programs on WNYC 1929-1930

The NAACP scores a regular Wednesday slot for talks on a broad spectrum of issues.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Lilian Supove Blake

When most women in Radio were doing home-ec shows, she was WNYC's News and Special Events Director.
Take A Dive into the WNYC Archives

As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll share key moments from the from the vast WNYC and NYC Municipal archives.

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Noah Baumbach on “Jay Kelly,” His New Movie with George Clooney

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The director talks with the New Yorker editor Susan Morrison about his new film, in which a famous actor wonders whether he’s made the right choices.
Ian McEwan on Imagining the World After Disaster

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The novelist talks with David Remnick about his new book, set a century in the future, and why writers should try to describe the wider world—not just themselves.
‘Hedda’ Director Nia DaCosta and Star Tessa Thompson

All Of It

A provocative reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, “Hedda” stars Tessa Thompson as the aristocrat caught between a past love and a stifling marriage. Thompson and director Nia ...
How 'Divine Egypt' Showcases Ancient Egyptian Spirituality

All Of It

The new exhibit "Divine Egypt" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art brings together nearly 250 works of art from Ancient Egypt that depict the deities they worshiped. Curator Diana Craig...
Go Local: Manhattan

All Of It

Local shop enthusiast Caroline Weaver, aka, The Locavore, prepares us for the holiday season. She joins us each week through the holiday season, to go to explore each borough's local ...