George Bodarky appears in the following:
Your Neighborhood Gems
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk captures stories from across the New York metro area.
Your Family Recipes
Monday, December 18, 2023
A look at the WNYC series "Food memoirs" which features New Yorkers sharing stories behind favorite family recipes while listeners call in to share their own.
A Bronx teen grapples with a controversial plan for NYCHA apartments
Friday, September 15, 2023
For Fanta Kaba, living in NYCHA means stability. But now, a controversial plan is changing the way public housing operates. Fanta sets out to find out what this plan means for residents.
A first-generation Tibetan in Queens finds her way home
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Saldon Tenzin knows she needs to help keep her culture alive — but how do you hold onto something you feel so far removed from?
As the Bronx gentrifies, teens lose sense of stability and belonging
Monday, September 11, 2023
In this love letter to the South Bronx, Christina Adja examines how gentrification can affect teenagers’ sense of stability and belonging.
Green Guerillas marks 50 years of fighting for green spaces
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
We're catching up with the Green Guerillas as the gardening-advocacy group marks its 50th anniversary.
South Asian calls to NYC domestic violence hotline double in summer months
Monday, August 07, 2023
Advocates are trying to highlight the unique ways domestic violence can occur within South Asian communities — not only in New York City but nationwide.
Sudan’s Silent Conflict: A Brooklyn Family’s Enduring Reality
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Ongoing violence in Sudan resonates deeply in the heart of a Brooklyn home.
Bronx’s first overdose prevention center delayed over NIMBYism, lack of public funding
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction is working to open the first overdose prevention center in the Bronx. But the plan is facing delays amid the quest for community buy-in and funding.
NYC offers nearly 100 free fitness classes. We tried a few to see what they’re like.
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Out of shape and on a budget? This spring, revive your workout routine with Shape Up NYC.
WNYC and Street Lab Come to Your Neighborhood
Monday, April 17, 2023
Listeners stories from neighborhoods across New York City from WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk and Street Lab.
COVID-19 upended NYC’s nursing workforce. 3 years later, hospitals are trying to rebuild it.
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
While workforce data shows new nurses are entering the profession in large numbers, those monitoring health care trends said staffing gaps remain at NYC hospitals.
3 years after NYC’s first COVID death, grievers find support with one another
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Members of COVID support groups are united by the difficulties each has faced losing a loved one to a virus that has been politicized and, in some circles, dismissed as a cause of death.
Serving up BBQ ribs and a deep sense of community in the South Bronx since 1954
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Johnson’s BBQ in the South Bronx has been serving up ribs and sides since 1954.
Wastewater can predict COVID-19 surges, but NYC’s data remains elusive
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Nearly three years into the city’s wastewater surveillance program, NYC has neither a local dashboard nor a clear strategy for how testing results are used.
How inspiration for a beloved Muppets earworm came from a movie showing in Midtown
Friday, December 02, 2022
You'll never get the song out of your head. But the back story IS worth it.
A decade after Sandy, volunteer historians restore a Queens neighborhood's lost memories
Thursday, October 06, 2022
The Breezy Point Historical Society was created from the storm’s wreckage to preserve photos, newspapers, and even a long-lost film of Jackie Robinson.
What Happens When A Fortune Teller Costs You A Fortune?
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
In times of trouble or uncertainty, a lot of us turn to outside support for help — a psychologist, a pastor, or maybe even a psychic. But, sometimes psychics take advantage of those who believe them.
How New York's Roosevelt Island Sucks Away Summer Trash Stink
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Underneath high-rise apartment buildings along the 2-mile island, an automated trash disposal system whisks away nearly 6 tons of trash per day through pipes and tubes.
Cross-Dressing Academy Helps Put Men In Touch With 'Femmeselves'
Saturday, March 04, 2017
People seem to be more accepting of differences in gender and sexual orientation. But cross-dressing is still misunderstood. Miss Vera's Finishing School For Boys Who Want To Be Girls tries to help.
