Joseph Capriglione

News Editor, WNYC News

Joseph Capriglione appears in the following:

NJ Pharmaceutical Companies Leading The Way In Fight Against COVID-19

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

New Jersey-based biomedical, pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies are launching clinical trials, new treatments and testing to help combat the country's COVID-19 pandemic.

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How Coronavirus Is Impacting a N.J. Family of First Responders

Monday, April 20, 2020

For one family in Newark, New Jersey, the coronavirus pandemic has completely ripped through every aspect of their lives and redefined their jobs as first responders.

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How New York City’s Emergency Ventilator Stockpile Ended Up on the Auction Block

Saturday, April 11, 2020

ProPublica
A 2006 pandemic plan warned that New York City could be short as many as 9,500 ventilators. But the city only acquired a few hundred -- and they were ultimately scrapped.

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Grocery, Post Office Workers in NJ Find Themselves on Front Lines of Pandemic

Monday, April 06, 2020

While most people hunker down at home, essential workers are on the job and making sure grocery shelves are stocked and the mail gets to our doors.

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Undocumented Workers Face Job Losses Amid Pandemic—But No Safety Net

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Millions of workers reeling from the economic fallout will be getting individual checks from the federal government. But undocumented workers won’t be getting any relief.

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Jersey City Kosher Deli Reopens After Shooting

Friday, March 13, 2020

The Jersey City kosher market that was targeted by two shooters in a rampage of gunfire last December is back open for business.

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New Jersey Progressives Who Helped Democrat Flip District Blue Now Want Him Out

Monday, March 02, 2020

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer is getting primaried from the left, by a progressive who once counted herself among his supporters.

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Powerful New Jersey State Senator Under Investigation

Saturday, February 29, 2020

A state grand jury is looking into an alleged no-show job by the chairman of the State Senate Judiciary Committee.

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NJ Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Named in Lawsuit.

Friday, February 21, 2020

The powerful chair of the New Jersey State Senate Judiciary Committee was named in a lawsuit filed this week by a woman who claims he was instrumental in her wrongful imprisonment. 

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Studio 360 Is Ending After 20 Years

Thursday, February 13, 2020

WNYC
Co-creator and host Kurt Andersen talks about memorable moments in the show's history.

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Advisor for Sen. Cory Booker Gives First Hand Account of Impeachment Hearings

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

WNYC
Matt Platkin left his job to advise Senator Cory Booker during the impeachment proceedings.

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Two Giants of New York Baseball Headed to Hall of Fame

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

One is a household name. The other is one of the game's most important and influential figures.

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Bridgegate Has Its Day in (Supreme) Court

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Former top aides to former NJ Gov. Chris Christie go before the high court in the hopes of having their convictions overturned.

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NJ Lawmaker Backs Away from Allowing Early Tabulation of Mail-In Ballots

Tuesday, January 07, 2020

A controversial bill could have allowed political machines an early peek at election results. Now the legislation's sponsor says that might not be such a good idea.

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Concern Over Rise in Anti-Semitism in Wake of Monsey Stabbings

Monday, December 30, 2019

WNYC
There have been 13 anti-Semitic incidents in New York over the last three weeks.

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Jeff Van Drew's Defection to the GOP Has Everything to Do With Local New Jersey Politics

Friday, December 20, 2019

Van Drew didn't switch parties just because his South Jersey congressional district voted for Trump in 2016.

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Why Streaming Music "Year End" Lists Strike a Chord

Friday, December 06, 2019

"New Sounds" host John Schaefer stops by to talk about why most-listened-to lists allow music fans be their own critics.

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New Jersey to Train Officers to Combat Police Suicides

Thursday, October 10, 2019

The state is training 1,400 law-enforcement personnel to be "resiliency officers" who will be able to help their colleagues work through trauma and emotional distress.

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“It’s Very Unethical”: Audio Shows NJ Hospital Kept Patient on Life Support to Boost Survival Rates

Thursday, October 03, 2019

Darryl Young suffered brain damage during a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel and never woke up. Doctors kept him alive for a year to avoid federal scrutiny.

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‘Don’t Talk About Newark,’ City’s Mayor Fires Back Over Handling of Lead Crisis

Thursday, October 03, 2019

What was billed as a town hall event had the feel of a pep-rally for Newark's residents.

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