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If you haven’t been to see the Diego Rivera exhibit, “Murals for the Museum of Modern Art” yet, you have a few days before it closes on May 14. Plus, see a slideshow of works in the exhibition.

It is hard to believe that in 2012 we’re still seeing firsts when it comes to women athletes. Yet, this summer in London a strong and glorious group of international women boxers will enter the ring and compete for Olympic medals for the first time.

Errol Louis, host of "Inside City Hall" on NY1 and co-editor of Deadline Artists: America's Greatest Newspaper Columns, and Karen Frillmann, WNYC News managing editor, talk about the top local stories of 2011. 

This morning, a court issued a temporary restraining order directing that occupiers be allowed back to Zuccotti Park with their belongings. We update the latest legal proceedings around the Occupy Wall Street removal this morning with Gideon Oliver, executive committee member of the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild who will be appearing in court this hour on the protesters' behalf. Plus, WNYC reporter Arun Venugopal who's with protesters, managing editor of WNYC News, Karen Frillmann, who was on the scene last night, and Dana Balicki, with the Occupy Wall Street press team, discuss the continuing protests. 

Amid conflicting reports about the legality of the eviction, the use of pepper spray or unnecessary force by police, or when Zuccotti Park will reopen, Karen Frillman, reporter for WNYC, spoke with Occupy Wall Street protestors who were debating next steps.

The Elevator Repair Service production “The Select (The Sun Also Rises)” has been extended through Oct. 23. One of the highlights is the trick of breathing life into the bullfight scene that Ernest Hemingway described in his 1925 novel.

Prosecutors are expected to announce next Tuesday whether they will proceed with their allegations that former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper at the Sofitel Hotel in Midtown Manhattan in May. The case has been on shaky ground, but there’s one person who's been fighting to keep the prosecution alive: Ken Thompson, her lawyer.

Incarcerated teens were recently given a chance to write and record their own songs with the help of professional musicians, composers and producers from Carnegie Hall.

The Bloomberg administration launched a new computer system for the city schools three years ago, but the $80 million system hasn't yet achieved its full potential — even at schools that use it heavily.

When New York kids get convicted of a crime, they are either sent upstate to the juvenile equivalent of a prison, or allowed to stay at home enrolled in mandatory programs that aim to turn them into law-abiding citizens. On Tuesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he wants to overhaul the upstate juvenile facilities.

The problems of three-quarter houses are not new or unknown. New York's City Council voted in April to end referrals to them from homeless shelters. Now, several tenants have joined together as plaintiffs in a lawsuit, challenging one three-quarter house owner who they allege is performing illegal lock outs once tenants have completed drug rehab programs.

A trip to the Lyceum Theater on W. 45th Street before December 12th will give you a brush with history.

The Queens of my childhood was different from the Queens of my youth and I saw it morph again long after I moved across the river into "the city." Among the the most important lessons I learned was that change is the only constant in New York City.

While the lengthy roll call for the attorney general nomination was underway inside the convention hall, WNYC caught up with Arthur Schwartz, a state committee member from Lower Manhattan. Calling himself a progressive Democrat, Schwartz said that he ...

Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Karen Frillman congratulate Leonard on his 25 years at the station. Find out more about Leonard's 25th anniversary here.

In their Main Streets Project, the WNYC Newsroom is following six blocks over an entire year to track how the economic downturn is being felt at street level. Main Streets editor Karen Frillman is joined by reporters Jenna Flanagan, Lisa Chow, Richard Yeh, Brigid Bergin, and Ailsa Chang to discuss ...

Trying to not stand out is the quest of many teenagers. For those kids who lost loved ones on September 11th, fitting in and getting back to life-as-usual is an ongoing process. WNYC’s Karen Frillmann visited with a mother in Dutchess County, one of the few there who lost family ...

Paul Robeson

“It was a huge crowd. I think 10,000 people. A small group of people at the gate were shouting at us 'kikes, nigger lovers, go back to Russia.' There was a policeman there with a ...

The Lincoln Center Festival is winding down, but there are still a few ambitious international productions running through this weekend. WNYC’s Karen Frillmann has been following the festival and has this report.

A new Arabic language production of Shakespeare’s Richard the Third has arrived at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. And as far as WNYC’s Karen Frillmann is concerned, it’s not a minute too soon. She spoke with the director backstage at BAM.

REPORTER: The corrupting influence of power – it’s hard to ...