The new year is right around the corner. As 2011 comes to a close, WNYC reached out to theater critics to find out what's worth seeing on the Great White Way. Their picks include "The Book of Mormon," "Follies" and "Chinglish."

New Jersey gets a lot of attention for its annual bear hunt, which wrapped up last week with 464 kills. But that's just one of the ways the state's wildlife officials are managing the bear population year round. Bears have turned up in every county in the state, including a few blocks from the George Washington Bridge — and there are an estimated 3,200 bears in Northwestern Jersey alone.

The fifth annual New York City Greek Film Festival gets underway in full force this weekend, featuring nine films over 16 days at theaters in Manhattan and Queens. Gritty, personal films reflecting the societal changes in Greece are highlighted in this year's festival.

For the most part, the digital versions of publications are the same as the paper versions — with some extra video and interactive features. Some of them are quite good.  But when speaking of digital news delivery today, there's an important distinction: website v. app.

Countless iPhone and other smartphone users have been waiting for years for this week to arrive. Verizon, which operates the nation's largest wireless network, is finally offering its version of the vaunted iPhone. But, now that the time has come, is it the right move?

WNYC's Soterios Johnson talks to Arts Writer Carolina Miranda about how some artists—and one Brooklyn arts blogger—are incorporating vinyl into their work.

I find it so hard to believe that I, today, am older than John Lennon was when he was murdered on that December night in 1980.  By the end of his 40 years, Lennon had accomplished so much; he was and continues to be an undeniable cultural force. 

With the party primaries receding in the rearview mirror, political candidates have their eyes fixed on the six week road to November. As the first full week of general election campaigning gets underway here's a look at what lies ahead for the gubernatorial and AG candidates.

The arts season got off to a rip-roaring start this past week as the city's roughly 600 galleries opened their doors to a stampede of eager viewers. It was cheek-to-jowl in many galleries, especially on Friday at Gagosian, where it was stiletto-to-stiletto for Dan Colen's sprawling show of tipped-over-motorcycles and bubble-gum paintings.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is on track to deport or expel some 400,000 illegal immigrants this year. That's 8 percent more than ICE expelled under the Bush administration in 2008.

In Staten Island, police have made one arrest and are expected to make another shortly for last weekend's assault on an 18-year-old high schooler who was heading home from his job busing tables early last Saturday morning.

In Staten Island, police have made one arrest and are expected to make another shortly for last weekend's assault on an 18-year-old high schooler who was heading home from his job busing tables early last Saturday morning.

The ice cream truck we all knew as children has grown up.

The ice cream truck we all knew as children has grown up. Using high-quality ingredients, a few local entrepreneurs are scooping out sophisticated flavors that have become hits with New York foodies. And their lines are growing, even in the economic slump.

At one truck in SoHo, it’s not uncommon to ...

Cory Booker is seeking a second term as mayor of Newark in municipal elections tomorrow. Four years ago, Booker replaced Sharpe James, who had run the city for two decades, and ended up serving time on federal corruption charges soon after leaving office. Booker promised to bring good governance and ...

The attempted bombing of Times Square has sparked a debate about how best to protect the city and the nation. The investigation has led to the arrest of Faisal Shahzad, but there have been several cases in recent years, where bombs actually went off in Manhattan, and the investigations never ...

Members of the city's Pakistani community are reacting to the news that the suspect arrested in Saturday night's failed car bombing in Times Square was originally from Pakistan. WNYC's Habiba Nosheen spent some time in Midwood, Brooklyn yesterday, and joins us now.

The city could breathe a passing sigh of relief, as the NYPD bomb squad disabled an improvised explosive device in a parked SUV in Times Square over the weekend. Now police are trying to track down the person who left the rigged vehicle with the engine running. With us now ...

A jury on Long Island has convicted a teenager of manslaughter as a hate crime in the killing of an immigrant from Ecuador. Nineteen-year-old Jeffrey Conroy was one of seven teenagers implicated in the 2008 stabbing death of Marcelo Lucero in what prosecutors say was the culmination of a campaign ...