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NYPD budget holds as Mamdani's safety plans go unfunded

Mayor Mamdani's first preliminary budget is raising questions about the administration's public safety agenda for New York City.
Governor Hochul is proposing to lower car insurance costs and crack down on fraud

Governor Hochul is running for reelection this year in part on what she calls an “affordability agenda.” The Governor has been crisscrossing New York State pitching a series of plans ...
Trouble in NYC's Tow Truck Industry

The Brian Lehrer Show

Liam Quigley talks about his investigation into NYC's tow truck industry, where he found unscrupulous practices that have consequences for street safety, insurance claims and more.
Immigrant New Yorkers denied commercial driver licenses following Trump funding threat

New York’s DMV has stopped issuing commercial driver licenses to many immigrants following an order from the Trump administration – a move unions say has major implications for the MT...
In Season: sausage

Spring — and the bounty of spring produce — is still weeks away. But vendors at New York City's greenmarkets are still working hard to keep their stands full with staples like sausage...

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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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Richard Brody Presents the 2026 Brody Awards

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The New Yorker critics Richard Brody and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the year’s best offerings, and how films seem to be getting better these days.
Reading 'Wuthering Heights' Ahead of the Controversial New Movie

All Of It

The new adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" from director Emerald Fennell has generated a lot of press for playing fast and loose with historical accuracy, for the casting of Jacobi Elo...
TV To Help Get Through The Winter

All Of It

It's been cold. Like really cold. Even last week the mayor said to stay inside, which means a lot of us caught up on TV shows. Some of us leaned on tried and true favorites, while oth...
The Intertwined Histories of Black and Jewish Americans

All Of It

A new PBS documentary series focuses on the intertwined relationships between the Black and Jewish communities in America throughout the centuries. Directors Phil Bertelson and Sara W...
Get Lit Preview: Angela Flournoy's 'The Wilderness'

All Of It

Author Angela Flournoy joins to discuss her new novel, The Wilderness, which follows 20 years of friendship in the lives of a group of Black women in New York and Los Angeles. It's is...