David Furst

"Sometimes I'll just be amazed at how NOT scared we were." Christopher 'Kid' Reid talks "House Party," 31 years after it premiered. 

The Apollo Theater is celebrating the film with online performances and conversations.

In this week's look ahead: fans can come back to New York sports arenas, there's a special election in Queens, and the NYC subway now runs 22 hours a day. 

A research mission conducted by the World Health Organization and China has released its first findings about how the virus originated, but questions remain. 

Chancellor Jim Malatras, Ph.D., speaks about the return to campus with new COVID protocols, a sharp dip in applications, and new incentives to reimagine higher education.

The City Council race to represent Far Rockaway and a part of southeastern Queens has attracted a wide array of candidates who are facing voters on a entirely new ballot. 

Legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and establish the regulatory structure for the state's marketplace remains unsigned by Gov. Phil Murphy.

A multi-billion dollar national insurance company may have secured government contracts worth millions of dollars by exploiting a loophole in New Jersey’s pay-to-play rules.

What's considered affordable and how to provide housing for more New Yorkers are two questions facing the candidates seeking to be the next mayor of New York City.

More New Yorkers are now eligible. So what should people expect with the expansion? Also: a simple tip for addressing vaccine hesitancy.

In this week's look ahead: how the pandemic has impacted everything from college applications to cockroaches. And: limited indoor dining resumes in NYC on Valentine's Day.

A look at what's coming up in the WNYC newsroom this week.

White residents have received three times as many COVID-19 shots as Black or Latino people since the city’s immunization program began in mid-December.

New York's Attorney General says the state undercounted nursing home deaths, an update on the vaccine rollout and more.

The City Council is expected to pass legislation that overhauls New York's street vending economy.

Global demand for the COVID vaccine is outpacing production. One of Pfizer's top viral vaccine scientists talked with WNYC about what it would take to ramp it up.   

Thousands of COVID vaccine appointments have been cancelled in New York City, and New Jersey is struggling to meet demand. What can people in our area expect this week?

Tens of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey have had appointments cancelled by city, state and private vaccine centers, and many more can't get appointments. 

That could mean coronavirus vaccines become an annual shot, as with the flu.

When Trump leaves office, we will no longer have a president who can profit from his family business while also running the country.