Elizabeth Shwe

It’s summertime, and bees, butterflies and other pollinators are out and about!But many of these pollinators are facing dangerous population declines worldwide. Pollinators play a vit...

It’s tick season, and according to Fordham University’s tick index, the risk of being bitten by one of the parasitic arachnids in the New York region this summer is high. Tom Daniels ...

It’s hot in New York today and temperatures are expected to remain in the the nineties and possibly reach triple digits this week.New York State health commissioner Dr. James McDonald...

Word From the Curb is a series of live broadcasts this election season where WNYC's All Things Considered is out in communities across the city to ask New Yorkers what they want to se...

Word From the Curb is a series of live broadcasts this election season where WNYC's All Things Considered is out in communities across the city to ask New Yorkers what they want to se...

WNYC's All Things Considered was in Southeast Queens this week for our series of live broadcasts this election season we're calling Word From The Curb.  We've been engaging with commu...

Some Asian American officials say the contributions of Chinese laborers are often overlooked, including those who built parts of the Long Island Rail Road in the 1800s. Now, some loca...

We’re about a month away from summer, and while many of us enjoy our share of hot fun in the summertime, the heat can also pose some risks.  New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Jam...

New Yorkers and community leaders from Upper Manhattan are remembering Charles Rangel who represented the area in Congress for decades, and died this week at age 94.  Rep. Adriano Esp...

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of illness and death nationally. And New York City isn’t any different. But it doesn’t equally impact all populations equally. The City Health De...

New York City’s Park Commissioner Sue Donoghue is stepping down at the end of the month, after leading the city’s parks department since the start of Mayor Adams administration.She ta...

While this is a local election, in a place as big as New York City, with 8.5 million people, more than 200 languages spoken, and income disparity and density that sees billionaires li...

This election year, All Things Considered is traveling to neighborhoods around the five boroughs and exploring how New York City’s electorate is shifting.We’re calling it WORD FROM TH...

This election year, we're going to neighborhoods to talk to locals, community leaders and stakeholders about the issues they think are important, and find out what changes THEY want t...

This election year, we’re exploring how New York City’s electorate is shifting. We’re going to the neighborhoods where these changes are unfolding first-hand. We’re calling it WORD FR...

Today, there are over 45 Greenmarkets throughout New York City, according to GrowNYC, and the man who helped start the largest farmers’ markets in the country passed away last week.  ...

Councilmember Shahana Hanif, the primary sponsor of the mandatory composting law in New York City, is pushing back against the Adams’ administration’s decision to stop fines to most b...

With Pope Francis's passing, and his 12 year pontificate drawing to a close, assessments of his legacy are underway. Conservatives in the Church voiced concern the reform-minded Pope ...

This week was Black Maternal Health week, a campaign to build awareness on the perspectives and lived experiences of Black mothers.According to the New York City Health Department, Bl...

It has been 60 years since Mayor Robert Wagner signed New York City’s Landmarks Law and began an era of historic preservation in the city. What exactly is preserved by the landmark de...