Elizabeth Shwe

Some New Yorkers say new federal restrictions on the COVID-19 vaccine have sowed confusion about who can get the vaccine. A new executive order from Governor Hochul permits pharmacies...

Manhattan’s Chinatown was just blocks away from the World Trade Center when the twin towers fell on September 11th 2001.  In the months and years following the attacks, Chinatown’s co...

New York City is struggling to keep enough ambulance workers on the streets, and that’s impacting how long New Yorkers have to wait to get emergency medical attention when they call 9...

New York City Restaurant Week has become a staple of the city’s dining scene since it debut more than 30 years ago. Now, the city’s first Curbside Restaurant Week is starting this Fri...

New York City public school students will soon no longer have processed meats as a part of their school lunches. The same goes for meals served in shelters, jails, public hospitals an...

It's been a hot summer, and many New Yorkers are relying heavily on their air conditioners to stay cool. They might also be bracing for spikes in their electricity bills.Laurie Wheelo...

Police continue to investigate the mass shooting at a hookah lounge in Crown Heights over the weekend that killed three men and injured 11 other people.Camara Jackson, the executive d...

You’ve probably seen a wild brown rabbit hopping around in parks of New York City. But could you spot a domesticated rabbit?  One neighbor near Prospect Park spotted three of them in ...

According to health experts, there is a disproportionately high rate of undiagnosed and life threatening heart conditions among Black men in New York City.Mount Sinai Hospital, along ...

When you go out to eat, do you notice the big letter grade posted on the way in? Does it play a role in whether or not you go eat there?  Since 2010, New York City has required restau...

New York’s City Council is including $3 million dollars in this year’s budget to fund organizations that provide services for immigrant survivors of domestic violence.Jeehae Fischer i...

For the first time, Animal Care Centers of NYC has surpassed a thousand pets in their care at one time. They are still accepting animals but asking people to drop off pets only for em...

New York City public school students could soon learn more about Asian American and Pacific Islander communities as a part of their curriculum. That’s because the city council include...

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...