Elizabeth Shwe

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...

The National Transportation Safety Board is on the ground in New Jersey, trying to figure out why a tour helicopter fell apart in the sky and crashed into the Hudson River yesterday a...

Video and DVD stores are a thing of the past. Nearly all of them went out of businesses after the rise of Netflix and other streaming services. But two people are trying to bring the ...

Today marks World Autism Day, an internationally recognized day to raise awareness of autism.Newark Airport recently opened a second “sensory room” in the airport’s Terminal A. It’s a...

Starting today, New York City is increasing penalties for illegal dumping in city parks in an effort to keep them cleaner. City officials are also planning to install security cameras...

City and state officials say wildfires are becoming more frequent in New York City and New Jersey as dry conditions in the Northeast continue. Just last Sunday, the New Jersey Forest ...

The city’s health department is warning New Yorkers about 22 skin lightening products with high amounts of mercury. These products are largely from Pakistan and Thailand and available...

New York City officials are  launching a multi-year effort to reconnect communities that have been, for decades, divided by the Cross Bronx Expressway. Meanwhile, the Adams Administra...