Jim O'Grady

Reporter, WNYC News

Jim O'Grady appears in the following:

Before Trump Tower Was a Symbol, It Was Simply (And Not So Simply) Architecture

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Its construction included at least one broken promise, and sparked a few feuds.

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Immigrant Rights March Takes Manhattan

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Demonstrating against the anticipated crackdown on immigrants in New York, and America.

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Whores and Hell Beasts: An Earth-Shaking Treatise Is in New York

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Written by Martin Luther and nailed to a church door in 1517, a rare copy from the original print run of the 95 Theses is now on view at The Morgan Library and Museum.

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The Irony of an Environmental Award for the New York Yankees

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

It's a reminder of the team's miscalculation about driving vs. transit.

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There's a Record Number of Presidential Candidates and Not All of Them Are Kooks

Saturday, November 05, 2016

Among the aspirants: Cranky Pants, Jesus, and Elsa the Ice Queen.

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Episode 5: White Like Me

Thursday, October 20, 2016

For some on Long Island, their expectations don't match their realities. So, we examine what truly happens with a dream deferred.

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Former Aide Says Christie Learned of Lane Closures at 9/11 Ceremony

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

In dramatic testimony, a top Christie ally describes in detail a conversation where he says the lane closures were discussed with Gov. Christie.

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Side by Side Long Island Towns Are Divided on Debate Day

Monday, September 26, 2016

Hempstead hollers for Hillary Clinton while, across the tracks, Garden City plumps for Donald Trump.

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From Naked Arms to Nude Knickers: A Tale of Women and Tennis

Friday, September 09, 2016

Changing attitudes about the display of women's bodies have played out for decades on the tennis court, especially at the U.S. Open.

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Author Says Look Up, Down And Around: We Live Inside a Computer

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

It's not The Matrix (yet), but the equipment that powers our devices is enveloping us, especially in New York.

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Alex Rodriguez Retires After 13 Years With The Yankees

Friday, August 12, 2016

Alex Rodriguez is retiring from the Yankees after 13 years with the team. At his last game on Friday, A-Rod will hardly get the same farewell as former Yankee and all-around good guy Derek Jeter. Rodriguez was a prodigy and a power hitter, but left fans disgusted by the way he handled a much publicized steroids scandal.

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Before Hillary Clinton was 'The Devil,' Victoria Woodhull was 'Mrs. Satan'

Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Woodhull, the first woman to run for president, faced similar smears as Clinton but temperamentally, the women are wildly different.

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Tie Guy, We Hardly Knew Ye

Friday, June 17, 2016

Look closely at those "bubble people" on the MTA's public service ads. They may contain subliminal messages about class conflict ... or not.

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Harlem's Feel for Muhammad Ali Runs Deep

Monday, June 06, 2016

It's not hard to find people with memories of one day looking out the window and there's the Champ, just strolling by.

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Chirlane McCray Brings Mental Health Push to the Pulpit

Sunday, May 22, 2016

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Postpartum depression and opioid abuse were among the issues the First Lady addressed in seven houses of worship over the weekend.

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New York Area Vets React to Obama's Upcoming Trip to Vietnam

Friday, May 20, 2016

The U.S. and its former enemy have enjoyed relatively good relations for quite a while, and that's helped efforts to recover the missing.

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Cuomo's Two Takes on Corruption Probes: His and de Blasio's

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

The governor offered drastically different reactions when reporters questioned him about corruption probes involving his associates, and separately, Mayor de Blasio's.

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New Yorkers Remember Anti-War Activist Father Daniel Berrigan

Friday, May 06, 2016

Father Daniel Berrigan was 94 when he died last Saturday. The Jesuit priest came to prominence in 1968 when he and eight others burned hundreds of draft files in protest of the Vietnam War. Berrigan served a prison term for the action and went on to lead countless other demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience.

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American Icons: 'Fiddler on the Roof'

Thursday, May 05, 2016

How a milkman from a Russian shtetl became a Broadway star and a hero of postwar American culture.

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Daniel Berrigan Dies, Jesuit Priest, Peace Activist Was 94

Sunday, May 01, 2016

The Roman Catholic priest was imprisoned during the Vietnam War for burning draft files.

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