Matt Katz appears in the following:
Uprooted, Yet Again: 150 Resettled Refugees in New Jersey Were Displaced During Tropical Storm Ida
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Ida killed 30 people in New Jersey and devastated an Elizabeth apartment complex that was a hub of refugee resettlement in the region.
How 9/11 Altered NYPD Surveillance
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
WNYC reporter Matt Katz on an investigation by WNYC and Gothamist into the practices of the NYPD post-September 11.
NYPD’s Legacy of Police Surveillance, From Black Panthers to Mosques to Black Lives Matter
Sunday, September 05, 2021
New rules governing police surveillance can be traced from 9/11 all the way back to the Black Panthers 50 years ago.
New Jersey Released Police Misconduct List -- With Names
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
The list is scant on details but it names officers accused of DUI, domestic violence, and "neglect of duty."
Federal Monitor Poised To Oversee New Jersey's Troubled Women's Prison
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
The Edna Mahan Prison has been plagued by reports of sexual and physical abuse for years.
New Jerseyans Wanted To Buy Legal Weed. Just Not -- Yet -- In Their Towns.
Thursday, August 05, 2021
Many local governments are taking a "wait-and-see" approach to marijuana legalization.
NJ Supreme Court Limits Traffic Stops for Obstruction of License Plates
Monday, August 02, 2021
Small violations like an obscured license plate leave so much to an officer's discretion that people of color can be pulled over more often for such violations.
Hitler-Mustachioed Reservist Accused in Jan. 6th Riot Offered Plea Deal
Sunday, August 01, 2021
The alleged insurrectionist could be released before a trial.
NYC Now Has Its Own Covid Vax App
Sunday, August 01, 2021
This is in addition to the state's Excelsior app -- and not much different from just carrying your vaccination card around.
'We're Not Teaching Sodomy In 6th Grade': GOP Nominee For N.J. Governor Wants To End State's LGBTQ Curriculum
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Ciattarelli said: "We're not teaching sodomy in sixth grade. And we're going to roll back the LGBTQ curriculum. It goes too far."
Listening Party: The 'Debut' Album from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Friday, July 09, 2021
Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis join us for a listening party of their new album
The Making of Hasidic Williamsburg
Friday, July 09, 2021
Professor of history Nathaniel Deutsch joins us to discuss his new book, A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg.
The Get Out (July 8, 2021)
Thursday, July 08, 2021
WNYC arts and culture editor Jennifer Vanasco gives suggestions for what to do this weekend, while safely social distancing.
2021 Blue Note Jazz Festival
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Alex Kurland, Blue Note's director of programming, discusses Blue Note’s history, its recent reopening, and this year’s festival, which runs through August 15.
Matt Haig on 'The Comfort Book'
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Author Matt Haig discusses his new book, The Comfort Book, a collection of reminders to his future self that things are not always as dark as they may seem.
ESPN Doc 'Breakaway'
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Director Rudy Valdez joins us to discuss "Breakaway," about WNBA superstar Maya Moore, who left the sport to advocate for a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned.
'LFG': Equal Pay for US Women's Soccer
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine join us to discuss the film, “LFG,” on the the activism of the US Women’s Soccer Team as they fight for equal pay.
'Mayor Mohamed'
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
Director Jeffrey Togman joins us to discuss his documentary, "Mayor Mohamed," which follows the Syrian American mayor of Prospect Park, NJ.
Hometown Heroes Call-In
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
WNYC planning editor Kate Hinds joins us to discuss the occasion and take listeners' calls shouting out the heroes in their lives.
How Public Defenders Can Change Criminal Justice
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
Macarthur fellow and lawyer Jonathan Rapping joins us to discuss his book, Gideon's Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice.
