Michael Hill appears in the following:
As battery fires increase, NYC Council looks for ways to reduce the danger
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
The New York City Fire Department says it has documented 188 battery fires this year—more than 4 times the number for all of 2020.
DOC NYC opens this week with a prodigious slate of non-fiction films from around the world
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
DOC NYC, the country's largest documentary film festival in terms of number of films screened, runs Nov. 9th through 17th on screens and online.
The enduring appeal of the Headless Horseman
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
After more than 200 years, the Headless Horseman is still alive in pop culture, and in Sleepy Hollow.
NYC has almost eliminated monkeypox. An NYU biology prof on what the city needs to reach zero
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
As New York City gains control over the monkeypox outbreak, advocates are warning that vulnerable groups still remain at risk.
Lawsuit alleges NYPD bring people to Rikers, illegally, without first bringing them to court.
Wednesday, October 05, 2022
A new federal lawsuit alleges NYPD officers have been taking people to the Rikers Island jail illegally, where they are held for days before their paperwork is cleared up.
New Yorkers can now look up the records of police they encounter
Monday, October 03, 2022
New Yorkers can now look up the records of police they encounter on the Legal Aid Society’s Law Enforcement Look Up, which includes thousands of NYPD and DOC records.
Bronx-born disco-era singer and producer Richie Weeks steps back into the spotlight with a collection of unheard tracks
Friday, September 30, 2022
During disco's heyday, Richie Weeks collaborated with stars and played legendary nightclubs, and then reported for work at the Post Office. A new album helps to share his story.
How Participatory Budgeting is changing in New York City
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
New Yorkers will soon be able to vote on how to spend $5,000,000 of the city's budget.
Here comes fall. Or as some call it, spider season.
Friday, September 23, 2022
In many parts of the country, including the tri-state region, the first falling leaves coincide with an uptick in spider spottings.
Here are the best places to check out fall leaves, according to a foliage expert
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Leaves across the region are already starting to change and produce extraordinary colors.
A teacher was disciplined for giving students access to a banned book list. Now she's speaking out.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
The Oklahoma Secretary of Education called for her teaching certificate to be revoked after she shared access to the Brooklyn Public Library's "Books UnBanned" program.
New report finds New York yeshivas are failing to educate students
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
A new investigation by the New York Times finds some of New York's Hasidic Jewish religious schools are failing to educate students in basic academics.
Full Bio: Paul Dunbar's Final Years
Friday, September 02, 2022
For Friday's installment of our August Full Bio series, we speak with Gene Jarret author of a new biography about the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Top beatboxers from around the globe compete this weekend in Atlantic City
Thursday, September 01, 2022
"Every time you go to a beatbox battle, it's like being at a sound buffet," says Kaila Mullady, co-host and producer of the American Beatbox Championships, happening Labor Day Weekend.
Full Bio: The Early Life of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Day one of our Full Bio on Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird.
LLCs are buying NJ houses at a breakneck pace
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Michael L. Diamond and Stephen Stirling of the Asbury Park Press delved into the numbers and found a story of multimillion dollar corporations pricing out regular residents.
Top beatboxers head to New Jersey to show off their skills
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
"When you hear beatboxing through huge sound systems, speakers, that's when you see the real power of beatboxing."
How the Biden's climate bill affects NJ
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Infrastructure Reduction Act President Joe Biden signed this week addresses much more than economics.
Can powerful politicians like Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise be accountable?
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
When a politician whose father is a county executive and who holds influential positions of her own is accused of wrongdoing, can the system be expected to hold her to account?
Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler and Suraj Patel to debate Tuesday on WNYC
Monday, August 01, 2022
The NY-12 debate, co-sponsored by WNYC and Spectrum News NY1, is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday.
