Michael Hill

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National Poetry Month 2024: Maxine Starr

Friday, April 19, 2024

Maxine Freedom Starr, a reassurance counselor at the Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY, discusses how a difficult childhood has shaped her poetry

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Newark, New Jersey's Speech and Debate program is on a hot streak

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Participants in the Newark Public Schools speech and debate program say they've felt themselves flourish while taking part in the extracurricular activity. 

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A new podcast explores the rise and fall of NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella

Monday, April 15, 2024

Detective Louis Scarcella calls himself one of the best detectives in Brooklyn. But the Brooklyn District Attorney's office continues to look into dozens of his past convictions. 

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National Poetry Month 2024: Paul Pesante

Friday, April 12, 2024

Paul Pesante has been delighting passengers on the Metro-North’s Hudson Line for years with his announcements in verse.  

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WNYC's Public Song Project still wants to hear from you

Friday, April 12, 2024

Music is still in the air at WNYC, and we want you to be a part of it! 

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Nassau County is looking for volunteers to join an armed "special deputies" force

Thursday, April 11, 2024

 There's a plan on Long Island to recruit armed civilians who will train to respond in the case of an emergency.

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National Poetry Month 2024: Jackie Sabbagh

Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Poet Jackie Sabbagh reflects on how her gender transition and relationship with humor shape the poetry she writes. 

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How the end of the county line could change NJ politics

Wednesday, April 03, 2024

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A federal judge has stopped the use of NJ's “county line” ballot design for the June Democratic primary. The decision could quickly upend the state's political power structures. 

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National Poetry Month 2024: NYC Youth Poet Laureate Fatima Ahmad

Monday, April 01, 2024

Morning Edition kicks off National Poetry Month with the 2023-2024 New York City Youth Poet Laureate, Fatima Ahmad. 

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MTA Chair Janno Lieber on congestion pricing getting its final approval

Thursday, March 28, 2024

It’s a historic moment for the nation's largest public transit system.

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How New York City plans to use AI

Monday, March 25, 2024

New York City's Office of Technology and Innovation has published a set of key principles and definitions to help agencies and the public better understand Artificial Intelligence.

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Newark University Hospital is trying to save lives with a new mobile mammogram van

Friday, March 22, 2024

Newark University Hospital is trying to address late-stage breast cancer trends in New Jersey with the rollout of a new mobile mammogram van. 

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NYU professor, students expose the legacy of lynchings in the North

Monday, March 18, 2024

The legacy of lynchings is deeply rooted in American racism. But the story told so far has mostly centered around lynchings in the South. 

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Getting the Bronx up to speed on broadband Internet

Thursday, March 14, 2024

A report from the Center for and Urban Future and The Bronx Community Foundation says close to 40% of Bronx residents lack access to high-speed Internet at home.

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COVID transformed how we grieve. NJ schools are taking on the change.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Governor Phil Murphy is taking on this new normal by mandating grief education for students starting in 8th grade. 

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Most people in jail have the right to vote. How hard is it for them to cast a ballot?

Wednesday, March 06, 2024

A majority of the people in New York jails have not yet been convicted of a felony and still have the legal right to vote in local and national elections. 

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Community Boards, explained

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Community Boards can be where ideas to improve the local area are born.

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New York City's Asian American teens and kids are in crisis

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Efforts have focused specifically on connecting Asian American kids and teens with mental health resources, as statistics put them at an especially high risk of suicide or self harm.

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Study examines Black men's feelings about masculinity following serious injury from gun violence

Monday, February 26, 2024

A new study finds surviving severe injuries from gun violence can leave people with not just physical scars, but also alter people's sense of their own identities.  

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As a New Yorker prepares to make history on the ice, the place she learned to skate is cheering her on

Friday, February 23, 2024

"You are amazing!" The founder of Figure Skating in Harlem cheers on Cheyenne Walker as she prepares to make history.

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