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New York City's Puerto Rican population is long-established...and shrinking.

Monday, June 10, 2024

A recent study from The Center For Latino American and Caribbean Latino Studies finds the Puerto Rican population in the city is shrinking.

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Biden plans restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. What does this mean for New York City?

Thursday, June 06, 2024

Policy experts expect the new policy would effect life here in New York City.

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Is New York City's infrastructure ready for a more active hurricane season this year?

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a more active Atlantic hurricane season than usual this year. What does that mean for New York City's infrastructure? 

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How one New Jersey school district beat the odds against COVID learning loss

Friday, May 17, 2024

Union City has advice to offer other school districts still struggling with learning loss stemming from the pandemic.

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Newark, New Jersey public safety head reflects on two weeks of its youth curfew

Thursday, May 16, 2024

New Jersey's largest city is bringing back a long dormant curfew for people younger than 18, and using it as a way to connect minors to social services. 

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Recapping the NJ Democratic Senate Primary Debate

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Michael Hill, host of WNYC's Morning Edition, and Mike Hayes, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering New Jersey, offer analysis of the debate between Democratic candidates for Senate in New...

Many NYC psych patients have no chance to go outside

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Many psychiatric patients at New York City’s public hospitals have no opportunity to go outside, sometimes for weeks or months at a time, according to a new report.

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Poetry Month 2024: Your poems, mapped

Thursday, May 09, 2024

For all the month of April, Morning Edition had the honor of airing poems from listeners. We've compiled all of them into this interactive map. 

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City Council Member Tiffany Cabán says NYPD social media attacks are out of bounds

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell continues to use social media to attack judges, reporters, and now, other city officials.

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FDNY EMS get a bill giving them body armor. What they want is better job retention.

Friday, May 03, 2024

"It feels like fluff. It's not what's really needed to fix the overall problems with EMS." 

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There's a dearth of trauma centers near Far Rockaway

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Far Rockaway, Queens is almost 10 miles away from the nearest trauma center.

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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