Rebeca Ibarra

Host, WNYC News

Rebeca Ibarra appears in the following:

City Council Races 2017: Fighting Resentment in the Upper West Side

Friday, September 01, 2017

WNYC is taking a closer look at contested city council races that could have implications citywide. Here's how the race looks in District 6.

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City Council Races 2017: Better to Fight Developers than to Join 'Em

Thursday, August 31, 2017

WNYC is taking a closer look at contested city council races that could have implications citywide. Here's how the race looks in District 35.

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City Council Races 2017: Church and State in the Southeast Bronx

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

WNYC is taking a closer look at some of the most competitive City Council races in partnership with City Limits and Gotham Gazette. 

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City Council Races 2017: Small Business Survival in the East Village

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

WNYC is taking a closer look at contested city council races that could have implications citywide. Here's how the race looks in District 2.

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Let Me Debate! Asks Mayoral Hopeful

Monday, August 21, 2017

One of the candidates running for mayor in the Democratic primary is criticizing the media sponsors of Wednesday's debate.

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Big Business Walks Away from the President — Sort of

Friday, August 18, 2017

President Trump has disbanded his CEO advisory councils, but many former execs are still part of an administration that's been mostly friendly to big business. 

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A Cupcake, Marc Jacobs and the Vanishing West Village

Thursday, August 10, 2017

WNYC takes a stroll with Jeremiah Moss, who's spent the past decade documenting the shuttering of the city's local shops, restaurants and bars. 

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Brooklyn Councilman Exits Race Just After Deadline, Allowing Handpicked Successor

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

David Greenfield, chair of the city committee that oversees rezoning, is not running for re-election — leaving the campaign money he's raised up for grabs.

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Local Democrats Rally Against GOP Healthcare Bill

Friday, June 23, 2017

They say vulnerable New Yorkers stand to lose the most from the Senate's health bill.

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Mayor Plans to Close Rikers in 10 Years, but Some Say He 'Lacks Vision'

Thursday, June 22, 2017

The mayor's plan resembles one that came out earlier this year, but has less detail.

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Mayor Unveils Billion Dollar Job Plan

Thursday, June 15, 2017

The mayor detailed how he'd create 100,000 jobs that pay at least $50,000 a year in the next decade — focusing on tech, science, culture and manufacturing.

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Everybody's Talking About the New Kid in Town: (332)

Friday, June 09, 2017

Manhattan is getting a new area code Saturday. The newcomer has already been getting a salty New York welcome on Twitter. 

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Look! The Blue Whale Gets Clean

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

People get annual checkups — and the very dusty blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History gets a yearly cleaning. 

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City Names Midtown Corner after Jimmy Breslin . . .Temporarily

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The corner of 42nd Street and Second Avenue is now "Jimmy Breslin Way" in honor of the legendary newspaper columnist.

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Mayor Promises to Crack Down on City Employees Who Abuse Parking Placards

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

The placards don't allow people to park illegally, but Bill De Blasio says abuse is rampant and it contributes to traffic congestion, blocked crosswalks, and blocked fire hydrants.

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NYPD Officers Distance Themselves from Puerto Rican Day Parade

Monday, May 22, 2017

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A number of New York City police officers are distancing themselves from the Puerto Rican Day Parade because the event is honoring Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera.

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A Puerto Rican 'Hero' Comes Home, But Not Everyone Is Cheering

Friday, May 19, 2017

Oscar Lopez Rivera, who served time for his ties to a group responsible for more than 100 bombings in the U.S., will play a starring role in the Puerto Rican Day Parade. 

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Led by Wynton Marsalis, High Schools Jazz Musicians Kick off Competition

Friday, May 12, 2017

Students from across the country are in the city to compete in a festival hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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Here's the Winning 'I Voted' Sticker Design

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Nothing says "New York City" like the subway. 

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Under Scrutiny, Correction Chief Won't Pledge to Stay for Second Term

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Joseph Ponte has been in the hot seat over his use of a city-owned SUV for personal trips and said he wasn't sure he'd stick around if Mayor Bill de Blasio wins a second term this year. 

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