Rebeca Ibarra appears in the following:
New York City Is Getting A New Schools Chancellor In The Midst Of The Pandemic
Friday, February 26, 2021
Richard Carranza is stepping down. He'll be replaced by Meisha Porter, the top superintendent of Bronx schools.
New Jersey Voted to Legalize Weed. So Why Are People Still Getting Arrested?
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and establish the regulatory structure for the state's marketplace remains unsigned by Gov. Phil Murphy.
Weekly Music Roundup: Taylor Swift, Las Palabras, and Caroline Shaw
Monday, December 14, 2020
New Sounds
This week, another Taylor Swift surprise, Natalie Bergman looks ahead to better times, and Las Palabras offer a Latin-Minimalist hybrid. Plus, a duet by Archie Shepp and Jason Moran.
As COVID Hospitalizations Climb, Indoor Dining Pauses In NYC
Friday, December 11, 2020
With more than 1,500 people hospitalized with COVID across the city, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says it's time to put indoor dining on hold.
Making Music In - And About - Pandemic Isolation
Friday, December 11, 2020
Most of us have experienced some sense of isolation during the pandemic, and that shared hardship inspired two New York-based artists to create an album.
Murphy Administration Investigating President's NJ Fundraiser
Monday, October 05, 2020
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called the President's decision to hold the high-dollar fundraiser "reckless."
Weekly Music Roundup: Billie Eilish, Emel, and Bartees Strange
Monday, October 05, 2020
New Sounds
Week of Oct. 5: This week, Billie Eilish’s James Bond song, Emel’s Nirvana cover, and King Creosote’s Toy Camel. Plus, new music by Las Palabras and Bartees Strange.
Big Brand Retailers Are Leaving New York City
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Retailers like The Gap and Victoria's Secret aren't getting the same foot traffic they had before the pandemic.
LGBTQ Advocates Say The NYPD Has A Long, Troubled History With Transgender People
Friday, August 07, 2020
The NYPD recently made headlines for two separate arrests of transgender people, who say they were assaulted and harassed.
Connecticut Reopens Some Businesses
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Restaurants began service customers outside. Retails shops, some malls, zooms and museums also opened.
NYC Caps Third-Party Delivery Fees
Monday, May 18, 2020
New York City takes on third-party delivery apps like Grubhub and UberEats with a new cap on commissions, but does it go far enough?
City Council Moves Against GrubHub And Other Restaurant Apps
Monday, May 11, 2020
The New York City Council is close to passing a law that would limit the commissions that Grubhub and other ordering apps charge restaurants.
Struggling Restaurants Say Delivery Apps Like Grubhub Make it Harder to Survive
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Restaurant owners say third-party ordering apps like Grubhub eat into their revenues as they struggle to stay afloat.
Black-Owned Small Businesses Face Long Odds To Stay Afloat Amid Shutdown
Friday, May 01, 2020
A month after the government rolled out emergency loans for small businesses, watchdogs continue to raise concerns that black- and minority-owned establishments are being left out.
'Death Of A City' As NYC Restaurants Shutter, Maybe For Good
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Experts say city’s restaurants have never faced a crisis of this magnitude—especially smaller, immigrant owned ones.
Few Brooklyn Small Businesses Get Federal Loans, Survey Says
Monday, April 20, 2020
Small businesses in Brooklyn haven't been getting much help from the federal government's COVID-related loans, a survey found.
NJ Lawmakers Move Forward With Tenant Protections, NY Lags Behind
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
"There’s nobody in this state legislature," one advocate says, "that doesn’t understand that renters in this state are under tremendous amounts of stress, tremendous amounts of duress.”
How NYC Apartment Buildings Are Battling COVID-19 Spread
Wednesday, April 01, 2020
The majority city residents live packed together in apartment buildings, and that has added to the challenges of slowing the spread of COVID-19.
7. Bonus: Karen Kilgariff and the Shark
Friday, November 22, 2019
Fellow comedian Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder) and Chris Garcia are members of the same sad club: they both lost their parents to Alzheimer’s.
6. The End
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Ana puts on her hot pink visor, Chris gets heatstroke, and the Garcias say goodbye.
