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New York City schools are open, but several suburban schools are closed or delayed because of the snow. Check here for details.

Live from the Christian Cultural Center in East New York, Brian Lehrer is moderating a forum for New York City Public Advocate candidates about affordable housing for working families.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson told WNYC that "it would be nice [for the federal government] to be able to give more," but that he's satisfied with HUD and the city's deal to improve NYCHA.

In 2008, Michael Patrick Carroll said African-Americans should be grateful for slavery. Now, he wants to be voted into a post where he'd determine wills, estates and guardianship issues.

WNYC's Matt Katz, the author of "American Governor" who spent years covering Gov. Christie, weighs in on what the new book accomplishes, and what it leaves out.

An Asbury Park Press series about drug use among cops—and the maneuvers used to protect officers from discipline—led Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to demand immediate reforms.

Peter Zimroth, the monitor who was appointed to oversee reforms after stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in 2013, is casting doubt on the NYPD's latest numbers.

First-term House member Mikie Sherrill discusses her hope for a bipartisan solution to end the government shutdown.

After opposing a bag fee last year, Gov. Murphy is getting behind a sweeping plan to ban plastic bags. Businesses that currently use the bags are gearing up to fight it.

The Democratically-controlled legislature plans to pass a handful of reforms this week, like allowing early voting and holding a single primary for state and federal elections.

They've set up offices and taken their first votes. Now, the newcomers are ready for their committees.

We spent the year examining some of the most important events that happened in 1968 in the New York City region. Here's our summary. 

A new report by Bloomberg News details the threat climate change poses to the bustling transit corridor. 

In his first year as the state's top cop, Gurbir Grewal has tackled polluters, butted heads with the feds over policing immigrant communities and made moves to clean up local politics.

The company's new campus, located at 315 and 345 Hudson Street and 550 Washington Street, is set to be completed in 2022.

The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count is underway, and non-experts are encouraged to join the effort.

Spurned on by Donald Trump's comments about immigrants and what she describes as workplace abuse, Victorina Morales took her story to The New York Times.

It's that time of year—urban farmers have brought in the last of the late summer crop. But what do you DO with an entire bowl of really hot peppers?

The creators of the podcast "10 Things That Scare Me" hope that sharing fears might make people feel less alone.

The New York City Emergency Management commissioner may have been fired. But he doesn't think so.