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West Farms 10460: Affordable Housing and a Looming Eviction Crisis
According to data released last year by the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, the West Farms section of the Bronx saw some of the highest rates of eviction in 2019. In 2021, the economic toll of the pandemic and an eviction moratorium
Assemblyman Ron Kim On Cuomo's Nursing Home 'Cover Up'
In Wednesday's press briefing Governor Cuomo singled out state legislator Ron Kim in an intensifying back and forth over how the state handled nursing homes and COVID-19. Assemblyman Ron Kim (D 40th District, portions of Whitestone, Flushing and Murray H
Paul Krugman on Biden's Recovery Plans
Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, New York Times columnist, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton
The Teens Are Not Okay
The pandemic has been especially challenging for teenagers and their parents. Abigail Gewirtz, child psychologist, professor in the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development and the author of When the World Feels Like a Scary P
Subway Update with Sarah Feinberg
Sarah Feinberg, interim president of New York City Transit, talks about the latest news on subways, including a shorter overnight shutdown, crime reports and budgets.
If You're Fully Vaccinated, You Can Skip Quarantine, CDC Says
Dhruv Khullar, M.D., contributing writer at The New Yorker and a practicing physician and an assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, talks about the latest COVID-19 news including why vaccine hesitancy still exists in healthcare settings, u
Queens Special Election
Early voting is underway ahead of the Feb. 23 special election to fill the City Council seat for the District 31 Queens neighborhoods of Arverne, Brookville, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens. David Brand, managing editor o
Having Trouble Registering for a COVID Vaccine? Maybe We Can Help
Lois J. Bookhardt-Murray, M.D., chief medical officer of the Morris Heights Health Center, a federally qualified health center in the Bronx, and Tomas Ramos, founder and CEO of the Bronx Rising Initiative, a nonprofit organization that works with private
State Sen. Liz Krueger on Cuomo's COVID Policies
New York State Senator Liz Krueger (D 28th - Manhattan's East Side), chair of the Finance Committee, discusses the calls to limit Gov. Cuomo's crisis powers and other news in Albany, including the nursing home debacle and COVID relief from the state.
Noticing More Bugs?
Because so many are working and learning from home, people have noticed that there are also a lot of bugs sharing their spaces. Danny Lewis, reporter and producer in the WNYC Newsroom, shares his reporting on the rise of home infestations and listeners c