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It's been quite a week for the administrations of Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams. First, we learned that one of Hochul's former top aides, who also served in her predecessor Andrew Cuomo's administration, is accused of working on behalf of the Government of China. Her name is Linda Sun and she faces a federal indictment. Then, we heard about the F…

It's a busy week at City Hall, after federal agents raided the homes of three top aides to Mayor Eric Adams. Multiple outlets report the FBI seized evidence from NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban. Councilmember Robert Holden represents Maspeth, Middle Village and other nearby neighborhoods in Queens. He's also the co-chair of the Council's moderate Co…

This week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news features a look at Gov. Hochul's take on the history of the MTA, as well as a dispatch from a conference on a plan to build a 16-mile tunnel beneath the Long Island Sound

It was a summer of delays on rail lines across the New York City region. But commuters hitting the region's many airports fared equally as poorly. Summer is typically high season for airline disruptions, with more planes in the skies and tempestuous weather patterns becoming all the more common. Jason Rabinowitz is an aviation expert, researcher, a…

Education reporter Jessica Gould shares the latest on delays to a smartphone ban at public schools, the rollout of new reading and math curricula and more.

Several jail guards currently employed at Rikers Island have been accused of raping and sexually assaulting detainees, and city officials do not appear to be investigating the claims – a violation of federal guidelines and the city’s own rules for handling sexual misconduct allegations against correction officers. A new Gothamist investigation show…

Moritz Masberg, an attorney in Midtown, shows up to his Sixth Avenue office every day, along with about a third of his coworkers. He says he senses a promising trend. “The lunch places are full, and I don’t see many empty stores anymore,” Masberg said. “I think that the city recovered quite well here in Midtown.” New data from the market research f…

After a massive tent shelter for migrants arrived on Randall’s Island in August last year, Liz Hurtado said she changed her weekly running route to avoid the new crowds. Split Here She cited catcalls from the newcomers and zig-zagging moped traffic on the pedestrian bridge linking the island across the river to East Harlem, where she lives. Other s…

Federal prosecutors say a New York state official who worked for Governor Kathy Hochul and former Governor Andrew Cuomo was secretly an agent for the Chinese government — and made millions of dollars through the scheme. Hochul talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson to address the allegations. She also spoke at length about her proposed cell phone ban in N…

An estimated 8 million Americans will come of age to vote by the November election. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk recently collaborated with the group YVote to gather insights from young people who can cast a ballot in a presidential race for the first time this year. In this segment, we hear from Brooklyn resident Shreeya Thakur, who will tur…

Many of us will head out for a last blast of sun, surf and sand this Labor Day Weekend. And even though there's typically gorgeous weather still ahead in September, this weekend does mark an unofficial end to the beach season. One of the big questions that kept coming up this summer along the Jersey shore was -- what's up with the ocean temperature…

This week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news examines the MTA's latest effort to reduce rampant fare beating on buses, as well as the latest on congestion pricing politics.

WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk regularly teams up with the nonprofit Street Lab to highlight stories from neighborhoods across New York City. We recently set up shop at GrowHouse Community Design + Development Group's Brooklyn Black Utopia, an event at the Flatbush African Burial Ground designed to reclaim Black spaces and honor ancestors acros…

Changes are coming in New Jersey to how police respond to mental health crises and how rape kits are handled. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin, whose office is directly involved in both initiatives, talks with WNYC's Sean Carlson about both initiatives.

The debate over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pause on congestion pricing has rattled residents in one of Manhattan’s largest transit deserts, who pine for a new subway line but don’t think it should be financed by the controversial tolls.

New Yorkers enjoying cold beers and nutcrackers this summer were smacked with $25 fines in the city’s latest crackdown on low-level crimes: public drinking. Police issued close to 7,000 tickets in June alone — up from the 4,000 or so in the same month last year. It’s the most tickets police have issued in a single month since at least 2019, accordi…

An estimated 8 million Americans will come of age to vote by the November election. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk recently collaborated with the group YVote to gather insights from young people who can cast a ballot in a presidential race for the first time this year. In this segment, we hear from Upper East Side resident Mukilan Muthukumar. T…

For years, advocates in Brooklyn have warned against the pace of development in the neighborhood around the Gowanus Canal. Now the state is investigating 100 blocks in the neighborhood for potentially toxic air. All Things Considered on WNYC spoke to Jack Riccobono, a Gowanus resident and father of three children who've attended PS 32, which has be…

Our friends at Eater New York have joined us to talk about pizza, fried chicken, bagels, burgers, roast beef sandwiches, and so much more. This week we get to a question we hear all the time: 'Is there any good Mexican food in New York City?' Eater New York Senior Critic, Robert Sietsema answers with an emphatic yes. And speaking with Weekend Editi…

This week, the state's highest court said New York voters can keep voting early by mail. The court rejected a Republican lawsuit to overturn a nearly one-year-old law that grants all eligible New Yorkers that right. WNYC Senior Politics Reporter Brigid Bergin joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest.…

One of New York City's premiere sporting events kicks off on Monday -- the US Open. The events of fan week continue this weekend, but the national spotlight will shine on the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Queens for the main events starting next week. Sports journalist Priya Desai joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for a preview.…

Tennis fever is sweeping New York City as the US Open gets underway at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk talked with local tennis lovers during Fan Week about what the sport means to them.

As Democrats and Republicans turn the page on their conventions and to the final weeks of campaigning before the Presidential election, we wanted to get a sense of how this week’s Democratic National Convention looked from a local conservative organization. Jesse Arm, the director of external affairs and presidential initiatives at the Manhattan In…

For some kids, learning to swim can be the difference between life and death. Joanna Carroll is the executive director of Horizons Newark, New Jersey. It's part of the national non-profit that offers services like free swimming lessons to families who may not be able to afford them otherwise. Jeff Porter is the swimming director at Horizons. They b…