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- 2 days ago13 min
A Calisthenics Lesson From New York's Playground Fitness Scene
New York City's parks have long doubled as free, open air gyms, and the tradition stretches back to groups like The Bartendaz, who started training on playground bars in the Bronx and Brooklyn in the early 2000s. WNYC producer James Ramsey headed to Chelsea Park to get a lesson in that scene from Brooklyn-born trainer Danny Kavadlo, and shared what he learned with us. Photo: Walter Wuthmann Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.South Bronx Legionnaires’ outbreak death toll rises to 2NYPD expects daily UN General Assembly protests as NYC street closures beginNYC deploys robotoilets. The public bathrooms have a strict 10-minute time limit. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 4 days ago25 min
Fifteen Years Later, Revisiting the Promise and Limits of Occupy Wall Street
Fifteen years after Occupy Wall Street began in Zuccotti Park, NYC Now returns to WNYC’s archives to ask what the movement changed, where it fell short and what remains today. WNYC reporter Stephen Nessen reflects on covering Occupy in real time, while City Council member Sandy Nurse looks back on her experience inside the movement and the path that eventually took her from activism into elected office.Photo: Getty/Paul McKinnon Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.NYC raises snow shoveler pay to $30 an hour this winterPark Slope rejoices after catnappers return stolen kitten to bodega Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 6 days ago18 min
New York City Is Expanding Free Childcare. Some Providers Are Still Waiting to Get Paid
New York City has launched its new 2-K program as the first major step toward universal childcare. But some providers started the school year without city funding they were counting on, leaving some to borrow money or dip into their own savings to cover payroll, rent and supplies. WNYC’s Karen Yi explains why payment and contracting delays keep happening and what they could mean for the city’s plans to expand free childcare.Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.Photo: Kara McCurdy / Mayoral Photography Office COVID hospitalizations are on the rise in NYC. Here's how to protect yourself.Gov. Hochul expected to send rebate checks to New Yorkers shortly before Election DayAs NYC's free 2-K begins, childcare providers say they're still waiting to get paid Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago21 min
After 9/11, Two New Yorkers Told WNYC How They Felt. We Found Them 25 Years Later.
Twenty five years ago, WNYC reporters fanned out across the city recording New Yorkers in the hours and days after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Today, we revisit two of those New Yorkers: a scared, pregnant 21 year old wondering if her baby would grow up to enjoy the city she loves, and a 15 year old Muslim girl bracing for the Islamophobia that followed. WNYC's Samantha Max found both women 25 years later to find out what became of those fears and joins us to discuss what both of their lives look like now.Photo: Courtesy Janelle Lewis and Nahima AhmedNotes:Families gather at ground zero to remember 9/11 — 25 years laterSouth Bronx Legionnaires’ cluster kills 1, sickens 5, NYC saysAutonomous Tesla Cybercabs hit the streets of New York CityGot any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago16 min
Why More City Dwellers Are Raising Chickens
Keeping chickens in city backyards is becoming more popular. WNYC’s Morning Edition producer Verónica Del Valle visits a Jersey City backyard farm to see what urban chicken keeping actually looks like and the rules to know before starting a flock of your own. Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.Photo cred: Verónica Del Valle/WNYCMayor Mamdani releases 170K documents related to post-9/11 air quality New renderings of the MTA's IBX project serving Brooklyn, Queens are out Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago19 min
Why New York City Is Restricting Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools
New York City is restricting AI across public schools, including a one year ban for students through eighth grade and new limits on screen time for younger students. WNYC and Gothamist education reporter Jessica Gould explains why the city reversed its earlier approach, where AI will still be allowed for high school students and teachers, and the challenges schools face enforcing the rules once students leave the classroom. The episode also hears from New Yorkers about whether the city is getting the balance right.Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeNotes:NYC public schools to ban AI for teaching students below 9th grade Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago16 min
How Classical Music Has Changed Over the Past 30 Years of WQXR Host Jeff Spurgeon's Career
As WQXR morning host Jeff Spurgeon retires after a 50-year radio career, we sit down with him to reflect on his path from a Nebraska farm to three decades on New York's airwaves, and talk about classical music's surprising resurgence among Gen Z and Millennial listeners.Photo: WQXRGot any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org.NYPD data shows decline in summer crime, as perceptions of safety shift’I want to die': NYPD says it shot, killed knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cablesBask in the sunshine of NYC’s mild and sunny Labor Day weekend weather Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago19 min
Ahead of Labor Day, Haitian Businesses in New York City Feel the Impact of TPS Ending
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, upending life for tens of thousands of New Yorkers. We headed to Flatbush's Little Caribbean neighborhood to hear how the policy shift is playing out on the ground for business owners. Photo: Djon Djon executive chef Chef Wesly Jean Simon / Iru Ekpunobi Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org. 'Prevailing emotion is really fear': Haitians in NY brace for loss of deportation relief NYC public schools to ban AI for teaching students below 9th grade Woman NYPD killed after Times Square stabbings had long mental health struggle, brother says NYC now has a 400-page Racial Equity Plan. Drafting it was the easy part. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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