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You Can See Everything... Except the New Elizabeth Holmes Movie in Brooklyn

In this week's Arts & Culture Check-In, WNYC and Gothamist arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper joins us to run through the stories coming off the desk this week. Fr

New York State of Unaffordability Part 4: Rent Is Too Damn High

Housing costs are the number one concern for many New Yorkers, and they’re at the center of this year’s race for governor. Kathy Hochul says the state has to build its wa

In Conversation: East Harlem Has Waited Nearly a Century for the Q Train. Can the Neighborhood Make It Through Construction?

Recorded live at the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute in East Harlem, this installment of In Conversation: The Affordability Series explores the optim

How to Halloween Like a New Yorker

WNYC and Gothamist reporter Hannah Frishberg joins us with some of the best ways to celebrate Halloween across New York City. From the Great PUPkin dog costume contest an

New York State of Unaffordability Part 3: Utility Bills, Bills, Bills

Some Upstate New York residents say their utility bills have more than doubled in the past year, and the cost of keeping the lights on has become one of the biggest issue

The Last Ride? New York City Moves Closer to Ending Horse Carriages

New York City is moving closer to ending its horse carriage industry. With the City Council preparing to vote on a bill that would ban carriage rides starting in June 202

Kelly Clarkson’s Brooklyn Shop Drama and the Great “Real New Yorker” Debate

WNYC and Gothamist arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper joins us to talk about Kelly Clarkson’s dispute with Brooklyn Heights shop Art of Play, a photographer trying

New York State of Unaffordability Part 2: Who’s Bringing Jobs to Upstate New York?

Micron, the chipmaker building a massive complex outside Syracuse, says it will bring 50,000 jobs to Central New York. In this year’s race for governor, Kathy Hochul has

The Cost of Stopping: Why Some NYC Yellow Cab Drivers Work Through Illness

After at least four yellow cab drivers died while working in New York City this summer, WNYC reporter Ramsey Khalife examines the financial pressures that can keep driver

ICE Shooting Raises Questions About Federal Immigration Enforcement in New York City

WNYC and Gothamist reporter Ben Feuerherd joins us to break down what we know about the shooting in Marble Hill, where a federal immigration agent shot 28 year old Oscar

New York State of Unaffordability Part 1: Why Childcare Is a Flashpoint in This Year's Governor Race

In a small daycare center in Upstate New York, families are pulling their kids out after the state assistance that made childcare affordable ran dry. It's happening in do

NYC Housing Clashes and Brooklyn Children’s Museum Noise Complaints, Explained

WNYC and Gothamist reporter David Brand joins us to talk about a couple of the housing battles he’s covering right now, including the lawsuit challenging the Rent Guideli

Cooking Affordable NYC Inspired Meals with Chef Ham El-Waylly | NYC Now

Chef Ham El-Waylly grew up in Doha, Qatar, eating his mom's Egyptian and Bolivian cooking and dreaming about New York bagels while watching Seinfeld. Today, he's the co-o

Know Your Rights: What Tenants Need to Know as NYC's Heat Season Begins

October 1st marks the start of heat season in New York City, when landlords are legally required to keep buildings warm... but getting a landlord to actually fix a heat p

Grief, Fear and Memory Loss: The Lasting Toll of Legionnaires’ Disease in New York

New York City has seen a string of deadly Legionnaires outbreaks. Daniel Thomas reflects on losing his father, retired New York State Supreme Court Justice Charles Thomas

Harry Styles Pop Up Clash Ends in a Bookseller’s Arrest, Plus Immanuel Wilkins Returns to the Village Vanguard

WNYC and Gothamist culture reporter Sonia Rao joins Matthew Schnipper to discuss the Harry Styles pop up that drew huge crowds to the East Village and a confrontation tha

The New York Liberty Were Always Cool. Now They’re One of the Hottest Tickets in Town

As the New York Liberty head into the WNBA playoffs for a sixth straight year, the franchise is also marking its 30th season. WNYC's Morning Edition producer Amanda Rozon

The Duck Stops Here: The Long Fight Over Foie Gras in New York

Upstate New York is home to the country's last two foie gras (fatty duck liver) farms, even though New York City banned the sale of foie gras back in 2019. The ban's neve

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

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 t