New Jersey’s Democratic primary candidates for the U.S. Senate will take part in a debate moderated by WNYC’s Morning Edition host Michael Hill on Monday, May 13 at the South Orange Performing Arts Center. Candidates Patricia Campos-Medina, Larry Hamm, and Andy Kim will face questions on critical issues facing the state. The event begins at 6 p.m., with video live streamed at wnyc.org. The debate is free and open to the public, but registration at SOPAC.com is required. It will be broadcast at 8...
Our friends at Eater New York are diving into New Jersey this month. They published a list of 22 restaurants that highlight Jersey City's dining diversity. Eater New York's Robert Sietsema walks Weekend Edition host David Furst through some of the options.
There's a dire shortage of medical trauma centers in Queens. With a population of more than 2 million people, the borough has three centers serving adults. But Manhattan, with a population of just more than 1.5 million, has 4 centers. And in Far Rockaway, the southern most part of Queens, the closest facility is almost 10 miles away! All that is according to NYC Health and Hospitals. Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers of District 31, which includes parts of Southeast Queens and all of Far...
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Amid a swell of fear about a supplemental police force being convened by the Nassau County executive, experts say the confluence of armed members without intensive training is particularly concerning. Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman last month posted a public notice announcing that he will deputize a group of pistol license holders to protect “human life and property” during unspecified emergencies. The announcement sparked a huge public outcry, with protesters saying it...
WNYC / Gothamist Albany reporter Jon Campbell talks about what's in and what's out of the just-approved New York State budget, including housing incentives, zoning changes, limited tenant protections, mayoral control of the schools, and more.
(OSV News) — A New York state appeals court has found that an insurer for the Archdiocese of New York is not required to cover costs for settling hundreds of sex abuse claims — a ruling the archdiocese has called “extremely disappointing” and “wrongly decided.” On April 23, five justices of the First Judicial Department […] The post New York appeals court rules insurer doesn’t have to pay out for Archdiocese of New York abuse claims first appeared on OSV News.
The writer was best known for The New York Trilogy and gained cult status in the 1980s and 90s.
Source: Rolling Stone / Getty Music by The Notorious B.I.G. and Slick Rick are among those on this year’s selections list for the National Recording Registry. On Tuesday (April 16), the National Recording Registry announced its list of inductees for 2024, and music from The Notorious B.I.G. and Slick Rick are included. The registry, which the Library of Congress administers, picked the late rapper’s debut album Ready to Die from 1994 to be among the list of 25 inductees for the year along with...
Paul Auster, the celebrated author of nearly three-dozen books — including Winter Journal, Sunset Park, Invisible, The Book of Illusions and The New York Trilogy — screenwriter on Wayne Wang’s Smoke and director of Lulu on the Bridge, has died. His friend, Jacki Lyden, confirmed the news to the New York Times. Auster was 77. Auster’s debut work, a memoir […]
The writer of The New York Trilogy, Leviathan and 4 3 2 1 – known for his stylised postmodernist fiction – has died from complications of lung cancerPaul Auster, the author of 34 books including the acclaimed New York Trilogy, has died aged 77.The author died on Tuesday due to complications from lung cancer, his friend and fellow author Jacki Lyden confirmed to the Guardian. Continue reading
Former New York Giants offensive lineman Korey Cunningham has died at age 28. His death comes less than 18 months after he played in his final NFL game.