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    Tipping on Delivery Apps, Rat Control; Dan Doctoroff's New York; The New Cold Wars; Who Are You Tracking?

    Coming up on today's show: Shaun Abreu, Council Member for District 7 (Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights), and Ligia Guallpa, executive director of the Workers Justice Project, talk about proposed changes to how tipping on delivery apps works—and Council Member Abreu discusses his plan to control the rat population. Now facing a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Dan Doctoroff, founder and chairman of the research foundation Target ALS,...

  • New Balance mocked for new trainer loafers with shoppers claiming they're the 'worst' shoes ever seen but would YOU wear them?

    Founded in Boston, the sportswear brand has garnered a massive audience with its reliable trainers, appealing to Boomers and Generation Z alike.

  • Millions of New Yorkers May Be Planning to Leave

    About 7 million New Yorkers plan to leave the state, a new survey revealed this month.In a new Marist poll, 37 percent of New Yorkers—roughly 7 million people—said they plan to move away. The number was slightly more concentrated among Republicans, as 46 percent said they plan to leave the state compared to just 29 percent of Democrats.: How to Sell Your HomeThe mass migration echoes a trend that gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued in the years that followed as Northerners...

  • New Yorkers encouraged to become organ donors

    NEW YORK STATE (WETM) -- New York State officials and advocates are encouraging New Yorkers to register as organ donors during Donate Life Month. Elected officials, the commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and volunteers and leadership from Donate Life New York State gathered in Albany on April 16 to []

  • Here's how quickly a New Yorker can come to the brink of homelessness

    Over 38% of renters with disabilities pay at least half their income on housing, according to city data. Over a third of New York City tenants with disabilities pay at least half their income on rent, according to city housing data. [ more › ]

  • Gov. Hochul's waterfront commission is a win for New Yorkers

    Gov. Hochul got the soft-on-crime Legislature to OK to a New York-only mob-busting waterfront commission after Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy killed the old bistate panel.

  • Fitbit’s New Sleep Experience Lands in the App

    Fitbit is rolling out a redesigned sleep experience this week to give you info that’s easy to see, including all of your previous night’s sleep at a glance without having to go looking for it. In this new sleep experience, things like sleep duration, sleep score, and a timeline of your sleep stages are all … Continued Read the original post: Fitbit’s New Sleep Experience Lands in the App

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    New York's New Budget

    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.

  • New York City seeing uptick in rat urine illness

    Six cases of leptospirosis have been reported so far this year

  • Trump trial jury selection complicated by opinionated New Yorkers

    Seven jurors have been selected so far, including the foreman. Among them are lawyers, a teacher and a nurse.

  • Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City

    New York City officials say they are seeing a rise in sicknesses from rat urine -- and if left untreated, it can cause kidney failure and liver damage.

  • 'Face justice': New Yorkers ready for Trump criminal trial

    Donald Trump made his name and fortune in New York, but supporters of the former president are thin on the ground in the city that never sleeps ahead of his historic trial that opens Monday."He has to face justice, right?" said Valmir Do Carmo, 30, a babysitter, as he walked his dogs on Court Street in the city's Brooklyn borough."He hasn't a lot of supporters in New York City though, but I'm confident, New York City is very upfront, and I'm pretty sure justice is going to be made."Trump has...