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Another one-time ally of Governor Cuomo is calling for his resignation. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports.저자 WNYC Radio

Restaurant owners say they’re relieved the city's new vaccine mandate means they can continue with indoor dining. But there are exemptions and unanswered questions. The mayor's new mandate requires customers to show proof of vaccination before dining inside. But children under 12, who are too young to get the shot can sit with their parents and wea…

We remember Temitayo Fagbenle (March 21, 1996 – July 27, 2021) with this encore presentation of her first Radio Rookies piece, "Sexual Cyberbullying: The Modern Day Letter 'A,'" which went on to win a prestigious Third Coast Award. These days, many teenagers live half their lives on social media sites, and they're writing the rules as they go. One …

New York Attorney General Tish James has released a report that finds Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, in violation of state and federal law. She says the five-month investigation is finished and that she has full confidence in its findings and the two lead investigators. Cuomo has denied wrongdoing and says his actions were misinte…

The bill says anyone who assaults, menaces or harasses a first responder can be penalized up to $50,000 plus potential jury awards. It borrows language form New York's penal law, which defines harassment as to "alarm or seriously annoy" a person. It also goes beyond the threshold of hate crime statutes, which require proof of internet, and instead …

Eric Adams is likely to become New York City's second Black mayor in November. What will that mean for New Yorkers?저자 WNYC Radio

Last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hinted that a new mask policy might be on the way, shortly before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance that said people living in areas with substantial rates of new COVID cases should wear face coverings indoors, regardless of vacation status. Federal health officials issued…

Police in New Jersey pull over thousands of drivers each year for obscured license plates, and a new court ruling limiting those steps is being hailed as a step toward racial justice. In separate incidents, two people were arrested — one for possession of drugs, one for possession of a handgun — after being pulled over because license plate frames …

The District Atorney released the records in response to a WNYC Freedom of Information Law request.저자 WNYC Radio

Curtis Sliwa has been in and out of local headlines for 40 years. The founder of the Guardian Angels who became a radio and television personality, is now the Republican nominee for mayor, just the latest chapter in this “only in New York” story. Read the full story on Gothamist.com.저자 WNYC Radio

An Army reservist from New Jersey charged in connection with the Capitol riot could remain locked up until next year before his trial. But prosecutors are offering a plea deal. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is charged with offenses related to entering a restricted building and obstructing law enforcement. Judges have ordered him locked up before his trial…

New York City is rolling out a new Covid app intended to make it easier to share personal vaccine and testing status. The NYC Covid Safe app uploads copies of a user's photo ID, vaccination card, and any negative Covid test results from the prior week. No verification that the documents are legitimate is needed. Mayor deBlasio says the app can be u…

Last year, New Jersey made headlines when it became the first state in the country to allow internationally-trained doctors to join the fight against COVID-19. In April 2020, during the worst days of the pandemic in the region, Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order giving temporary medical licenses to foreign doctors. But the program frustrate…

New York’s City Council overwhelmingly approved a series of bills Thursday aimed at limiting the scope of third party delivery apps, following concerns they’re taking advantage of restaurants devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, even though they also helped them survive.저자 WNYC Radio

Many vaccinated people thought the days of masking and social distancing were behind them. But with the rise in cases, that seems less likely. Dr. Stephanie Silvera is a public health professor who specializes in epidemiology at Montclair State University in New Jersey. She spoke to WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill about how vaccinated peop…

WNYC’s Stephen Nessen reports on a the MTA unveiling a plaque for Edith Prentiss. For more, go to Gothamist.com.저자 WNYC Radio

The city paused for two weeks following litigation, but now that the process of moving homeless people out of hotels has resumed, the Department of Social Services says it's made adjustments.저자 WNYC Radio

New York City is surrounded by water. We have oceans, bays, tidal estuaries, canals, creeks and rivers. WNYC’s Amy Pearl signed up for a swim across the Hudson River.저자 WNYC Radio

Federal prosecutors say the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album once owned by convicted former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has been sold at auction to an anonymous buyer for an unknown price. "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" is unique in a few ways: it's never been commercially released, there's just the one copy encased in a silver box, and …

Some parents of students with underlying conditions that could put them at greater risk for Covid-19 are concerned about the city’s plan to exclusively offer in-person learning this fall. Some said they are struggling to navigate the public school bureaucracy to find out what additional protections could be in place for their kids, while others are…

There are still a lot of questions about what needs to happen to overhaul how we run elections in New York, and State Senator Zellnor Myrie is hoping to find answers in a series of hearings kicking off Wednesday morning at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. Myrie, who is also the chair of the Senate Elections Committee, says he wants to know the big…

Thomas Barrack, a close ally to former President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty to seven charges, including secretly lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of the United Arab Emirates from 2016 to 2018 without registering as a lobbyist. The indictment also claims that the 74-year-old billionaire investor lied to investigators about his activ…

Around 160,000 New Yorkers across the state who couldn’t pay rent during the pandemic have applied for the program. But over the past two months only a small number of them got assistance, even though money is available.저자 WNYC Radio

Last week, search crews reached the bottom of the rubble at the Champlain Towers condo building site in Surfside, Florida, where at least 98 people perished due to a deadly collapse in June. The exact cause is still unclear, but lack of maintenance, structural damage from exposure to salty sea air and storms, and subsidence (sinking) in combination…

After tangling with the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission over whether it’ll allow new taxis on the road, the company Revel has approval to launch a new, electric taxi service. Revel is best known for its bright blue moped share program. It's now moving forward with a fleet of 50 bright blue Tesla taxis next month. The city had capped new taxis …