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AI and digital expert Suchi Srinivasan and fintech practice leader Kamila Rakhimova from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) talk to the women at the vanguard of business, digital, and technology. They’re digging into how these powerhouse leaders got where they are—everything from the joy of projects gone right to the realities of family responsibilities. And crucially, asking: what was that moment you knew you weren't merely getting there...you had arrived? That's when you know you're in your element.
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Every day, New York City is supported by the efforts of people trying to make a difference in their communities. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is highlighting some of them, recalling them community champions. This week, we turn our sights to City Island. Dan Treiber was born and raised there. He's made it a goal to serve his community in any way he can, whether it's through participating in food and coats drives or making his family's local toy store a hub for gatherings. The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Dan's Parents House started when my wife, Reina Mia Brill, and I bought my childhood home from my parents. Sort of as a joke, we started selling toys from my attic at the Brooklyn Flea Market, and it was accidentally the most successful thing we've ever done in my whole life. Years of doing the Brooklyn Flea led us to purchase our brick-and-mortar store on City Island. It was always important for me to come back home, and it's considerably more important for me to have a storefront in a town that needs storefronts than being another guy that sells objects in Brooklyn. The storefront, from the get-go, was always important to be a community space and not just a place of commerce. So, especially post-COVID, it made it important for me to have a place where people could get together. We have a handful of parties or book releases every year where people can meet other people. It takes tiny moments of kindness and like open arms that enable people to flourish. It doesn't matter where you came from, what you look like, or what you sound like. I want you to feel comfortable walking into our space so you can learn and experience things with other people. In 2020, was when we really started to engage in direct community action. We started the community fridge, and we put a refrigerator on our property that we got from the South Bronx Mutual Aid. But it's not my fridge, it's the people's fridge. We got together, and we realized that there was a need for food on City Island and decided we can do this ourselves. It's the same thing that happened with like the coat drives. We've only done a couple, but like people said, "Hey, we're going to do this because people are cold and they need warm jackets." People who were looking to do positive things. Things got to do positive things. And so you can do important things on the micro level that have a really big impact. We sell toys, but we also sort of try to be a positive force in the world, and we do our best to be supportive of the community when needed.…
The MTA hopes to spend $7.6 billion to order 1,500 new subway cars as part of the agency’s proposed $65 billion five-year capital plan that aims to fix the city’s aging mass transit systems . The new cars would replace the city's oldest subway trains, including the ones on the 1 line. Transit officials are pleading with state lawmakers to fund the construction plan , saying it’s urgently needed to keep subway service from collapsing. The money would almost certainly need to come through new taxes. But before they can order new trains, MTA officials say they must first renovate or replace aging maintenance shops like the one at 240th Street, which are too decrepit to handle modern subway cars. The MTA hopes to spend $1.9 billion on upgrading its train depots over the next five years.…
Governor Hochul says she wants police patrols on all overnight subway trains. The initiative was a major part of her annual State of the State speech. Hochul also announced plans to install new safety features and expand mental health resources to reduce homelessness in the subway system. David Jones is president and chief executive officer of the Community Service Society of New York, and an MTA board member. He joins "Weekend Edition" host David Furst to talk about the new plans.…
New York City won’t finalize its budget until the early days of the summer, but the annual budget dance is underway now that Mayor Adams unveiled a $115 billion dollar preliminary budget on Thursday. City Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan will be one of the key players in those negotiations. He talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about it.…
MTA data reveals congestion pricing has successfully reduced traffic. But will it stick? That and more in this week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news.
What were you doing at 19? Were you heading to college classes or going to work? What about serving on a local school board? Christina Argenziano from Closter, New Jersey is doing just that. The 19-year-old New York University student was sworn in as a member of the Closter Local Board of Education, making her one of the youngest people to ever serve in that role. She joined WNYC's Michael Hill to discuss her decision to run and what her plans are in office.…
New York City is planning to build a new facility to provide ongoing care to people with mental illness with nowhere to go after their hospital discharge. Mayor Adams says the program will help prevent people from landing back in the ER, on the streets, or in jail. It will start with a single, 100-bed facility where residents can stay for up to a year while receiving ongoing care while they get help finding permanent housing. Dr. Mitchell Katz is the president and CEO of NYC Health and Hospitals. He talks to WNYC's Sean Carlson more about the new city program.…
Each 2 train’s trip between Harlem and the Bronx is powered by a ramshackle electrical room maintained by an MTA manager who uses unorthodox tricks of the trade to keep its antiquated technology running. When electrical components fail in the substation – a common occurrence, as evidenced by burn marks on the walls – MTA Chief Superintendent Joseph Daidone searches eBay for replacements. Many of the manufacturers that once made critical equipment there went out of business decades ago, so he looks for gear from decommissioned substations around the country that’s up for online auction. If Daidone needs to reach the outside world from 40 feet below a Harlem sidewalk, he must use a rotary phone that was installed in 1969. Younger hires often need to be instructed on how to make a call because they’ve never seen one in person. And when something really goes wrong and electricity from the tracks needs to be isolated, Daidone grabs a stick – a little longer than a broomstick – to reach a button on the ceiling.…
At least 100 workers at the Tin Building by Jean-Georges lost their jobs after their employer performed a surprise check of identity and employment authorization just before the new year, according to estimates from several current employees and managers. “I was out for two days, and when I got back half the building was gone,” said one current employee, who requested anonymity in order to discuss their workplace. Six other employees, who also asked to not be identified due to fears of retaliation, shared similar stories of mass job cuts at the end of December. The cuts primarily affected Latino kitchen and custodial workers, the employees said. The company that owns and operates the Tin Building by Jean-Georges confirmed it performed employment authorization checks due to an internal restructuring, but would not comment on the number of people who lost their jobs as a result. “Chefs, line cooks, maintenance workers, servers, the people who do our garbage and recycling,” said another current employee, referring to their fired colleagues. “It’s everyone.”…
During a three-month investigation, WNYC reporters toured eight transit facilities that are off limits to the public and got a first-hand look at the MTA’s old, crumbling infrastructure. Reporters interviewed more than 100 riders on nearly every subway line across the city about the daily inconveniences they endure due to the shoddy system. Internal MTA records obtained by WNYC and the agency’s public data reveal that service breakdowns are on pace to become more frequent in 2025 than during New York’s infamous “summer of hell” in 2017, when the subway’s reliability fell to its lowest level in decades. MTA officials blame those problems on “deferred maintenance,” or decades of cost-saving measures that kept equipment in use far past its expiration date. But those same problems persist, and experts warn the same thing is about to happen again, creating cascading issues throughout the system.…
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State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson about Democrats' priorities for this legislative session, which officially got underway last week.
New York City communities thrive on everyday people trying to make a positive impact on those around them. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is spotlighting some of those people. We're calling them community champions. Today, we meet Jonas Coats, a 17-year-old Manhattan resident who has been baking and donating muffins every Friday morning to the ESOL classes, or English for Speakers of Other Languages, provided at the Mercy Center, a community center located in the Bronx. The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. I started baking when I was 5 or 6, really with my grandmother. That's maybe why I started to fall in love with baking as a way to express joy and love for those around you. I got involved with baking for the ESOL classes around a year ago. My family's been pretty involved with the Mercy Center for a while. One day, my dad came home with an email from the head of the center, saying they had this need on Friday mornings for their ESOL classes because many of the participants were coming hungry, and that was creating this barrier to learning. So, I decided to start baking muffins for those classes, and since then, I've been baking weekly. I usually bake four or five batches on Thursday nights. I get home from school; I finish up all of my work, then I go to get all of my ingredients. I usually try to do something different each week. Really pouring my soul into baking the same way I've seen those bakers around me do. The next morning, I take the muffins up to the Bronx. Usually, I'm not able to see them enjoy the muffins, unfortunately, because I'm there before the students in the classes actually get there. But I still feel like my work is meaningful because I hear this positive response from the people working there, and I know I'm having this positive impact. To be able to do this thing that I love and brings joy to people around me just makes me very happy.…
New York Giants fans don't have a lot to cheer about these days. But 17 years ago in 2008, the Giants unexpectedly won the Super Bowl, upsetting Tom Brady and the Patriots dynasty. Four years later, in 2012, they did it again. The Quarterback in both championships was Eli Manning, who as of this year is eligible for footballs Hall of Fame. But is he a Hall of Famer? Gary Myers is a former New York Daily News columnist and is on the Hall of Fame selection committee. He joined WNYC host Michael Hill to talk about voting on Number 10's fate. The results will be announced on February 6th.…
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Whenever our friends at Eater New York join us on WNYC, we usually hear about a few vegetarian choices mixed in with all of the recommendations. But this time, we focus on places that specialize in those options. Eater just published their list of the best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in New York City. Editor Melissa McCart runs down some of her top picks with Weekend Edition host David Furst .…
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