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In recent months, protests around the country have called attention to policing practices, particularly to the "broken windows" theory, which has shaped policing tactics nationwide.Coined in 1982 by...
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View ArticleHappy New Year
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View ArticlePick Three: Devendra Banhart, Bernhoft, Night Beds
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View ArticleCity's Treatment of Disabled During Disasters to be Scrutinized During Trial...
Opening arguments begin today in a federal trial that is expected to shine a spotlight on how disabled New Yorkers fared during recent disasters such as Hurricane Irene and Sandy. The trial stems from...
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Slate's Stephen Metcalf, June Thomas and Dana Stevens discuss Michael Bay's latest film "Pain and Gain," talk about morning TV with the New York Times' Brian Stelter, and ponder the Amazon's new TV...
View ArticleThousands Flock to Jersey Shore for Post-Sandy Marathon
About 12,000 runners competed in the New Jersey Marathon Sunday amid cheering crowds and tighter security. It was the first marathon in New Jersey since Sandy devastated the Shore, and since last...
View ArticleTimeline | A Brief History of Same-sex Marriage in the Courts
UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, June 26, issued its long-anticipated ruling on same-sex marriage. Here's a look back at some of the major cases that have shaped the legal conversation on...
View ArticleThe Culture Gabfest: Mini Goth Dumbo Edition
Slate critics Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Stephen Metcalf discuss the MTV show "Catfish," Frank Rich's column on the NSA and privacy, and Dana's tirade against flip flops.
View ArticleThe Culture Gabfest: Initiate Neural Handshake Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the Guillermo del Toro film "Pacific Rim," the new Comedy Central show "Drunk History," and John Tierney's New York Times piece on...
View ArticleThe Culture Gabfest: The Duchess Has a Vagina Edition
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View ArticleOpen Phones: Stop-and-Frisk Ruling
Listeners call in to discuss this morning's ruling in the stop-and-frisk case in which federal judge Shira Scheindlin determined that the current practice violates constitutional rights. The city is...
View ArticleThe Culture Gabfest: In A World Without Steve and Dana Edition
Slate critics Julia Turner, David Haglund, and Seth Stevenson discuss the romantic comedy "In A World," the New York Times' longform multimedia piece "The Jockey," and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines."...
View ArticleThis Week In Politics: Dante's Inferno
Dante de Blasio provides a big lift for his dad, who finds himself increasing in the line of fire as the primary approaches. Meantime, the primary gets hotter and hotter, with slaps, verbal jabs, and...
View ArticleThe Culture Gabfest: Log-Toting Salinger Edition
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View ArticleThe Culture Gabfest: Live from Brooklyn Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the Nicole Holofcener film "Enough Said" and Brooklyn as a global brand, plus New York Times contributor Chris Suellentrop guests...
View ArticleLou Reed: 1942-2013
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View ArticleThe Political Gabfest: The It's Not Plagiarism If You Say It in a Loud Voice...
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View ArticleReport: Controversial Christie Appointee Out at Port Authority
A controversial appointee of Governor Chris Christie has resigned from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, just as lawmakers are stepping up scrutiny of alleged politically-motivated...
View ArticleThe Political Gabfest: The "I Am Not a Bully" Edition
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View ArticleBreaking the Ice on the Hudson
The Hudson River is no longer the commercial highway it once was but it’s still an important route for New York's economy. To keep the river open for business in the freezing winter months, the Coast...
View ArticleUnion Cites 'Exodus' of Experienced City Teachers
The city's teachers union has released its own grim analysis of teacher attrition rates in New York City, possibly a move to position itself for contract negotiations with Mayor Bill de Blasio.The...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: The Mayor's Big Week
It was a big week for Mayor Bill de Blasio. An explosion leveled two apartment buildings in East Harlem — and then a plan for universal pre-kindergarten emerged in budget talks in Albany. It wasn't...
View ArticleMTA Warns Riders: Beware of Skimmers!
The MTA is putting riders on alert after a customer discovered a skimming device at a MetroCard vending machine at the 59th St/Columbus Circle station. So if you swiped your card at the station anytime...
View ArticleNY Public Library Scraps $300 Million Renovation
In an abrupt change, the New York Public library announced it was dropping its controversial plan to move 1.5 million books from its flagship Fifth Avenue branch to New Jersey, and turn the space into...
View ArticleStoryCorps 373: Going Home
When the StoryCorps Mobile Booth visited Durham, North Carolina in 2006, David Wright decided to interview his friend, Eddie Lanier, Jr.
View ArticleBREAKING: A NEW WATCH CAME OUT YESTERDAY
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View ArticleReport: NY, NJ See Drop in Crime Rate, Prison Population
For decades, common political wisdom when discussing ways to fight crime has been to toughen sanctions, develop three-strikes-and-you're-out policies for repeat offenders, and dole out longer...
View ArticleStoryCorps 392: Outcast and OK
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View ArticleStoryCorps 395: Bright in Spots
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View ArticleNew Yorkers Flock to Flu Shots
Flu vaccinations are up 50 percent in New York City, according to the Health Department — though the city's flu chief said it's too soon to know whether the surge is the result of the vaccine being...
View ArticleCranes Over Buffalo
Buffalo Bills fan James Reidy and hundreds of other tailgaters are grilling chicken in a field just outside Ralph Wilson Stadium, where the Buffalo Bills pulled off a surprise upset over the Minnesota...
View ArticleSix Months After 9/11: The Weight of the Grief Hung in the Air
in 2002, six months after the attacks of September 11th, WNYC documented the ways the city had changed. We examined what the re-building might entail, how to make the city safe and the ways we might...
View ArticleNew Jersey's Obamacare Limbo
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View ArticleReading, Writing and Psychotherapy: When Schools Step In
Inside her pink bedroom, Olivia Ingles stood on top of her bed and posed next to her favorite teen “it-girl" poster, Scotch-taped to the wall. Next, she was on the floor wrestling with her younger...
View ArticleIn Foster Care, Treating the Trigger
On the seventh floor of an office building in mid-town Manhattan, dozens of foster care workers sat quietly, listened and took notes. They had been here for hours listening to Adam Brown, a clinical...
View ArticleRespite From the Storm
Not far from Union Square, around the corner from fancy brownstones and tree-lined streets, sits a four-story red brick apartment building. It’s un-remarkable on the outside, but on the inside, it has...
View ArticleEx-NLF Player Aaron Hernandez Convicted of First-Degree Murder
Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million...
View ArticleSerenas Grow in Brooklyn
While Serena Williams heads to the U.S. Open for a run at another Grand Slam, Brooklyn is a training ground for the next possible tennis star.The King’s County Tennis League wants to develop individual...
View ArticleSenator Gillibrand on Zadroga Bill Renewal
Following the lobbying in DC with Jon Stewart, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks about her efforts to get support in Congress for the permanent renewal of the Zadroga bill to assist those...
View ArticleUndercover With the FBI
The documentary (T)ERROR, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize, follows an undercover informant during an actual FBI operation against a Muslim man in Pittsburgh. Filmmakers Lyric R. Cabral and...
View ArticleNew York Moves to Stop Gay Conversion Therapy for Youths
New York is taking steps to stop therapists from trying to change young people's sexual orientation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday, joining a number of states that have acted against what's...
View ArticleThe Complicated Race for One Long Island Congressional Seat
UPDATE: A federal court Tuesday upheld an earlier decision setting an Oct. 6 Republican primary for New York's 3rd Congressional District. But the court decided not to move the general election date —...
View ArticleMTA Considers Increasing Fares, Tolls for 2017
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering two proposals that would raise fares and tolls system-wide by about 4 percent on average next year.MTA board members are expected to vote on the...
View ArticleLearning the Lingo Behind Health Reform
With the Senate set to display its latest stab at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, Americans will be hearing a lot of phrases from their elected representatives in the coming weeks that...
View ArticleBad is the new good – except that it isn’t
Lucy Kellaway says the craze for taking something we all think is bad and telling us that it’s good is crazy Lucy Kellaway says the craze for taking something we all think is bad and telling us that...
View ArticleJill Abramson's New York Times tattoo points way to wearable CVs
Why bother with introductions when you can tell your story on your forehead - or even your bottom? Why bother with introductions when you can tell your story on your forehead - or even your bottom?
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