Farmers Markets Gear Up For Busy Summer
Though the global COVID-19 pandemic has hurt many agricultural businesses and disrupted food supply chains all over the country, local farmers are
Photo Courtesy: Grow NYC
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Comptroller Stringer Exposes Waste In NYCHA
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer is calling for NYCHA executives to resign. WFUV's Nora Thomas has more.
Photo courtesy of Comptroller Scott Stringer's Facebook page.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Calls For Greater Accountability From Con Edison
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is calling out Con Edison after last weekend's blackout. WFUV's Nora Thomas has more.
Photo by Nora Thomas
Comptroller Stringer Proposes Teacher Residency Program
New York City may launch the largest teacher residency program in the nation. WFUV's Nora Thomas has more.
Photo by Susan Watts, NYC Comptroller's Office
Prickly Politics Episode 1: Summer of Prickly
Track repairs, Penn Station, delays, angry commuters...Jake Shore and Kacie Candela are bringing all these issues to the front lines of New York Ci
Penn Station. Photo Courtesy of Andrew Seger, WFUV News.
Up Close With NYC's Mayoral Candidates: Bill Thompson (D)
Listen this week at 7:40 a.m. and 5 p.m. for profiles of each of the leading candidates, and scroll down for more candidates' profiles.
This isn’t former Comptroller Bill Thompson’s first rodeo. Four years ago he ran against and lost to Mayor Bloomberg by 4.6 percent, but this race has been different altogether. Last time around it was his adamant stance on term limits that lit a fire under his campaign; in this race he may not have such a clear rallying point.
Bronx Connections The Digital Divide in College Admissions
Hosts Eliot Schiaparelli and Nora Thomas sit dow
Fordham Conversations: Spies and Surveillance
Do you know who's watching you?
This week, Fordham Conversations is all about spies and surveillance. WFUV's Connor Ryan reports on NYC's surveillance cameras and how some people feel their privacy is being invaded. Then, Chris Williams talks to Spy Store NYC owner Bob Leonard about different types of spying equipment and the reasons for using them. Fordham University professor Al Auster discusses how spies have been portrayed in film, and how that differs from actual espionage.
Morning Brief: January 16
Hudson Valley Celebrates Oscar Noms
This year’s Oscar nominations are out, which means a lot of complaints from fans of the Lego Movie, which got snubbed for Best Animated Feature, Interstellar, which garnered no big nominations, and diversity in Hollywood, as not a single actor of color got an acting nomination. The Lower Hudson Valley had something to celebrate though, as LoHud.com proudly shares area residents getting Oscar noms including Bill Murray and Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller
Morning Brief: December 15
How do I Love New York? Let Me Count the Ways.
