New York City

Who is Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned down in New York?

1:39pm December 04, 2024

Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, spent two decades at UnitedHealth Group before his shocking death. Tributes are pouring in from coworkers and public officials in his home state of Minnesota.

Reporter Journal: A sunrise trek through wild solitude in New York City

6:00am November 30, 2024

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

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How a Sabrina Carpenter song led to a priest's demotion for mishandling church funds

11:34am November 20, 2024

Officials say Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was disciplined for mishandling $1.9 million in parish funds. He faced scrutiny last year for letting Carpenter film a music video at his Brooklyn church.

Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally

5:03pm October 30, 2024

The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.

National

Trump rallied at Madison Square Garden in New York days before election

2:26pm October 27, 2024

Former President Trump has said 'we are going to win New York' despite double-digit losses in previous elections.

How to buy cheap(er) Broadway tickets

7:00am October 27, 2024

Coming to New York City for the holidays? Let us help you see a show — without spending your life savings.

NYC isn’t known for its Mexican food. A restaurant week was organized to change that

8:06pm October 16, 2024

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

In New York, a young group of community organizers recently pulled together a week-long celebration of Mexican restaurants. They stress it’s about the workers as much as the food.

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New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick it from the curb

6:01am September 24, 2024

New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it — with trash cans and by changing human behavior.

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Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Speaks At The Libertarian National Convention

RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery

7:10pm August 05, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The presidential candidate said he'd planned to take the roadkill home and skin it, but got waylaid by a long day of falconry and steak dinner. The mystery of the bear cub made national news in 2014.

Ani DiFranco wants you to know she's more than a '90s feminist cult icon

3:01am July 25, 2024

Musician Ani DiFranco has never stopped growing as an artist. In the last year alone, she starred in the Broadway production of Hadestown, was featured in a documentary about her life and career, and released her 23rd album. She and Rachel talk about reinventing yourself in middle age, finding power in scaring people, and the magic of a late-night hamburger.

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