Audio from WNYC and Gothamist reporting across New York City.
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Brooklyn’s Third Ave. is a death trap. Locals wonder if it will ever change.
Seventeen people have died in crashes over the last decade along a notorious stretch of Third Avenue.
↗ANOTHER NEW YORKER DIES ON BROOKLYN’S THIRD AVENUE — WNYC / GOTHAMISTNYC NOW · SEPTEMBER 20260:00The private club opening at Jacob Riis, “The People’s Beach”
A new private club is slated to open this month at Jacob Riis Park on the Rockaway Peninsula. Dubbed “The Peoples Beach,” the park has a long history as an informal gathering place for the LGBTQ community.
THE PRIVATE CLUB AT JACOB RIIS — WNYCBRIAN LEHRER SHOW · AUGUST 20260:00Queens body shop owner uses illegal tow truck scheme to flaunt wealthy ‘f—ing life’
“If you're tired of being broke, watching TV, watching us in these trucks, watching where we are, hit us up and we'll get you there," David Borukhov told his 45,000 followers on Instagram as he hopped out of an unlicensed tow truck earlier this month.
↗QUEENS BODY SHOP TOW SCHEME — WNYC / GOTHAMISTNYC NOW · MAY 20260:00The social media influencers now run Washington Square Park
On any given day, dozens of young people scour the downtown park with smartphones and microphones, looking for people to interview. Buskers and dog walkers increasingly compete for space with tripods, even in corners of the park with well-earned reputations for grittiness.
↗WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK IS NOW A STAGE FOR TIKTOKERSWNYC NEWS · MARCH 17 20260:00Ghost fleet: How New York City lost control of the tow truck industry
The number of unlicensed tow trucks on city streets has increased, putting drivers and pedestrians at risk.
↗GHOST FLEET — WNYC / GOTHAMISTTHE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW · FEBRUARY 20260:00Special investigation: How New York City lost control of the tow truck industry
Liam Quigley walks through the Ghost Fleet investigation on WNYC and NYC Now: how thousands of tow trucks operate outside the city’s licensing system, and who pays for it.
↗SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: HOW NEW YORK CITY LOST CONTROL OF THE TOW TRUCK INDUSTRYWNYC / NYC NOW · FEBRUARY 11 20260:00NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers’ eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
↗NYC WEGMANS — WNYC / NYC NOWNYC NOW · MARCH 11 20260:00How to compost in NYC
Liam Quigley joins the Brian Lehrer Show to explain how curbside composting works, what goes in the brown bin, and what happens to it after collection.
↗HOW TO COMPOST IN NYCTHE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW · MARCH 31 20250:00How to sort your trash in NYC
A guide to the city’s bin rules on the Brian Lehrer Show: what has to be containerized, when it goes out, and who gets fined.
↗HOW TO SORT YOUR TRASH IN NYCTHE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW · AUGUST 26 20240:00This Bronx lot was supposed to house a charter school. Now it’s a dump.
Five years after developers abandoned the construction of a new charter school in the South Bronx, the lot has become an illegal dumping ground.
↗THIS BRONX LOT WAS SUPPOSED TO HOUSE A CHARTER SCHOOL. NOW IT’S AN ILLEGAL DUMPING GROUND.WNYC NEWS · AUGUST 16 20240:00Erosion is causing ‘extremely hazardous’ conditions on Riis Beach, where 2 teens were swept to sea
Erosion is rapidly washing away the shoreline of Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway — and the National Park Service says the ongoing problem has created 'extremely hazardous' swimming conditions in an area of the beach where two teenage boys were swept out to sea last week.
↗2 TEENS DROWN AT JACOB RIIS BEACHWNYC NEWS · JULY 5 20240:00
