Fuel Stored in Potential Terror Target
New York, NY —WNYC has learned that the City is allowing a building with vital telecommunications equipment to store thousands of gallons fuel, despite the concerns of Lower Manhattan residents. WNYC's...
View ArticleEau D'New York in The Summer
New York, NY —There’s nothing like turning a New York City corner and being nose to nose with a garbage truck in mid-August. It’s no secret that New York is more – well - aromatic during these warmer...
View ArticleStart the Conversation: Living in a Bankrupt City
From Harrisburg to Detroit to Los Angeles, we're looking at cities on the brink of bankruptcy. Detroit might become the first city in Michigan to actually file for bankruptcy, and to try to get out of...
View ArticleThe 23-Year-Old Treasurer of Harrisburg, PA
Most college students don’t find much time in between classes, studying, and planning their own futures to solve major problems in their local communities. But when Harrisburg, Pennsylvania found...
View Article'Interrupting' Chicago's Gang Violence
In 2010, 66 children died of gunfire in Chicago, and hundreds more were injured. Staggering statistics like this show that gang violence in the Windy City has grown out of control. CeaseFire, a...
View ArticleSeattle Mayor Mike McGinn on the Emerald Empire
Coming up ... the mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn, talks about how to build community in the rapidly changing Emerald Empire. Next.
View ArticleListening in on "The Lives of Other Citizens"
All day long, we talk to ourselves. Nowhere is this more true than in New York, a city where every small solitary errand involves crossing paths with dozens-- or hundreds-- of strangers. New Yorkers...
View ArticleNYC Transition at City Hall; Twitter IPO; Native New Yorkers
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is putting together his transition team. WNYC's Brigid Bergin and NY1's Errol Louis discuss what we know so far about his plans. Plus: a conversation about the new power...
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Where The Birds Are Is Not Where You'd Think
This is a trick question. Where would you expect to find the greatest variety of birds?Downtown, in a city?Robert Krulwich/NPR Or far, far from downtown — in the fields, forests, mountains, where...
View ArticleStoryCorps 389: 9/11 Stories
Sekou Siby, a former kitchen worker at Windows on the World restaurant in the World Trade Center, remembers losing his coworker Moises Rivas along with many others on September 11, 2001.
View ArticleAre Homeowners Getting Slammed For Building Granny Flats
The city of Portland has been encouraging homeowners to build Accessory Dwelling Units, or "granny flats." But according to a new article in the Portland Tribune, Multnomah County's approach to these...
View ArticleHomeless Encampments
We talk to Portland Mayor Charlie Hales about how the city plans to approach the increasing number of homeless encampments. We talk to Portland Mayor Charlie Hales about how the city plans to approach...
View ArticleEarthquake-Proofing Portland's Water
Then we hear from Teresa Elliott, chief engineer at the Portland Water Bureau. She’s been working to ensure that the pipes that carry the city’s fresh water could survive an earthquake. Then we hear...
View ArticleWatch Live: Falcon Nest Atop Downtown Building
Adele and Frank, two Peregrine falcons that call 55 Water Street their home, are expecting five baby falcons. Falcons have been nesting at the building on and off since the 1990s.WNYC has a live video...
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How Gentrification, Industry and Art Have Transformed SoHo
Aaron Shkuda, urban historian and project manager of the Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities at Princeton University, writes about the changing face of SoHo in his...
View ArticleBeing Culturally Responsive in Classrooms
As part of the WNYC series "Integration 2.0," Christopher Emdin, associate professor at Columbia University's Teachers College, creator of the #HipHopEd Twitter movement and Science Genius...
View ArticleThe Future of The 'Smart City'
Over 85 percent of the world’s population will likely live in a city by the end of the 21st century. Today in a special hour-long broadcast, we're exploring what the urban centers of the future will...
View ArticleThe Future of the 'Smart City'
Happy 4th of July from The Takeaway! As we celebrate America's 240th birthday, we're also looking ahead to what's next. In a special re-broadcast, we're exploring what the urban centers of the future...
View ArticleTell Us About Your New York City 'Superpower'
Maybe it's happened to you: You doze off on the subway, but manage to wake up just in time for your stop.It's not such an uncommon phenomenon. A widely-shared New York Magazinearticle last week asked...
View ArticleMaking the 21st Century Metropolis Resilient
Starting on July 24, nearly 500 urban resilience leaders from around the world, including 80 Chief Resilience Officers, are gathering in New York City to exchange ideas and innovations about the 21st...
View ArticlePreserving NYC's Vanishing Businesses
Grousing about how New York is changing, gentrifying and losing its edge has long been a New Yorker's right and social obligation. For the last decade, Jeremiah Moss has been doing his part,...
View ArticleNYCHA Chair Shola Olatoye On The State Of City Public Housing
Shola Olatoye, chair of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), joins us to discuss the state of public housing in NYC. She'll examine the myths and stereotypes around public housing, and discuss...
View ArticleRegime Change in Zimbabwe Greeted Cautiously in U.S.
Zimbabwe swore in its second president Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday — 37 years after the country declared independence. He will take over as interim leader after helping oust former longtime ruler...
View Article296- Bijlmer (City of the Future, Part 1)
After World War 2, city planners in Amsterdam wanted to design the perfect “City of the Future.” They decided to build a new neighborhood, close to Amsterdam, that would be a perfect encapsulation of...
View Article297- Blood, Sweat and Tears (City of the Future, Part 2)
The Bijlmermeer (or Bijlmer, for short) was built just outside of Amsterdam in the 1960s. It was designed by modernist architects to be a "city of the future" with its functions separated into distinct...
View Article'Flint Town': What It's Like to Police in One of the Most Violent Cities in...
Filmmakers Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari and Jessica Dimmock spent two years embedded with the police department in Flint, Michigan. Set in the aftermath of the Flint water crisis, their Netflix series...
View Article308- Curb Cuts
If you live in an American city and you don’t personally use a wheelchair, it's easy to overlook the small ramp at most intersections, between the sidewalk and the street. Today, these curb cuts are...
View ArticleHow Do You Beat the Heat?
July is here, and so are the days of excessive heat. Listeners, we want to hear your tips and stories for surviving the sweltering summer! Did you grow up with air conditioning? What's the craziest...
View Article325- The Worst Way to Start a City
Sam Anderson, author of Boom Town, guides us through the chaotic founding of Oklahoma City, which happened all in one day in 1889, in an event called the Land Run.Plus, we talk about Operation Bongo,...
View Article352- Uptown Squirrel
This past fall, two hundred people gathered at The Explorer’s Club in New York City. The building was once a clubhouse for famed naturalists and explorers. Now it’s an archive of ephemera and rarities...
View Article355- Depave Paradise
Mexico City is in a water crisis. Despite rains and floods, it is running out of drinking water. To solve the scarcity issue, the city began piping water in from far away as well as from aquifer below...
View Article364- He's Still Neutral
When confronted with trash piling up on a median in front of their home in Oakland, Dan and Lu Stevenson decided to try something unusual: they would install a statue of the Buddha to watch over the...
View Article364- He's Still Neutral
When confronted with trash piling up on a median in front of their home in Oakland, Dan and Lu Stevenson decided to try something unusual: they would install a statue of the Buddha to watch over the...
View Article385- Shade
Journalist Sam Bloch used to live in Los Angeles. And while lots of people move to LA for the sun and the hot temperatures, Bloch noticed a real dark side to this idyllic weather: in many neighborhoods...
View Article385- Shade
Journalist Sam Bloch used to live in Los Angeles. And while lots of people move to LA for the sun and the hot temperatures, Bloch noticed a real dark side to this idyllic weather: in many neighborhoods...
View Article388- Missing the Bus
If you heard that there was a piece of technology that could do away with traffic jams, make cities more equitable, and help us solve climate change, you might think about driverless cars, or...
View Article388- Missing the Bus
If you heard that there was a piece of technology that could do away with traffic jams, make cities more equitable, and help us solve climate change, you might think about driverless cars, or...
View Article398- Unsheltered in Place
99% Invisible producer Katie Mingle had already been working on a series about unhoused people in the Bay Area for over a year when the current pandemic began to unfold. Suddenly, this vulnerable...
View Article398- Unsheltered in Place
99% Invisible producer Katie Mingle had already been working on a series about unhoused people in the Bay Area for over a year when the current pandemic began to unfold. Suddenly, this vulnerable...
View Article409- California Love Scared Straight
Walter Thompson-Hernandez was just eleven years old when he was admitted to L.A.'s infamous Scared Straight program for graffiti related crimes. In this episode, Walter, through a chance encounter,...
View Article414- The Address Book
An address is something many people take for granted today, but they are in fact a fairly recent invention that has shaped our cities and taken on great political importance. Deirdre Mask is the author...
View Article416- Exploring The 99% Invisible City
We're excited to celebrate the release of The 99% Invisible City book by host Roman Mars and producer Kurt Kohlstedt with a guided audio tour of beautiful downtown Oakland, California.In this episode,...
View Article419- Take a Walk
During publicity interviews for The 99% Invisible City someone asked us, “What is your favorite way to experience the city?” The answer is walking. If you have nothing to do, take a walk. If you are...
View ArticleGood Things: Snow Day Bodega
WNYC's Amy Pearl loves the snow. Several times a day, she trudges over plough mountains and fords slush rivers in order to walk her dogs. But after a couple of trips to the park, she heads to her...
View Article432- The Batman and the Bridge Builder
Mark Bloschock is an engineer from Texas, and in the late 1970s he got a job with the Texas Department of Transportation renovating the Congress Avenue Bridge. The bridge was a simple concrete arch...
View Article479-According to Need wins duPont-Columbia Award
The Columbia Journalism School recently announced the 16 winners of the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, including According to Need, a project of 99% Invisible produced by Katie...
View ArticleSummer in the City: Brooklyn Edition!
We continue our Summer in the City series by brainstorming how to take advantage of the rest of the summer in Brooklyn, including callers' recommendations. We're also joined by Brian Braiker,...
View ArticleCrowded Subways, Free Buses & More MTA News
Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, talks about the latest MTA news, including that subway ridership reached a seasonal high last week, the MTA's pilot for free rides on five...
View ArticlePop Quiz: NYC History
It's membership drive quiz time. Today, New York City History! Listeners call in to try their hand at a New York City history quiz.
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