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March's Jobs Report and What it Means for NYC

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2026/04/03

Greg David, contributor on fiscal and economic issues for THE CITY and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, talks about the jobs report for March and some related news about the jobs picture for New York City in 2025. Photo by Josh Marty on Unsplash.

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Call Your Senator: Sen. Andy Kim; A Christian...

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2026/04/02

Loading... On today's show: Andy Kim, U.S. Senator (D NJ), talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey. Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz, a pastor at Good Shepherd Church in Bay Ridge, discusses the political divide over how Christian congregations are using scripture to guide their approach to immigration policy. Despite allowing a Russian tanker to breach the United States' fuel blockade and deliver oil to Cuba, President Trump reiterated his treat to take over the island

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Call Your Senator: Sen. Andy Kim

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2026/04/02

U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D NJ) talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey.Photo: Senator Andy Kim. Credit: Senate Photographic Studio.

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Wild NYC: Springtime Water Migrations

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2026/04/02

With the change of seasons, some water species, like eels and horseshoe crabs, go on the move. In this month's visit to "Wild NYC", Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week, and Chris Bowser, an estuary educator coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservations with Cornell's Water Resource Institute, discuss the waterways and local water migrations -- and how to participate in tracking them. Hudson River Eel Project Hudson

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Trump's Threat to Take Cuba

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2026/04/02

Despite allowing a Russian tanker to breach the United States' fuel blockade and deliver oil to Cuba, President Trump reiterated his treat to take over the island. What happens next? Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about his reporting from Cuba. and Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News and co-host of the podcast Counter Points, talks about the Nuestra América Convoy, a coalition of organizers that recently delivered humanitarian aid to the Caribbean nation Photo: A man

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A Christian Perspective on the Politics of Immigration

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2026/04/02

Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz, a pastor at Good Shepherd Church in Bay Ridge, discusses the political divide over how Christian congregations are using scripture to guide their approach to immigration policy.Photo: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 14 July 2012. Credit: MrBrittonJ via Wikimedia Commons.

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National Politics; Albany Budget Deadline;...

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2026/04/01

Loading... On today's show: Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW, writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about the latest developments in national politics, including the politics of the birthright citizenship case before the Supreme Court. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the status of budget negotiations and any remaining sticking points. Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's

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Wednesday Morning Politics: Birthright Citizenship,...

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2026/04/01

Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW, writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about the latest developments in national politics, including the politics of the 'birthright citizenship' case before the Supreme Court. Photo: An Indiana birth certificate. (Credit: Indiana's Clinton County Health Department)

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April 1st Extra

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2026/04/01

An April 1st Extra on New York/New Jersey interstate commerce. ...note: This is part of our yearly April Fool's coverage

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Arguing Birthright Citizenship

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2026/04/01

Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), offers analysis of the oral arguments at the Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's executive order to end "birthright citizenship." Photo: People demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of

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Albany Budget Deadline Day

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2026/04/01

Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the status of budget negotiations and any remaining sticking points. Photo: A stack of state budget-related bills under review in the New York Senate on April 6, 2021. (Credit: NYS Media Services)

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How Gaza and Zionism Are Dividing Synagogues; NYC's...

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2026/03/31

Loading... On today's show: Eyal Press, contributing writer to The New Yorker, shares his reporting on how disagreements over Israel, Gaza and Zionism itself are dividing synagogues, Jewish families and communities across America. Alister Martin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, talks about his background and what he plans to prioritize in his new job. Chabeli Carrazana, economy and child care reporter for The 19th, shares her reporting on the women

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The Women Leading the Farmworker Movement

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2026/03/31

Chabeli Carrazana, economy and child care reporter for The 19th, shares her reporting on the women advocating for women and migrant farmworkers, in light of the explosive allegations that Cesar Chavez, the late leader of the farmworkers' movement, had sexually assaulted women and girls. Photo: A guest, reflected in a piece by Yreina Cervantez titled, "La Ofrenda" attends the opening of the art show, "DOLORES," at Plaza de Raza in Los Angeles on March 21, 2026. (Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles

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A 'People's History' of the Mets

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2026/03/31

A.M. Gittlitz, an organizer and writer and the author of Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team (Astra House, 2026), looks at the way class and politics and baseball intersect with the story of baseball and of the Mets baseball franchise. Cover image courtesy of the publisher.

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Meet the New NYC Health Commissioner

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2026/03/31

Alister Martin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, talks about his background and what he plans to prioritize in his new job. Photo: Alister Martin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (Credit: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

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How Gaza and Zionism Are Dividing Synagogues

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2026/03/31

Eyal Press, contributing writer to The New Yorker, shares his reporting on how disagreements over Israel, Gaza and Zionism itself are dividing synagogues, Jewish families and communities across America. → At Synagogues, Tensions Are Boiling Over | The New Yorker Photo: Jewish activists and allies take part in a Passover Seder outside ICE headquarters in New York City to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil and an end to the war on Gaza, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific

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'Good' Things to Start Your Week

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2026/03/30

Melissa Kirsch, writer of The New York Times newsletter "The Good List," which gives recommendations and inspirations for living a more joyful and meaningful life, and writer of "The Morning" newsletter on Saturday, discusses her newest newsletter and listeners call in about the new things they've tried that are bringing more joy and meaning to their lives. Photo: A couple reads books outdoors in the Botanical Garden of Medellin, Colombia, on March 20, 2026. (Photo by JAIME SALDARRIAGA / AFP via

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Extending Mayoral Control of the Schools?

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2026/03/30

As state budget negotiations continue ahead of the April 1 deadline, Carmen Fariña, former NYC Schools Chancellor, argues for a four-year extension of mayoral control of NYC's public schools. Photo: Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits a public school classroom in March 2026. (Credit: Office of the Mayor)

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Sen. Booker on 'Standing Up'

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2026/03/30

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) author of Stand (St. Martin’s Press, 2026), weaves history, personal stories and current politics into a defense of principles as a way of facing crises. Photo: The cover art for Cory Booker's new book, Stand. (Credit: St. Martin's Press/MacMillan Publishers)

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Saturday's 'No Kings' Protests

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2026/03/30

On Saturday, 'No Kings' demonstrations nationwide served as a statement in rebuke of President Donald Trump's policies. Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director of the progressive organization Indivisible and an organizer of the 'No Kings' protest, talks about Saturday's protests and takes calls from listeners. Photo: Protesters hold signs as they participate in a 'No Kings' protest in Manhattan on March 28, 2026 in New York City. This is the third nationwide "No Kings" protest held

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