A federal judge this week temporarily reinstated a Manhattan education councilmember who was removed by the city for making offensive comments about a student. gothamist.com/news/judge-rei…

Night-session attendance totals broke U.S. Open records this year. Matthew Futterman, senior writer for The Athletic, the sports unit of The New York Times, explains why the draw is so big all of a sudden on the The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show. wnyc.org/story/us-open-…

Fans of the NY Liberty are learning to be careful about what they wish for. After an explosive 2024 that has seen average home game attendance more than double, season ticket membership holders report massive price increases for 2025. gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Jessica Gould, WNYC/Gothamist reporter, talks about the issues facing the education department, like whether to ban cellphone use in classes and Pre-K, as the school year gets started on the The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show. wnyc.org/story/first-da…

“Mind the gap” is a familiar phrase on the London Underground, where riders are famously warned of wide spaces between the Tube’s platforms and trains. NYC's subway has a similar problem, but the MTA hardly warns passengers to tread carefully. gothamist.com/news/elderly-a…

The NYC Fire Department has lost dozens of members this past year to diseases related to rescue-and-recovery work after Sept. 11, 2001, pushing the department over a grim threshold. bit.ly/3XzfUFL

Federal agents raided the homes of three top aides of Mayor Eric Adams Wednesday, according to an administration official familiar with the matter. bit.ly/47emiW6

Federal prosecutors allege a top Chinese official in New York was in frequent, often secretive contact with an indicted former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul. But what that means for his job depends on whom you ask. gothamist.com/news/linda-sun…

An op-ed in Slate by a psychiatrist notes how the author, and her patients, are recently starting to identify as introverted. Listeners who found their personalities have shifted from extrovert to introvert called in to the The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show. wnyc.org/story/going-fr…

Legal issues keep mounting for Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle as he inches closer to his re-election campaign next year. gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada…

A ballot measure to protect and expand abortion rights will be on the ballot in Florida this year. Grace Panetta, political reporter at The 19th, and Kimberly Leonard, Politico politics reporter and author, explain the measure on the The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show. wnyc.org/story/abortion…

EGOT winning musician John Legend has just released his debut family album, My Favorite Dream, produced with Sufjan Stevens. The album also features contributions from Legend's wife and children. Legend came on All Of It With Alison Stewart for a Listening Party. wnyc.org/story/john-leg…

While famous actors and directors are in Italy this week for the prestigious Venice Film Festival, a group of nontraditional movie critics is preparing for its own competition in New York at the Sing Sing maximum security prison. gothamist.com/news/incarcera…

Tickets prices for the New York City Ferry go up on Monday, with regular ticket prices rising from $4 to $4.50, and bundles of 10 tickets rising from $27.50 to $29. gothamist.com/news/nyc-ferry…

'Look Into My Eyes' takes a non-judgemental approach to watching New York psychics at work. Filmmaker Lana Wilson captures a vibe of city dwellers in isolation looking for connections. Hear more in this Documentary of the Week. wnyc.org/story/look-int…

For only the sixth time, both the Mets and the Yankees teams could make the playoffs. Brendan Kuty, MLB staff writer for The Athletic, assesses the chances of October baseball in NYC and the state of the game on the The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show. wnyc.org/story/are-the-…

A recent City Council survey of more than 100 public bathrooms in NYC parks has found the facilities sorely lacking. More than two-thirds were either shuttered or missing crucial amenities like soap and toilet paper, council staffers found. gothamist.com/news/many-nyc-…

Robert Tucker, FDNY commissioner, talks to The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast about his new role and the challenges facing the department and Daniel Flynn, chief fire marshal of FDNY's Bureau of Fire Investigation, discusses FDNY's efforts to prevent lithium-ion battery fires. wnyc.org/story/new-lead…

FBI raids at the homes of Mayor Eric Adams’ top aides this week represented a redux of sorts for one of the most controversial members of the mayor's inner circle: Phil Banks. gothamist.com/news/fbi-raid-…

Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared on WNYC’s All Things Considered this week and her answer to a question about congestion pricing raised our eyebrows.