It's peak spring migration season for birds and the The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show has tips from WNYC's own Jason Saul for birdwatching. bit.ly/4bhJ9AE

This week, Mayor Adams signed a bill into law that requires body armor and safety training for all fire department EMS workers and paramedics. But not all EMS workers think it will solve problems facing their workforce. wnyc.org/story/fdny-ems…

Newly released body-worn camera footage shows NYPD officers fired five shots at 19-year-old Win Rozario in March, killing him next to his family in their kitchen as they pleaded not to shoot less than three minutes after officers arrived at his home. bit.ly/3QzrtbV

Experts say glass eels, which have long been endangered, are making a “bumpy comeback” in the river after decades of population decline. wnyc.org/story/glass-ee…

The MTA this week inked a $141 million contract to install cameras on thousands of buses that automatically ticket drivers illegally parked along bus routes. bit.ly/3UtSjDo

The New York Mets are asking for applicants to step up to the plate and work closely with Mr. and Mrs. Met, the beloved MLB mascots, who are widely known for mingling with fans and boogying atop the team’s dugout. gothamist.com/news/be-the-ba…

Happy release day to The Lemon Twigs!

Here's a little bonus content for after you've finished The Lemon Twigs' new album... a sneak preview of their song for the Public Song Project from WNYC 🎙!

Full song coming this summer.

And while you're here...⬇️

Every year, 50 teenage girls representing each state in the U.S. descend on Alabama to compete in the Distinguished Young Women program. Shima Oliaee, podcast host and creator, discusses her new series 'The Competition' in this The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show segment. wnyc.org/story/what-com…

The number of homeless New Yorkers moving into city public housing under the Adams administration has dropped to the lowest number in a decade, even as the volume of empty New York City Housing Authority apartments continues to rise. gothamist.com/news/fewest-sh…

It's peak spring migration season for birds. Jason Saul, assistant program director at WNYC and former managing producer for BirdNote, talks to The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast about where birds are and what to look for (and listen to) if you're heading out birdwatching. wnyc.org/story/peak-spr…

Sixty years ago, the Beatles visited NYC where Paul McCartney captured their visit on his Pentax camera. You can see more than 250 of McCartney's photographs at the Brooklyn Museum in a new exhibition. gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

'The Contestant' explores the early days of reality TV in Japan when a man named Nasubi lived naked in isolation living off prizes from magazine sweepstakes for over a year while 30 million viewers tuned in to watch. wnyc.org/story/is-the-c…

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office says an NYPD officer fired their gun earlier this week inside Columbia's Hamilton Hall, contesting Mayor Adams’ description of a well-executed operation that sought to restore calm. gothamist.com/news/manhattan…

Black migrants in NYC are more likely than their Latin American counterparts to receive an eviction notice from a city shelter, go without food or lack warm clothing, according to a report by three immigrant rights and community-based organizations. gothamist.com/news/black-mig…

Jazz at Lincoln Center's 29th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is May 9–11and All Of It With Alison Stewart listeners got a bit of a preview. wnyc.org/story/a-previe…

A new book tells the little-known story of the first principal ballerinas in the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Hear from The Swans of Harlem author Karen Valby and one of the subjects, dancer Marcia Sells, in this All Of It With Alison Stewart segment. wnyc.org/story/the-hist…

A battery exploded this week while fire marshals were arresting an e-bike retailer, underscoring the lethal threat posed by lithium-ion batteries used to power e-bikes, according to the FDNY. gothamist.com/news/fdny-batt…

Many selective colleges are reversing Covid-era test-optional admissions policies, requiring applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores again. Emi Nietfeld, author of Acceptance: A Memoir spoke to The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast about how taking the SAT changed her life. wnyc.org/story/are-sats…

After Columbia University spent weeks at the center of a national pro-Palestinian protest movement, its students and faculty struggled to prepare for finals following mass arrests by the NYPD on campus. bit.ly/3y5fWuD

Since opening Savant Studios in 2019, Michael “Grapes” Graham has already taken over BK with his trucker hats, which have a cult following reminiscent of the Telfar bag's. Now, Graham is on track to become an emerging star within the global fashion scene. gothamist.com/arts-entertain…