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NYC NOW

WNYC
New York City
Zohran Mamdani
NYPD
SNAP
WNYC
New York
New Jersey
Affordable Housing
Kathy Hochul
ICE
Grocery Prices
Election Day
Congestion Pricing
MTA
Donald Trump
Governor Kathy Hochul
Trump Administration
Manhattan
SNAP (supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
Andrew Cuomo

NYC Now helps New Yorkers understand the city through original reporting and sharp analysis from WNYC and Gothamist. The show digs into the news, culture, and conversations shaping life in New York, three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, hosted by Janae Pierre.

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WNYC and Gothamist arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper joins us to talk about Supreme’s new licensing deal with New York City and the buzz around Jude Bellingham’s massive Calvin Klein billboard in SoHo. Plus, a long lost Georgia O’Keeffe paint... more

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A three-story building in the vicinity of Flatbush and Bedford Avenue collapsed Wednesday afternoon, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed eight people have died, including two children. Search and rescue is still underway in heavy rain.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected as the first digital native to run City Hall, and now New Yorkers have found a new way to report what’s broken in their neighborhoods: filming a short video, tagging Mayor Mamdani, and asking him to come fix it. Somet... more

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Housing has been a major focus for Mayor Zohran Mamdani since taking office in January. His administration has heard from tenants about poor living conditions, but landlords have complaints of their own, from unpaid rent to rising costs and lengthy e... more

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Recent Guests

Cea Weaver
Director of the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants and former tenant activist and organizer
Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants
Episode: Landlords vs. Tenants: Housing in Mamdani’s New York
Anu Sehgal
Founder of The Culture Tree, which connects children with South Asian heritage and cultures.
The Culture Tree
Episode: A New Yorker’s Guide to Diwali
Stephen Rex Brown
WNYC and Gothamist accountability editor
WNYC and Gothamist
Episode: What the Midterm Election Results Mean for New York
John Campbell
Albany reporter
Episode: What the Midterm Election Results Mean for New York
Samantha Max
WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering the lawsuit and NYPD property returns.
Gothamist
Episode: When Police Take Your Things, Whose Job Is It to Give Them Back?
Matthew Schnipper
Arts and culture editor at WNYC and Gothamist.
WNYC and Gothamist
Episode: You Can See Everything... Except the New Elizabeth Holmes Movie in Brooklyn
David Brand
WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering housing and New York City.
WNYC and Gothamist
Episode: New York State of Unaffordability Part 4: Rent Is Too Damn High
Rachel Fee
Leader of the New York Housing Conference, a policy and lobbying group for affordable housing developers.
New York Housing Conference
Episode: New York State of Unaffordability Part 4: Rent Is Too Damn High
Melody Capote
Executive director of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
Episode: In Conversation: East Harlem Has Waited Nearly a Century for the Q Train. Can the Neighborhood Make It Through Construction?

Host

Janae Pierre
New York City journalist covering local news, culture and city life

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 166 ratings
  • Jane Pierre and team deep dive into the less covered but most Impactful stories affecting NYers present and past. Love the show and hope the daily format could be able to return in some shape in the future.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    leroyjabari
    a month ago
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    I love this podcast ! My youngest should be moving to nyc and we travel there often from Texas - love listening to all the great stories and I tell all my

    NYC friends on events that are happening in this fab city

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mlhalhldh
    United States2 months ago
  • Downgrade

    I miss old format. I loved getting the news first thing in the morning. I understand budget cuts are why we’re stuck with the new format but almost all the “news” is fluff pieces and way too pro-Mamdani.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Smarterchild319x
    United States7 months ago
  • What has whappened to NYC Now?

    I'm sad about the funding crisis but does that mean the podcast had to devolve into a juvenile gossip fest?

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    RAKGB
    United States8 months ago
  • Bring back the daily 10 min format!

    Bring back the daily 10 min format!

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Cloud & Wind
    United States9 months ago

Listeners Say

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Listeners value the reporting as an informative, high-quality way to keep up with New York news and local issues.
Some listeners miss the former short, frequent headline format and find the current longer stories less focused on daily news.
Janae Pierre and the other presenters are praised for their strong hosting and reporting.
City events and neighborhood stories help listeners feel connected to New York, including people who live elsewhere but visit often.
A few listeners object to perceived political slant or to coverage they consider too lightweight.

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#96
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#240
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#61
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#87
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#120
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#121
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

What the Midterm Election Results Mean for New York
Q: How much did Trump factor into how New Yorkers voted?
Stephen Rex Brown says Trump was central: voters connected him to the war in Iran, higher gas prices and the failure to reduce costs.
What the Midterm Election Results Mean for New York
Q: What does the margin tell us about where New York voters are right now?
Stephen Rex Brown says Donald Trump was the defining factor, and Democrats' gains extended from the governor's race to congressional and state legislative contests.
Landlords vs. Tenants: Housing in Mamdani’s New York
Q: When do you think we'll start to see tenants get a chance to own or have more control over buildings?
Weaver says the administration is working out implementation of its housing plan. Tenant control could include public ownership, negotiations with landlords, or tenant-owned limited-equity cooperatives, and the plan commits to expanding some of these models.
Landlords vs. Tenants: Housing in Mamdani’s New York
Q: What do you think of the current process for recovering unpaid rent that landlords have to go through and the process for completing an eviction, what would you change about it?
Weaver says housing court is burdensome for both owners and renters. She favors addressing the root problem of tenants' difficulty paying rent, expanding access to resources and intervening earlier, while preserving help for people at immediate risk of losing their homes.
A New Yorker’s Guide to Diwali
Q: Yeah. Let's get specific here. It's Diwali night at your house. What's going on?
Her family wears traditional Indian clothes, performs Lakshmi Puja, and has the children enact Ramlila. They share sweets, take family photographs, eat a feast, and let the children light fireworks.

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Frequently Asked Questions About NYC NOW

What is NYC NOW about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Three times a week, Janae Pierre leads reporting and conversations about the policies, people, culture and everyday pressures shaping New York City and New York State. WNYC and Gothamist reporters bring expertise in areas including housing, transit, labor, public safety, utilities and the arts, often pairing policy analysis with accounts from residents, workers and business owners directly affected. Conversations with community leaders, advocates, public officials and cultural figures add perspectives from across the city. Coverage ranges from practical service journalism, such as tenants' rights and local events, to longer investigations of affordability and the consequences of city decisions. The mix of reported stories and approachable d... more

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Recent guests on NYC NOW include:

1. Cea Weaver
2. Anu Sehgal
3. Stephen Rex Brown
4. John Campbell
5. Samantha Max
6. Matthew Schnipper
7. David Brand
8. Rachel Fee

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