This Artist Stayed Figurative When Art Went Abstract
NPR Weekend Edition, Jan. 1, 2023
(audio & digital)
In the 1950s, Jonah Kinigstein was on the verge of making it big as a painter. But then, as a result of changing tastes in the art world, he fell into obscurity. Now, he’s getting some recognition–at the age of 99.
Fires from Exploding E-Bike Fires Multiply in NYC — Sometimes Fatally
NPR Weekend Edition, Oct. 30, 2022
(audio & digital)
Four times a week on average, an e-bike or e-scooter battery catches fire in New York City. And when they fail, the city’s fire marshal says, ‘they fail like a blowtorch.’
This Artist Gets Up to Her Neck in Water to Spread Awareness of Climate Change
NPR Morning Edition, Sept. 9, 2022
(audio & digital)
Multimedia artist Sarah Cameron Sunde stands for hours along the ocean’s edge and lets the tide rise up around her body–a metaphor for sea-level rise.
Danny Meyer Took Millions in PPP Loans After All
Gothamist, July 10, 2020
(digital)
Even though he turned down a Paycheck Protection Plan loan for his Shake Shack restaurant chain, restaurateur Danny Meyer took in millions of dollars for his other restaurants.
Why NY and NJ Voters Are Stuck With FOMO on the Presidential Primary
WNYC/Gothamist, Jan. 27, 2020
(audio/digital)
By the time their primaries roll around this spring, will votes cast by New York and New Jersey residents make a difference in determining major party presidential nominees? Probably not. So why do we put up with a system where some people’s votes matter more than others?
How Reagan Halted the Early Anti-Gentrification Movement
CityLab, November 12, 2019
(book excerpt)
In the 1970s, a movement to stem the tide of gentrification took shape and eventually got the Carter administration involved. That effort collapsed when Ronald Reagan took office.
When Gentrification Came to Greenpoint
City Limits, November 8, 2019
(book excerpt)
A landlord tried to force out tenants through noisy construction and outright vandalism in order to hike up the rents. The tenants fought back.
WNYC Radio, July-October, 2016
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WNYC collaborated with researchers, other media outlets and a community organization to perform original research on summer temperatures inside apartments without air conditioning. The radio station aired regular updates on the study as well as stories about the dangers of urban heat and the inadequacy of the city’s response.
Matthew Schuerman 