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Diwali is the festival of lights, celebrated by millions around the world. But what does the holiday look like in New York City? Anu Sehgal, founder of The Culture Tree, joins us to talk about growing up celebrating Diwali in India, passing traditions down to her children here in the city.

Photo: The Culture Tree

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Remote learning day for NYC schools means remote chance of learning, parents say
Four takeaways after Democrats’ big night in New York
Trump urged voters to pretend he’s on the ballot. In NY and NJ they listened.
Even in defeat, a reclusive NJ Republican remained secluded to the last vote
NYC voters approve outdoor dining, bike lane ballot measures
Rebecca Bennett flips NJ Republican House seat for Democrats
Mamdani allies Valdez, Avila Chevalier win House seats for New York
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler concedes to Cait Conley after voting machine snafu





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WNYC and Gothamist reporter Samantha Max joins us to discuss a lawsuit accusing New York City and the NYPD of making it unnecessarily difficult for people to recover belongings taken by police. One plaintiff says officers took bags of Christmas presents for her children and that she never got them back. Another says police left some of his possessions beside a dumpster while other items disappeared. The lawsuit argues the city’s property return process is so confusing that some New Yorkers never recover what belongs to them.

Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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The NYPD arrested a mom and took her kids' Christmas gifts. She never got them back.





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In this week's Arts & Culture Check-In, WNYC and Gothamist arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper joins us to run through the stories coming off the desk this week. From the New York City Marathon turning 50 as a five borough race, to a trip into the underground control room beneath the Lincoln Center fountain, to two documentaries that have New Yorkers packing theaters, if you’re lucky enough to get a ticket.
Photo: Sonia Rao for Gothamist
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Mamdani says he's 'confident' NYC will collect $500 million with pied-à-terre tax
Trash containers take over Brooklyn parking spaces as NYC gets garbage bags off sidewalks
What to expect and avoid in NYC’s Halloween, voting, marathon and daylight saving weekend

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Housing costs are the number one concern for many New Yorkers, and they’re at the center of this year’s race for governor. Kathy Hochul says the state has to build its way out of rising rents, while challenger Bruce Blakeman argues the city already has empty apartments kept off the market by rent stabilization laws, and says he’s proud that home prices have gone up.

WNYC and Gothamist reporter David Brand takes us to East New York, where 24 year old Taylor Rivers works two jobs and still can’t find an apartment she can afford, to break down what each candidate is promising and why all the new construction hasn’t brought prices down. This is the final episode of our four part series, New York State of Unaffordability.

Photo: Taylor Rivers / photo by David Brand

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Mamdani plans redesign of Brooklyn's Third Avenue after nurse killed in hit-and-run
GOP candidates in NY face a changed landscape on immigration


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