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A coalition representing hundreds of independent grocers is suing New York City over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city owned grocery stores, arguing the taxpayer backed stores could put neighborhood businesses at a disadvantage. WNYC and Gothamist reporter Karen Yi looks at what the lawsuits challenge, how the city is defending the plan and whether the experiment could ultimately help lower costs for both shoppers and small grocers.

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Additional Notes:

Mamdani’s plan for cheaper groceries could hurt minority grocers, lawsuit says⁠

TikTok is the new 311: New Yorkers tag Mayor Mamdani on social media for help⁠

Late start to school year puts NYC parents in a childcare crunch⁠

NJ, NY cosmetology schools to teach twists and turns of Black hair, to root out bias⁠



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WNYC arts and culture editor Matthew Schnipper joins Janae Pierre to talk about the US Open, rising New York Liberty ticket prices and what it costs to be a sports fan in the city right now. Also discussed are Dolly Parton’s legacy and some of the best ways to spend the final days of summer across New York City.

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Episode Notes:

A summer surge in ICE arrests in NYC and NJ, mostly of people with no criminal history

NYC families get reprieve in fight over trans youths' medical records

People in NY keep climbing into manholes. Police aren't sure why.

We joined the US Open ball crew for a day. It's harder than it looks.

Liberty tickets are becoming more expensive. Some longtime fans say they're paying the price.

More on Dolly Parton:

Celebrate Dolly Parton in New York this weekend with dancing and drag

New York City works 9 to 5, then lights up pink for Dolly

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WNYC’s Ryan Kost joins us to revisit some of the biggest stories NYC Now and Gothamist covered this summer, from the Knicks championship and Zohran Mamdani’s first months in office to extreme weather, major public health concerns, the World Cup and more.

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Episode Notes:

NYC honors Dolly Parton

NY counties resisting law limiting cooperation with ICE hit with subpoenas

Tenants in NYC's worst buildings to be put on housing court fast track







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Recorded live at HANAC Harmony JVL Older Adult Center in Astoria, this installment of In Conversation: The Affordability Series examines New York City’s small two and three family homes, where an owner may live in one unit and rent out another. The conversation explores rising costs, limited tenant protections, basement apartment legalization, home flipping and what it would take to keep more New Yorkers in their homes.

 

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Photo: Carla Wills/WNYC

Guests:

Andrea Jerves, Director of Social Service Programs, Grants Administration and Compliance at HANAC

Doreen Mohammed, member of the Astoria Tenants Union

James Carr, member of the Astoria Tenants Union

Oudit Beharry, homeowner

Scott Kohanowski, General Counsel at the Center for NYC Neighborhoods

Annetta Seecharran, Executive Director of Chhaya Community Development Corporation

Troy Kingston, content creator known as Scourge Bliss

Brad Greenburg, Executive Director of the NYU Furman Center

Sylvia Morse, Director of Research and Policy at the Pratt Center for Community Development

State Senator Julia Salazar

 

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A cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce has sickened hundreds and left health officials recommending cooked produce over raw salads... which is a tough sell in the middle of summer. NYC Now producer Iru Ekpunobi walks us through the ways New York City chefs Sohla El-Waylly, Ayo Balogun and Nasim Alikhani recommend to keep eating cooked vegetables safely without giving up on flavor.

Photo: Caroline Lewis/Gothamist

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Episode Notes:

At least one tornado hits NY, damaging Long Island surf clubs

Albany woman planned to bomb State Capitol, federal prosecutors say

Also,

Connect with the featured chefs from this episode on their official social media channels:

Chef Sohla El-Waylly 

Dept of Culture by Chef Ayo Balugun

Sofreh by Chef Nasim Alikhani

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