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Waterways and wells are running dry in parts of New England and trees in New York City are already shedding their leaves as a late-summer drought engulfs the U.S. Northeast, raising the risk of wildfires. More than 80% of the region is now abnormally dry or in drought, according to...

A new documentary focuses on the adequacy of secular education in New York’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish religious schools, which serve tens of thousands of children. WBGO's Jon Kalish reports the film leaves little doubt where it stands on the contentious issue…. Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since...

NEW YORK - Moderate drought conditions have emerged in the New York area since late July, with much of the Northeast experiencing even more severe drought. As of September 16, 2025, over 81% of the Northeast is facing some level of drought, with nearly 3% now in extreme drought. Moderate...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It may feel more like more of the same in October, as the latest monthly outlook by the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center suggests warmer-than-average temperatures may characterize much of the month ahead. According to the monthly temperature outlook issued on Thursday, there...

Think school’s out means speed cameras are off? Not so fast.

You may have driven past them without a second thought. These two tiny restaurants just earned the title of New York’s best hole-in-the-wall spots.

Mets owner Steve Cohen’s bid to open an $8B casino complex next to Citi Field “could be a winning one,” according to Carl Campanile of the N.Y. POST. His odds of snagging one of the coveted gaming licenses in N.Y. “went up” after two of the other casino proposals on the table “went bust.” Former N.Y. State Racing &...

Assembly Member Monique Chandler Wartman, and Ernest Skinner, a representative of Caribbean American United on Aug. 30, endorsed Democratic candidate for Mayor of the City of New York, Zohran Mamdani during a tour of Church Avenue in Little Caribbean. Chandler-Waterman facilitated the meet and greet with small...

He’s taking a left hook. State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs’ refusal to back socialist Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is turning the party’s ideological rift into a full-blown crater — as lefties call on the longtime boss to resign and moderates hail his “common sense” take. Moderate mayoral candidates Eric Adams ,...

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.