Consider This, from NPR and WNYC, is the first podcast (ever!) to offer a mix of national and local news, every weekday at 5 PM. With NPR’s Audie Cornish and WNYC’s Rebeca Ibarra.When the New York city council held a hearing on October 13th to address the — the persistent inequities in internet access that have left millions of New Yorkers without sufficient broadband service — Felix Guzman, a member of, , had a problem.Guzman prepared plenty of testimony to deliver, on how he had to navigate life as a homeless city resident during a pandemic with only a government-provided Lifeline...…Consider This, from NPR and WNYC, is the first podcast (ever!) to offer a mix of national and local news, every weekday at 5 PM. With NPR’s Audie Cornish and WNYC’s Rebeca Ibarra.When the New York city council held a hearing on October 13th to address the — the persistent inequities in internet access that have left millions of New Yorkers without sufficient broadband service — Felix Guzman, a member of, , had a problem.Guzman prepared plenty of testimony to deliver, on how he had to navigate life as a homeless city resident during a pandemic with only a government-provided Lifeline...WW…

If pandemic Manhattan is a ghost town, Hudson Yards is its ghost capital.The million-square-foot mall built into the base of 20 Hudson Yards is open but eerily empty, its assemblage of single-named highest-end stores—Dior, Fendi, Cartier, Rolex—entirely devoid of anyone except the occasional shop staff. The Neiman Marcus outlet that took up the top three of the mall’s seven stories , in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy. The in the basement is cordoned off, the Shake Shack upstairs is closed. The Vessel is open but virtually deserted; the adjacent park is mostly used these days by idling...…If pandemic Manhattan is a ghost town, Hudson Yards is its ghost capital.The million-square-foot mall built into the base of 20 Hudson Yards is open but eerily empty, its assemblage of single-named highest-end stores—Dior, Fendi, Cartier, Rolex—entirely devoid of anyone except the occasional shop staff. The Neiman Marcus outlet that took up the top three of the mall’s seven stories , in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy. The in the basement is cordoned off, the Shake Shack upstairs is closed. The Vessel is open but virtually deserted; the adjacent park is mostly used these days by idling...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREIf pandemic Manhattan is a ghost town, Hudson Yards is its ghost capital.The million-square-foot mall built into the base of 20 Hudson Yards is open but eerily empty, its assemblage of single-named highest-end stores—Dior, Fendi, Cartier, Rolex—entirely devoid of anyone except the occasional shop staff. The Neiman Marcus outlet that took up the top three of the mall’s seven stories , in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy. The in the basement is cordoned off, the Shake Shack upstairs...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREIf pandemic Manhattan is a ghost town, Hudson Yards is its ghost capital.The million-square-foot mall built into the base of 20 Hudson Yards is open but eerily empty, its assemblage of single-named highest-end stores—Dior, Fendi, Cartier, Rolex—entirely devoid of anyone except the occasional shop staff. The Neiman Marcus outlet that took up the top three of the mall’s seven stories , in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy. The in the basement is cordoned off, the Shake Shack upstairs...WW…

 InsiderAs a historic set of wildfires sweeps across California, sparked by lightning and stoked by record heat and drought resulting from climate change (Mercury News, ; Scientific American, ), many news outlets have drawn readers’ attention to an additional problem the state faces in fighting the fires: shortages of the prison labor that it normally relies on for firefighting crews.The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — known as Cal Fire — “has roughly half as many inmate fire crews than it originally had to work during the most dangerous part of wildfire...… InsiderAs a historic set of wildfires sweeps across California, sparked by lightning and stoked by record heat and drought resulting from climate change (Mercury News, ; Scientific American, ), many news outlets have drawn readers’ attention to an additional problem the state faces in fighting the fires: shortages of the prison labor that it normally relies on for firefighting crews.The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — known as Cal Fire — “has roughly half as many inmate fire crews than it originally had to work during the most dangerous part of wildfire...WW…

 What NBC () described as “more aggressive tactics” included firing paint ball rounds at residents as they stood on their porches.“After Curfew, Detroit Police to Disperse Protesters Who Refused to Leave” (Detroit Free Press, )“Minneapolis Officers Use Against Protesters as Rallies Flare Around US” (NBC News, )“An Agitated Trump Encourages Governors to Use on Protesters” (CNN, )“Police Against Protesters and Bystanders Alike, Adding to Disorder” (Washington Post, )“After Curfew, Protesters Are Again Met With in New York City” (New York Times, )“Six Atlanta Police Officers Charged in of...… What NBC () described as “more aggressive tactics” included firing paint ball rounds at residents as they stood on their porches.“After Curfew, Detroit Police to Disperse Protesters Who Refused to Leave” (Detroit Free Press, )“Minneapolis Officers Use Against Protesters as Rallies Flare Around US” (NBC News, )“An Agitated Trump Encourages Governors to Use on Protesters” (CNN, )“Police Against Protesters and Bystanders Alike, Adding to Disorder” (Washington Post, )“After Curfew, Protesters Are Again Met With in New York City” (New York Times, )“Six Atlanta Police Officers Charged in of...WW…