All eyes on actors as writers guild resolves strike. Here’s an update.
Writers went on strike in May, and actors in July. We spoke with Aleyse Shannon, an actor who’s been in the industry for five years, about all things related to the strike.
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What’s going on with Covid in NY?
We talked to parents and listened to experts to serve up answers.
What you can do to help voters with disabilities
In honor of Disability Voting Rights Week, Epicenter attended webinars, spoke with advocates and found resources to help us protect people with disabilities on voting day.
Is former Gov. Andrew Cuomo jumping back into the gubernatorial game?
The once-popular state executive seems to be eyeing a splashy return. What should voters make of it?
Disability rights advocates call for improved access to early voting
With early voting underway for the special election assembly in Queens, District 27, Epicenter spoke with disability advocates about how much more progress needs to happen for voting to be fully accessible.
Light from Water: Heidi Howard & Esteban Cabeza de Baca, with Liz Phillips
In this exhibit at Wave Hill, the three artists come together with several works that exemplify their individual practices while highlighting the spirit of collaboration that guides these artists’ practices. The exhibition asks us to reimagine our relationship to nature—to see ourselves as part of, rather than separate from, the living and non-living elements in the world’s collective ecosystem.
Schools chancellor talks reading, migrants and school bus strike
Amid a looming bus strike, Covid surge, and concerns over asylum seekers, NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks spoke with CBS News about what parents should expect for the upcoming 2023-24 school year.
Here’s what you need to know about community health workers
From housing to child care and job-seeking, these frontline public health workers help with much more than meets the eye. They often do it while speaking your language and sharing your lived experiences.