As congressional leaders negotiate, other lawmakers are demanding more details. Plus, Democrats are objecting to a push by some Senate Republicans to limit emergency lending rules.

New York City's practice of randomly testing students attending school in-person has left out dozens of children at Park Slope school, raising questions about the effectiveness of a system that is designed to keep students and teachers safe in a pandemic.

The Department of Education will remove all selective ‘screens’ for middle schools for the 2021-2022 academic year and eliminate district priority for high schools altogether.

Nathaniel Avinger was arrested at the Utica station in Brooklyn on Wednesday night and later charged with murder in connection to the March fire that killed an MTA worker.

Consider this podcast catches you up on national and local news in 20 minutes, weekdays at 5pm.

Director George C Wolfe joins us to discuss the new Netflix film, which features Chadwick Boseman's final onscreen role. 

The big man is in the building.

To some, Fantasia is the best and worst of Disney.

Author Sarah Smarsh on her new book, 'She Come By It Natural.' 

Most of the Microsoft customers hit by the hack were in the U.S., but the rest were elsewhere in North America and in Europe and the Middle East.

The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context information" about the vaccine.

The tech giant's researchers say the dismissal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru has "had a demoralizing effect" on one of the most prestigious units in the company.

For Beethoven Immortal, Pt. 1, hear electronic and electroacoustic works based on or inspired by Beethoven from Wendy Carlos, Christian Löffler, Christopher Tignor and Hollas Longton.

London composer Pete M. Wyer joins Schaefer from London to present "For Love and Only for Love," opening at the NYBG. Plus, works by British composers Errollyn Wallen and Alison Cotton.

Hear music by Icelandic cellist-composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, along with cellist Maya Beiser taking on Bowie's final record. Plus, cellist Ashley Bathgate plays Jacob Cooper, and more.

Squarepusher, the "intelligent dance music" artist, performs songs from his 2015 latest project, Damogen Furies, in-studio. (From the Archives.)

Tchaikovsky’s 'The Nutcracker,' as presented by New York City Ballet from their 2019 production, is available as an archived streaming presentation, Dec. 11, 2020 through Jan. 3, 2021.

Yuletide Tales is a storytelling show on a holiday theme. It’s about that most jolly time of the year, except when it isn’t.

We cannot come together in person this year, but for just one night, you’re invited to join us online for a less-frills, stripped-down Hanukkah concert streamed live from The Greene Space’s Lower Manhattan studio.

Lives at Stake is a series of frank conversations by and for trans people about the issues affecting their communities, hosted by Emmy and Peabody Award winner Imara Jones.

This holiday season, join us and MoFAD for a virtual celebration of Filipinx (Filipino) food and traditions.