This week there was widespread looting in New York City. In the Chelsea section of Manhattan, where WBGO’s Jon Kalish resides, looters cleaned out a fur business. Residents of the block responded by throwing bottles from the rooftops and recording videos of the looters with their arms full of fur coats. Jon reports on what happened.

The latest edition of Ask Governor Murphy on June 4 focused on how New Jersey is handling the protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the latest restrictions in New Jersey concerning the coronavirus. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, practicing social distancing, joined the show from his home. The show was hosted by WNYC's Nancy Solomon. Ask Governor Murphy is a WBGO News production in collaboration with WHYY in Philadelphia and WNYC in New York. You can hear

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As protests erupted across the country this weekend, thousands descended on the city of Newark to express their outrage over the murder of an unarmed black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Among them was the city’s own Mayor, Ras Baraka.

It’s another way of saying thank you to our frontline health care workers. Jumbo Care Packages --- the work of the nonprofit Operation Gratitude as well as Newark’s own Prudential and Mars Wrigley --- have made their way to hospitals in Newark as well as the police and fire departments. Inside are snacks, candy, coffee, and handwritten thank you letters from Prudential employees and others. Are they helping? Jim Beamesderfer, Prudential’s head of veterans initiatives, says you can always tell if

Another jazz festival has been scratched from the schedule because of COVID-19. The Celebration of the Arts Jazz Festival at the Delaware Water Gap has been held every September for the past 42 years, but not in 2020. Media director Lisa Ellex says with the uncertainty about what conditions would be in a few months, there was no other choice, but they are talking about possibly having an online event. “Be assured that it is with love and concern that we come to this difficult decision,” said

As states across the nation open up their economies, we are just beginning to get a sense of the toll on the families of essential workers, like nurses and firefighters, who either died in the pandemic or maybe permanently disabled from their bout with COVID19. It should come as no surprise that the members of Congress from our region that led the charge for the passage of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund are teaming up to introduce the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. WBGO News Director Doug

There are 90 accredited schools around the world that train guide dogs for the blind. Many of them have been closed by the coronavirus pandemic. The oldest such school in the U.S. is the Seeing Eye located in Morris Township, New Jersey. WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on how the the Seeing Eye is coping with the pandemic.

Restaurants and restaurant owners and employees across New Jersey have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with many being forced to lay off employees and shut their doors, only to survive on pick up and delivery orders since the shut down began back in March, but some have managed to adapt and have even answered the call to feed those in need and those on the frontline. WBGO's Alexandra Hill recently sat down with Victor Delapa, owner of Moonshine Modern Supper Club in Millburn, to talk