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Alec Hamilton
As the Senior Producer for Morning Edition on WNYC, Alec works hard to get listeners all the latest news and delightful stories from New York City, northern New Jersey and beyond. She loves a good music pun and wakes up very very early.
Arts & Entertainment
Owl pellets and period equity: What's happening at NYC's public libraries this November
Also: Books!
By
Alec Hamilton
Arts & Entertainment
Banned books and Winnie the Pooh: October in NYC libraries
It's a busy month at the branches.
By
Alec Hamilton
Arts & Entertainment
The events at New York City libraries this September are spicy
Hot peppers, music and comedy in the waning summer days.
By
Alec Hamilton
Arts & Entertainment
What's happening at New York's libraries this August
N.K. Jemisin leads a workshop in the Bronx and more.
By
Alec Hamilton
Arts & Entertainment
Want to do 'Hamilton' karaoke or make a World Cup piñata? Visit an NYC library this July.
There's a lot happening at New York's public libraries.
By
Alec Hamilton
News
NYC's LGBTQIA+ office leader poised to tackle 'entrenched disparities'
Attorney Taylor Brown is the highest-ranking openly trans person in the history of New York City government.
By
Alec Hamilton
News
NYC officials vow to fly Pride flag at Stonewall, after Trump admin takes it down
LGBTQ+ groups say it's the latest effort to "whitewash" the only national monument to queer history.
By
Catalina Gonella
,
Alec Hamilton
and
Verónica Del Valle
News
Is pollen relief on the horizon in NYC? Don't hold your breath just yet.
Or maybe do hold your breath — and blame catkins.
By
Michael Hill
,
Alec Hamilton
and
Andrew Giambrone
Arts & Entertainment
An upstate NY program lets you camp out with wolves, so I tried it
Here's how to hear the call of the wild without leaving the state. Arooooooooo!
By
Alec Hamilton
News
Orange skies explained for kids: How parents can answer questions about poor air quality
Mike Shanahan, planetarium director and science educator with the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey, explains the ins and outs of wildfire smoke.
By
Verónica Del Valle
,
Michael Hill
and
Alec Hamilton
News
Journalists discuss rarely heard internal tapes from a police shooting investigation
Recordings show that investigators never asked officers key questions about the killing of Kawaski Trawick.
By
Alec Hamilton
News
Mpox epidemic officially over in NYC, an early epicenter of the virus
The five boroughs became an early epicenter for mpox after initial cases emerged last May.
By
Alec Hamilton
and
Nsikan Akpan
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