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Arun Venugopal
Arun Venugopal is a senior reporter for the WNYC and Gothamist Race & Justice Unit who focuses on issues of race and bias in our region. His reporting also tackles the topics of immigration, faith, and inequality. Arun serves as the regular fill-in host of the station's "U.S. of Anxiety" program. Arun was the creator and host of Micropolis, a series about race and identity. He is a contributor to NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He has appeared on PBS Newshour, On the Media and Studio 360, and has been published in The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and Salon. He also frequently serves as an emcee and moderator of panel discussions on race, religion, and identity issues and has been a guest host of NPR's "Fresh Air." He lives with his family in Queens.
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World Cup winner has already been declared: NYC bars, watch venues
But hotel owners' hopes of an outsize payout have so far fallen short.
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Arun Venugopal
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'I am relieved': NY, NJ react to Supreme Court ruling backing birthright citizenship
The court ruling denied President Donald Trump a key tool for limiting immigration to the United States.
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Arya Sundaram
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Arun Venugopal
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These Bronx residents face 31% rent hike, even as payments freeze on 1M stabilized units
Residents of Tracey Towers, a Mitchell-Lama property, would see a 15% hike in the first year of a pending four-year proposal.
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Arun Venugopal
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Artificial intelligence firms are feasting on Manhattan office space
The companies leased 1 million square feet of space in the first quarter of 2026, more than all of 2025.
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Arun Venugopal
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NYC erupts as Knicks win Game 5, NBA championship for first time in half a century
The 94-90 win ends a 53-year curse.
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Caroline Lewis
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Brittany Kriegstein
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Stephen Nessen
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Arun Venugopal
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David Brand
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Chinese immigrants overtake Dominicans as NYC's largest foreign-born group
The Newest New Yorkers report tracks a bevy of other changes across the five boroughs.
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Arun Venugopal
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'Wicked' irony: The Broadway musical hit with a discrimination lawsuit
A white male theater professional claims he was barred from applying for an off-stage post.
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Arun Venugopal
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NY-based Accenture worker alleges he was axed because of his dreadlocks
The ex-employee claims in a federal lawsuit his fortunes dimmed after growing dreadlocks.
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Arun Venugopal
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NY, NJ attorneys general open probe into FIFA World Cup ticket pricing
The officials said they were spurred by reports of fans paying “sky-high” prices for matches at MetLife.
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Arun Venugopal
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IBM hit with racial bias claim in NY that also points finger at Trump
The lawsuit brought by a former Black vice president states the company capitulated to the administration's anti-DEI policies.
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Arun Venugopal
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NY officials, citing shifting politics, put off reparations study another 2 years
State officials endorsed the inquiry after George Floyd's murder, but politics and the law have shifted in the years since.
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Arun Venugopal
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FIFA World Cup tickets for $50? For lucky New Yorkers, yes.
The city announced plans to lottery off 1,000 tickets at the bargain-basement price.
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Arun Venugopal
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