Drugs
Drug Overdoses Spiked in Subway But Data Lag Hinders Action
Pharma Firm That Owes Millions in Opioid Settlement Wants in on Lucrative Anti-Overdose Drug Contract
NYC Is Spending Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds. How Exactly Remains a Mystery.
Xylazine Hits Staten Island Hard as Politics Holds Up Help
LISTEN: ‘A New York Minute’
An awful lot can happen in a New York Minute. In this first episode of a year-end mini-series, you’ll be hearing a pair of stories about the drug trade from Clifford Michel, formerly of THE CITY, and former kingpin Steve Lynn. Those are followed by a pair of stories about glamor, gloom and gumption from […]
LISTEN: High Times, NYC and an Exceptional Agent of Chaos
Author Sean Howe goes deep into some of the stories in his wild new book, Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s. Subscribe to the FAQ NYC podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.
LISTEN: ‘When Does the Hard Part Start?’ This Is the Hard Part.
Just two years ago, more than 90 percent of New Yorkers applying for food stamps and other benefits received them in a timely fashion. Now, it’s fewer than 30 percent. Podcast co-hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss what it means for New Yorkers, and for the mayor, when stuff isn’t getting done. Subscribe to […]
LISTEN: A Different Way of Shooting Drugs
Photographer Stephen Yang s Alex Brook Lynn and Harry Siegel for a conversation about capturing private moments in public settings, the differences between photojournalism and street photography, why tabloids have traditionally frowned on high-contrast shots (spoiler: those require too much black ink to print) and much more. Subscribe to the FAQ NYC podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or […]