NYC NOW

Janae Pierre

wnycdigital@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

NYC Now delivers original reporting and analysis about the people, policies, and cultural forces shaping everyday life in New York. For PR pros, it’s a strong outlet when you can tie a guest’s work to NYC impact—housing, education, equity, and civic/cultural issues—backed by local relevance and clear expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 2000

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 111.0k subscribers

Instagram: 103.0k followers

Contact Information

wnycdigital@gmail.com

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Host

Janae Pierre - The show is hosted by Janae Pierre and focuses on helping New Yorkers understand the city through original reporting and sharp analysis from WNYC and Gothamist.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
People with direct expertise and local NYC relevance—e.g., public-sector program leaders, school founders/principals, subject-matter experts tied to housing/education policy, or well-known cultural figures whose work intersects with NYC civic and rights issues.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership role in a NYC education or policy program, Founder/principal of a major NYC public initiative, Notable public figure with ties to NYC activism and/or culture

Recent Guest Discussions

Karen Yi - Why Supportive Housing Providers Are Still Filing Eviction Cases After The City Told Them To Use Eviction Only As A Last Resort.

Jason Reyes - How The School's Five Core Elements Map Onto Coursework And How Hip Hop Pioneers Influence What Students Learn.

Carolina Rodriguez - Changes To Federal Student Loan Repayment And What They Mean For New Yorkers; Education Debt Consumer Assistance.

Miss Peppermint - Pride, Politics, And The Fight For Trans Rights; What The Pride Slogan 'for All Of Us' Means Amid Attacks On The T In Lgbt.

Recent Topics

New York, Housing, Education, Public Policy, Equity

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
NYC NOW
:

The New York Ideas That Changed America

July 03, 2026

WNYC & Gothamist arts editor Matthew Schnipper introduces a new series exploring the ideas, traditions and cultural touchstones that began in New York before spreading across the country. He also tells us about a dance party offering free dental screenings and recommends a few upcoming events. Photo: Edith Young for Gothamist -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...

NYC Told Supportive Housing Landlords to Stop Evictions. They’re Still Happening.

July 01, 2026

New York City approves a $126 billion budget that scraps a planned NYPD expansion and broadens housing assistance through a new rental voucher program. Officials also prepare for a dangerous heat wave by opening cooling centers and extending pool hours. Plus, WNYC’s Karen Yi reports on why supportive housing providers are still filing eviction cases months after the city told them to use eviction only as a last resort. -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@...

A New Bronx Public High School Where Hip Hop Is On the Syllabus

June 29, 2026

Big changes to federal student loan repayment take effect July 1. Carolina Rodriguez of New York's Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program walks us through what's changing. Also, this fall, New York City will open the Bronx School of Hip Hop. That's a first-of-its-kind public high school where MCing, DJing, breaking, graffiti, and knowledge of self are pathways into English, math, science, and social studies. Founding Principal Jason Reyes joins us to explain how the school's five core ele...

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