Public radio’s longest-running daily global news program.

©2026 The World from PRX

PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.

New York City

A group of seven people dressed in formal attire stand dramatically on a set designed to resemble a rocky outcrop, with a dark, earthy backdrop. Some are seated or kneeling, while one person stands with arms raised as though addressing an audience. They are surrounded by wooden props resembling spears and driftwood, suggesting a theatrical setting.
Arts, Culture & Media
New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint
5:40
Music
Salsa is a Latin music style that found its footing in NYC
8:41
Sacred Spaces
Holy Catholic relics from shuttered institutions are preserved on a New York campus
4:41
The World's Global Classroom
Despite new campus rules, Columbia University students vow to continue protests against Gaza war
city scape drawing
Books
Can endangered languages be saved? This new book may have the answer.
seniors on the street
New York City’s older Chinese American population faces increasing housing challenges, poverty
St. Paul and St. Andrew is located on West 86th street, in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Migration
New York City is trying to turn houses of worship into shelters
mopeds and motorbikes lined up outside of a hotel
Business, Economics and Jobs
A new underground gig economy is booming in New York City as migrants wait for work permits
A visitor takes in the painting “Red Sunset," by Mariupol painter Arkhyp Kuindzhi. 
Ukraine
Art historians debate identity of iconic Mariupol painter
Casual photo of middle-aged Bachrach leaning forward
Burt Bacharach mastered the art of the perfect pop song — and that ain’t easy
The new reception center at a cruise terminal on the Brooklyn waterfront will house 1,000 migrant men until May 1, when cruise ships will be back.
Migration
New York City struggles to accommodate new migrants
Cars head along FDR Drive next to the Manhattan skyline in New York
Immigration
A New York proposal could allow noncitizens in the city to vote in elections
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House, Nov. 19, 2020.
COVID-19
‘We could crush this outbreak’ with mass vaccinations, says Dr. Anthony Fauci
A black and white photograph of musician Shirazee wearing a traditional hat and looking up.
Global Hit
‘African in New York’: Shirazee’s personal twist on an iconic song by Sting
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Beth Harmon, a child chess prodigy, in Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit'.
Culture
Garry Kasparov on how ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ brilliantly moves chess skills to center stage
(Clockwise from top left) Meklit Hadero in red lighting, Sinkane stsnding in front of wooden wall, Diana Gameros standing in front of a brick wall and Hello Psychaleppo looking down at a keyboard.
Movement
Four musicians grapple with the same question: What is home?
Several people surrounded by rainbow flags in a crowd cheer together in a parade and two people in front take a selfie
LGBTQ
Bars for queer and transgender women are disappearing worldwide. Will they survive the pandemic?
Ysabel Turner created an altar in her 2018 exhibit at the New York City Aperture Foundation.
For this Latina artist in New York, goodbye to all that Goya
Visitors look at a memorial at the site of the arrest of George Floyd, who died while in police custody, in Minneapolis, June 14, 2020.
COVID-19
Why many in public health support anti-racism protests — with some precautions amid coronavirus
Filipino nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York City, pose with donated food from Meals to Heal, a Filipino American community initiative.
Community
Little Manila’s ‘Meal to Heal’ effort brings food to Filipino health workers
Geneticist Harm van Bakel, right, has been racing to map the new coronavirus at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
COVID-19
Inside the global network of scientists racing to curb the spread of coronavirus
Nasim Almuntaser stands inside his packed bodega filled with products.
COVID-19
Without protective gear, NYC bodega workers risk their lives
A man wearing a face mask is seen under a bridge of Yangtze river
Top of The World
China raises coronavirus death toll; political shakeups in Brazil; restoring Notre Dame’s soundscape
An empty street in Manhattan's Chinatown with store fronts closed.
Documenting the toll of coronavirus on New York City’s Chinatown
A group of MoMA security guards pose with artist Chemi Rosado-Seijo, far right, creator of an audio guard where the guards explain their favorite works of art.
Coronavirus Art
In a new MoMA audio guide, security guards are the art experts
dancers
Arts, Culture & Media
New York’s Roper Records provided the soundtrack for generations of dancers across the globe
Iraqi policemen stand in front of demonstrators during a protest over corruption, lack of jobs, and poor services, in Kerbala, Iraq, on October 25, 2019.
Politics
Iraq protests are about ‘justice and dignity,’ says Iraqi writer Sinan Antoon
Greta Thunberg
How did teen climate activist Greta Thunberg rise to fame so quickly?
Hatice Cengiz
Khashoggi’s fiancée calls for justice: ‘Jamal did no wrong to his country’
Brighton Beach
After years of racial discrimination in Russia, this Korean Uzbek community finds peace in New York City
The Misk Foundation, founded and chaired by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, held a controversial event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
Saudi ‘Youth Forum’ at New York public library canceled after activists’ outcry
Several young people are shown laying down on the ground with placards protesting for climate change action.
Climate Change
Millions of young people strike for climate action
Rubble is highlighted and an American flag is in the foreground
History
Remembering how America experienced 9/11
Every year, millions of Muslims from around the world descend upon Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the Hajj.
Religion
Politics complicate the hajj spiritual journey for some Muslims
Two women walk with their hands clasped together as they're surrounded by a crowd of reporters
Sexual violence
How sex traffickers use modeling contracts to lure young women
A neon sign saying "The Stonewall Inn" shines out a window.
LGBTQ
Since Stonewall, LGBTQ advocates ‘don’t have to build everything from scratch’
NYC traffic and pedestrians
Environment
New York City gets nation’s first congestion pricing plan
A girl and a woman carry bags and have their back turned to the camera on a city street
Immigration
Why it’s harder to win asylum, even in New York
children on a beach on earth day
Environment
Earth Day has come and gone, but the work continues
A closeup photo of Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Politics
‘Outraged’ Yemeni American deli owners boycott New York Post over Ilhan Omar cover
A man walks with a crowd at night with the Egyptian flag behind him.
Global Politics
Bestselling Egyptian author says he’s being sued for ‘insulting’ the government
A woman speaks to a crowd gathered around her.
Immigration
Statue of Liberty climber says she’s not done protesting ‘white supremacy’
A handout photo of Egyptian musician Ramy Essam
Music
This Egyptian musician’s passport was revoked for his political songs. He still can’t wait to go home again.
A logo of Jollibee company
Food
Filipino fast-food Jollibee creates a buzz with its first store in Manhattan
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei stands near a microphone in a radio studio.
Arts, Culture & Media
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei asks: Does America still have ‘the big heart?’
Ethan Hawke directing
Ethan Hawke, the middle years
This bright red New York City tour bus carries a message about the war being fought in Yemen.
Conflict & Justice
An ad targeting world leaders, delivered on a big red bus
An officer stands outside the ICE offices in New York City
Justice
Advocates worry about ‘assembly-line justice’ as video replaces some court hearings
an i voted sticker
Politics
‘Dark money’ boosts Democratic super PAC that’s battling ‘corrupt campaign finance system’
Book tells story ‘most famous man most of us have never heard of’
Overhead view of congregation in pews, while woman stands at podium speaking
In Trump's America
In New York, volunteers engage in a quiet form of advocacy for immigrants facing deportation
Close-up of woman in kitchen, looking at phone
Politics
A bill to allow divorce in the Philippines could mean freedom for some women in New York
Cue-card guy, Wally Feresten during a "Late Night" sketch on May 11, 2016.
Unsung Heroes
Live, from New York, it’s Cue Card Wally
A combination photo shows adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, speaking in New York City, and US President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, on April 16, 2018, and April 28, 2018, respectively.
Politics
Donald Trump, Michael Cohen and the Stormy Daniels payment, explained
Arts, Culture & Media
Roy DeCarava
Arts, Culture & Media
Street Math
Arts, Culture & Media
Franco the Great
Arts, Culture & Media
Money
Arts, Culture & Media
What Do You Love to Read? Part 3
Arts, Culture & Media
What Do You Love to Read? Part 1