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March 18, 2024: Evening Roundup

NYC NOW
NYC NOW
Episode • Mar 18, 2024 • 11m
New data in New Jersey shows that the number of residents legally carrying handguns has grown exponentially. Also, there’s a new project analyzing New York State’s historical involvement in the practice of lynching. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with the creator of the initiative, NYU Associate professor Rachel Swarns, and student journalist Samantha Dondelinger to learn more. Plus, New York City community groups have been raising money to buy apartment buildings and give tenants more control of where they live. Now, one Brooklyn organization is the first to actually do it. David Brand reports.

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