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Friday, January 30 2015

  • BL Weekend: Learning To Drive; Gentrifying Thrift; Senator Gillibrand January 30, 2015

    3 of our favorite segments this week: Adam Gopnik Learns to Drive As An Adult in NYC (First) | Are Thrift Stores Gentrifying? (Second) | Senator Gillibrand On Parental Leave (Third) (article)

  • What It Takes: To Be A Cop, To Live Alone, To Buy A Home January 30, 2015

    We'll look at some sample questions from the NYPD's candidate exam and talk about what it tests for. Plus: Sandra Tsing Loh on living alone; Public Advocate Leticia James; and more.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • Taking the NYPD Candidate Exam January 30, 2015

      WNYC's Stephen Nessen took the NYPD entrance exam to learn what it tests for.&nbsp;We put together a quiz of our own with sample questions from the test.

    • A Plea for the Garner Grand Jury Records January 30, 2015

      New York City Public Advocate Letitia James will go to court next week&nbsp;to argue that the minutes from the Eric Garner grand jury case should be released. She reports on how it went.

    • Thinking About Living Alone in Middle Age January 30, 2015

      Over half of people over 50 are single. We explore what&nbsp;it means to live alone in middle age with author Sandra Tsing Loh.&nbsp;

    • Nothing 'Cute' About Real Estate January 30, 2015

      Don't describe your home as "cute" in your listing unless you want to see its selling price decline. The chief economist of Zillow gave us this and other great tips on real estate.&nbsp;

    • Grading the NFL's Efforts to End Domestic Violence January 30, 2015

      This weekend's Super Bowl comes after a year of bad press for the NFL, from high-profile domestic violence incidents to more research on football-related brain injuries.&nbsp;