New York news of the week with Jimmy Vielkind

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Andrew Waite

Published October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM EDT

Jimmy Vielkind, of the New York Public News Network

Between the federal government shutdown, New York City Mayor Eric Adams ending his campaign, and the dispersal of state checks, WAMC’s Andrew Waite and the New York Pubic News Network’s Jimmy Vielkind had much to discuss in their weekly conversation.

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Andrew Waite

Andrew Waite is WAMC’s news director. His journalism career dates to 2009, when he was a cub reporter for community newspapers in Montana and Alaska. He has since worked as an editor at the inflight magazine for Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and as the featured news columnist for The Daily Gazette in Schenectady. Andrew has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Boston University, an MFA in creative writing from Pacific University and is a proud Albany High School graduate. He's honored to be back home helping to cover news in the Capital Region, where he lives with his wife, daughter and son.

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