Jesse King

Albany

Producer and Host at WAMC, Northeast Public Radio

Co-Host at A New York Minute In History

Producer and Host at 51 Percent

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Bard College preparing for relocation of Simon's Rock campus

4 days ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

Bard College at Simon’s Rock, which allows high school students to start college as early as 10th grade, announced last year that it would be moving to a recently-acquired facility next to the main Bard campus in Fall 2025. Bard Academy, its pre-college program for eighth and ninth graders, will also be moving to Annandale-on-Hudson. For Physics Professor Michael Bergman, it’s a move that comes with mixed emotions. He is one of a handful of faculty members to get a job on the new campus.
Dutchess County completes first project with Housing Trust Fund

1 week ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

The three two-bedroom units on 30-32 Smith Street in Poughkeepsie are the first of six projects to receive money from the fund. Dutchess County created the more than $12 million program in 2022 as a way to spur local housing construction and preservation. While some projects are mixed-income, the fund prioritizes affordable housing: the units on Smith Street are priced at 60-80 percent of Dutchess County’s area median income.
Putnam County reaches deal to share sales tax revenue with municipalities

1 week ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

Putnam County is one of about a dozen counties in New York that still doesn’t share its sales tax revenue. The total sales tax rate in Putnam County is 8.38 percent, and the county’s share of that is 4 percent — a figure that must be regularly approved by the state. Earlier this year, the Republican-controlled county legislature voted 5-4 to ask the state to lower the rate to 3.75 percent, as a give-back to taxpayers. But Byrne, also a Republican, vetoed that resolution.
Woodstock town supervisor candidates talk water policy, illegal dump at forum

1 week ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

Three candidates are running to replace Democratic Town Supervisor Bill McKenna, who is not seeking a fifth two-year term. They include Councilmember Anula Courtis, environmentalist Erin Moran, and journalist David Wallis. The three joined Town Board candidates Lily Korolkoff and Marcel Nagele at a forum hosted by the Woodstock Democratic Committee to discuss a hot topic right now: water quality and the environment. Woodstock’s water supply has had multiple scares in recent years.
Newburgh opens new $15 million Delano-Hitch Aquatic Center

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

It was a soggy, cool day in Newburgh, but that didn’t stop officials from celebrating the city’s new outdoor aquatic center at Delano-Hitch Recreation Park. The $15 million project includes a six-lane, competition-sized swimming pool; pool house; concession area and splash park complete with fountains, water cannons, and waterfalls. Before the ribbon cutting, Mayor Torrance Harvey thanked local and state lawmakers for getting the job done.
Poughkeepsie rallies against Oakley Street shelter plan: 'It's time to find a good lawyer'

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

Around 100 people gathered in the Warring Elementary gymnasium to watch a video update from city leaders and discuss their opposition to the plan, which would replace the temporary shelter at the nearby Dutchess County jail, or the “PODS,” with a more than 100-bed shelter at 26 Oakley Street. Residents say the Fifth Ward, a predominantly Black and Latino community, already hosts a slew of social services, like the jail, that are holding it back.
Emily Feng on “Let Only Red Flowers Bloom”

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

On this week's 51%, we hear from NPR’s Emily Feng about her experience reporting in China, and her new book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping’s China. Telling the stories of nearly two dozen people Feng encountered in China – before she ran afoul of the government herself – Let Only Red Flowers Bloom depicts how ordinary people continue to go against the grain under a government that restricts free expression.
Hudson Valley voters largely pass school budgets for 2026

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

Statewide, nearly 97 precent of proposed school district budgets passed, according to the New York State School Board Association. That was largely the case in the Hudson Valley, even in some districts where passing the budget meant surpassing the state’s tax cap, like in New Rochelle and Mamaroneck. Both districts passed budgets of nearly $360 million and $169 million, respectively. In Rockland County, the Clarkstown Central School District got the thumbs up on a roughly $265 million budget.
Westchester County cuts ribbon on 'temporary' Glen Island Bridge

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

The temporary Glen Island Bridge will allow drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians to continue to use Glen Island Park while the original is being renovated. The two bridges are right next to each other, and like the original, the temporary bridge also operates as a drawbridge, moving up and down to allow boats to go by. Hugh Greechan, commissioner of the county Department of Public Works, says the temporary bridge will open to marine traffic Thursday. “It’s an 80-foot, single span temporary bridge.
Chester highway superintendent indicted for attempted murder, assault in DoorDash shooting

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Jesse King

The charges against Highway Superintendent John Reilly III include two counts of assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, multiple counts of criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon, and attempted murder in the second degree. Ring camera footage first obtained by News 12 appears to show the night of the shooting, May 2. In it, a man fires a handgun into the ground before pointing it at a vehicle down a long driveway.