Controversial Pipeline, ICE in NYC, Reptile Rescue (S14 EP3) - November 14, 2025

In this AudioFiles episode, we report on environmental advocates’ pushback on a natural pipeline off the south shore of Staten Island that's been given the go-ahead from the NYS DEC. Then, a look at NYC's plan to bring relief to the chronically flood-prone neighborhood of Jewel Streets near the Brooklyn-Queens border. And we hear the story of one New Yorker's endeavor to rehabilitate and rehome red-eared sliders abandoned in NYC to their native habitat in the south. Host: Niamh McAuliffe Producer: Steve Kastenbaum Associate Producer: Rebecca Raghunath Reporters: Steve Kastenbaum, Jarrod Barry, Jenna Post, Bella Week, and Ella Walsh Editors: Richard Yeh and Curtis Fox Audio Engineers: Chad Bernhard and Amber Watson Guests: Gwynne Hogan and Neela Jain Music Credits: Megatrax www.audiofilespodcast.com