A fund that pays for free legal services for poor New Yorkers is quickly drying up. A state Senate panel held a hearing about it yesterday, and heard testimony from Legal Aid clients like Terri Bush.... Full Story »
A lawsuit alleges the city is not providing proper shelter to single homeless people as required by the courts. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports. REPORTER: The lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society o.... Full Story »
Today was supposed to be the day that New Jersey's State Senate took up the same-sex marriage bill. The measure won a key committee vote on Monday, and attracted at least one Republican in the proces.... Full Story »
A jury has heard opening statements in the trial of a concrete testing company accused of faking results for some of the city's biggest construction projects. WNYC's Arun Venugopal was at the Crimina.... Full Story »
City Hall isn't denying there was a deal to remove a controversial bike lane that runs through a Hasidic neighborhood in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Mayor Michael Bloomberg won political points durin.... Full Story »
City officials tout an unsual arrangement to create “living wage” jobs in the Bronx. Guest: WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman. .... Full Story »
The city's department of education is targeting three more high schools for gradual closure. "Alfred E. Smith" and "Monroe Academy for Business and Law" in the Bronx were both cited for graduation r.... Full Story »
Gov. David Paterson says New York has just $3 million in cash on hand and he will decide this week what payments to defer so the state can stay solvent. "We are in a very deep quagamire," Paterso.... Full Story »
Members of the City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg say they’re just days away from a deal on how to turn the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx into a shopping mall. Officials from both side.... Full Story »
This weekend marked the opening of David Mamet’s latest play. Its title: “Race." It was shrouded in secrecy before the opening -- but the buzz that surround it suggested the play would redefine t.... Full Story »
New York City students made no significant progress on their national math exams. But the Bloomberg Administration says that doesn't mean its reforms have stalled. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. REP.... Full Story »
Albany may approve ethics reforms, now that former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno has been convicted on federal corruption charges. Karen DeWitt reports from Albany. REPORTER: Senator Dan Squa.... Full Story »
A City Council committee is set to vote this morning on the controversial plan to turn a former National Guard Armory in the Bronx into a shopping mall. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more. REPORTER:.... Full Story »
After more than a century of abuse from the industries along its shores, a polluted waterway in Brooklyn may be on the brink of becoming a federal Superfund cleanup site. So why is the city fighting.... Full Story »
The latest numbers show that just about a third of the city’s 4th graders -- and even fewer 8th graders -- were considered proficient on this year’s national math exam. As students progress throu.... Full Story »
An effort to boost the wages of some low income workers is set to face a key vote in the City Council today. Proponents want workers at a large city-backed development project in the Bronx to get mor.... Full Story »
The administration’s “cash for caulkers” plan wants to do for home weatherization what “cash for clunkers” did for cars. The New York Times’ David Leonhardt explains. .... Full Story »
Veteran Trenton lawmakers say they've never seen anything like it. Thousands of people, supporters and opponents of gay marriage, attended a public hearing and vote last night before the Senate Judic.... Full Story »
In a rare joint statement, Gov. David Paterson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed an open letter to New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, urging them to change the current .... Full Story »
America's divorce rate soared in the 1970s. Thirty years later, kids who grew up in the divorce revolution look back at that experience, and describe how it shaped them as adults. The 1970s also offer.... Full Story »
Tune in December 20th at 12 PM on 93.9 FM or go to wnyc.org/thegreenespace to watch the 40th anniversary broadcast of Jonathan’s special holiday gathering with friends--and the first time the sho.... Full Story »
New York City students have not made substantial gains on a national math test in the last two years. Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have increased since 2003, but flattene.... Full Story »
Mayor Bloomberg is defending his decision to withdraw a major climate change initiative that would have required landlords to make their buildings more energy efficient. The mayor says the costs and .... Full Story »
The MTA is warning about new financial problems. The transportation authority says a new payroll tax on metropolitan-area businesses has generated less revenue than expected. That's causing a $200-m.... Full Story »
A 30-year-old child protective caseworker was shot-and-killed in front of her two young daughters yesterday morning in the Bronx. Police say they're reviewing her past cases, but so far have no lea.... Full Story »
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