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Financial 411: Stocking Stuffer for Wall Street Execs.
WNYC New York Public Radio – Fri Dec 11, 6:14 pm ET

Guest Greg David of Crain's New York on Goldman Sachs' holiday bonuses, Gov. Paterson's Wall Street speech, and the MTA's budget woes. .... Full Story »
Bloomberg Rejects Proposed Bronx Mall Deal
WNYC New York Public Radio – Fri Dec 11, 1:14 pm ET

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is rejecting a proposal that would have resolved the standoff over a proposed mall at the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. Some city council members, labor unions, and activis.... Full Story »
Paterson Offers Pension Reforms to Balance Budget
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 7:44 pm ET

Future employees of the state of New York will get less generous retirement benefits, now that Gov. David Paterson signed into law a bill creating a new pension tier. Paterson says the state can no .... Full Story »
Financial 411: New to Food Stamps
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 7:44 pm ET

WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez on how Bronx residents are taking advantaged of a juiced-up food stamps program. .... Full Story »
Swine Flu Vaccine Now Available to All New Yorkers
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 6:44 pm ET

With supplies high and demand low, officials are making the swine flu vaccine available to all New Yorkers. Previously, the vaccine was only available for people in priority groups, such as pregn.... Full Story »
Immigration Reform Advocates Rally in Lower Manhattan
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 5:29 pm ET

As President Obama formally accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in Norway on International Human Rights Day today, immigration advocates rallied in Lower Manhattan to say the president hasn't kept his pr.... Full Story »
Port Authority Delays $5 Billion in Capital Projects
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 5:29 pm ET

The recession is making even the normally flush Port Authority tighten its belt. The authority is putting off $5 billion worth of capital projects over the next six years. Officials don't expect rev.... Full Story »
Panhandler Killed After Firing At Police in Times Square
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 2:59 pm ET

Police say a panhandler who opened fire on police in a busy Times Square this afternoon was shot and killed by an officer near the Marriott Marquis hotel. The streets were crowded with tourists and sh.... Full Story »
Paterson Defends His Planned Budget Cuts
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 1:29 pm ET

With New York's coffers approaching empty, Gov. David Paterson says he is not prepared to announce his cuts to close the state's multi-billion dollar budget deficit today -- but he's planning to def.... Full Story »
The Checks Aren't In the Mail for NJ Arts Organizations
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 12:59 pm ET

Nearly 200 arts groups in New Jersey are waiting for state money -- more than $10 million in grants -- that was awarded last summer but frozen in fiscal limbo. Arts organizations expected to receive.... Full Story »
Fund for Free Legal Aid in NY Drying Up
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 10:14 am ET

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 »
NYC Sued for Inadequate Homeless Shelters
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 9:44 am ET

A lawsuit alleges the city is not providing proper shelter to single homeless people as required by the courts. The lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society on behalf of homeless New Yorkers and the.... Full Story »
NJ Senate Delays Same Sex Marriage Bill Vote
WNYC New York Public Radio – Thu Dec 10, 8:44 am ET

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 »
Trial Begins for NY Concrete-Testing Company
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 6:29 pm ET

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 Not Denying Deal in Brooklyn Bike Lane Controversy
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 6:14 pm ET

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 »
Financial 411: A Compromise On Kingsbridge?
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 6:14 pm ET

City officials tout an unsual arrangement to create “living wage” jobs in the Bronx. Guest: WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman. .... Full Story »
NYC Targets 3 More High Schools for Closure
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 5:59 pm ET

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 »
Paterson Warns of 'Fiscal Disaster'
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 5:29 pm ET

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 »
City Council Nearing Deal on Bronx Armory
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 4:14 pm ET

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 »
Studio 360's Kurt Andersen on David Mamet's 'Race'
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 1:29 pm ET

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 »
Bloomberg, Klein Defend Math Reforms
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 9:44 am ET

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 »
Bruno Convictions May Spur Ethics Reform in Albany
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 9:44 am ET

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 »
Locals Demand Living Wage for Jobs at Kingsbridge Armory
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 9:29 am ET

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 »
Battle Brews Over Gowanus Canal Clean-Up
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 8:14 am ET

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 »
'Adding it Up' Part 3: Teaching Math Means Breaking It Down
WNYC New York Public Radio – Wed Dec 9, 3:29 am ET

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 »