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  • Cleaning Up Newtown Creek

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Tue Dec 15, 1:14 am ET  

    The Newtown Creek, which forms part of the border between Brooklyn and Queens, is one of the nation’s most polluted waterways. It’s filled with toxins from a century and a half of industrial act.... Full Story »

  • MTA Prepares to Slash Services

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 6:44 pm ET  

    A plan to reduce bus and subway service cleared its first hurdle today. The finance committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved wide-ranging service reductions, from the eliminati.... Full Story »

  • Financial 411: It Was the Jobs

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 6:44 pm ET  

    The City Council resoundingly defeats a plan for a shopping center in the Bronx after a “living wage” compromise collapses. WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman explains what it means. .... Full Story »

  • Paterson Barrels Ahead with Budget Cuts

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 5:29 pm ET  

    Gov. David Paterson continues to defend his decision to withhold $750 million in state aid to schools and cities. Starting tomorrow the governor will hold back ten percent of state aid payments acros.... Full Story »

  • City Council Rejects Kingsbridge Armory Plan

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 1:14 pm ET  

    The City Council has rejected the Bloomberg administration's proposal to convert a former national guard armory in the Bronx into a shopping mall. It was the first time, city council members said, t.... Full Story »

  • Ethics Committee Considers Expelling Monserrate

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 9:59 am ET  

    A special New York Senate committee has one of its last meetings today to consider whether Senator Hiram Monserrate should be expelled for his misdemeanor conviction in October. WNYC's Ailsa Chang re.... Full Story »

  • Two Minutes With…Kathleen Guzman, Auctioneer

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 9:29 am ET  

    Art appraiser and auctioneer Kathleen Guzman lost her full-time job nearly a year ago. Since then she's been putting her 30 years of experience to good use for Housing Works, the non-profit that fund.... Full Story »

  • Mad Men Take Hit: NY Ad Spending Down As Much As 15 Percent

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 9:29 am ET  

    New York's advertising industry took a big hit this year with total ad spending estimated to be down as much as 15 percent. It's causing some executives to rethink their approach. WNYC's Lisa Chow re.... Full Story »

  • Report Finds Problems Plague State-run Juvenile Detention Centers

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 9:29 am ET  

    A report by a state task force recommended today that Gov. David Paterson close or significantly downsize state run juvenile detention facilities. A draft copy of the report obtained by WNYC, says th.... Full Story »

  • Paterson to Withhold $750 Million in State Payments

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Mon Dec 14, 7:14 am ET  

    Gov. David Paterson is unilaterally reducing $750 million in state payments due tomorrow, and schools are set to be hit the hardest. The governor says the measures are needed because of the fai.... Full Story »

  • Council Expected to Override Veto of Parking Grace Period

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Sun Dec 13, 11:59 am ET  

    The City Council is poised to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of a bill that would allow motorists a five minute grace period before a parking ticket is issued. REPORTER: The mayor nixed the bill la.... Full Story »

  • Peddler's Pistol Traced to Virginia Gun Show

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Sat Dec 12, 12:59 pm ET  

    A machine pistol used by a street peddler and aspiring rapper shot dead in a Times Square gunfight was purchased from a Virginia gun shop by a woman who reported it stolen 10 days after she bought it.... Full Story »

  • Public Authorities Required to Open Books to Audits

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Sat Dec 12, 12:44 pm ET  

    Governor Paterson has signed a bill into law that will significantly change the way the State's 700 independent authorities operate. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report. The new law covers the MTA, .... Full Story »

  • Paterson Considers Cost-Cutting Options

    WNYC New York Public Radio – Sat Dec 12, 12:44 pm ET  

    Governor Paterson says he'll take the weekend to look over his options before deciding which payments to postpone or curtail to prevent the state from running out of cash later this month. Karen DeWi.... Full Story »

  • 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 »

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