Amy Eddings

Lisa Jackson with WNYC\'s Amy Eddings

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Cyrus Vance Junior officially added his name to the list of Democrats vying to become Manhattan's top prosecutor. At City Hall, he announced his candidacy to replace long-time DA Robert Morgenthau, who's retiring after nine terms. Vance says his top priority will be public safety:

VANCE: ...

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With New York facing a $14 billion budget deficit, Governor Paterson says he'll take a ten percent pay cut. The governor, in Buffalo to meet with economic development and business officials, told reporters he would "symbolically make the gesture for the state," but he doesn't ...

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A spokesman for Governor Paterson is playing down the importance of new poll that shows a double digit drop in his popularity. The Marist College Survey shows Governor Paterson with the lowest approval rating of any New York governor in the 27-year history of the ...

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Indictments were handed down today against two men in the murder of Jose Sucuzhanay, an Ecuadorian immigrant who was beaten to death last December. One of the indicted men recently said he acted in self defense a claim that upset Sucuzhanay's family. The family's lawyer, ...

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Four of the best players in women's tennis right now were at Madison Square Garden Monday night -- the first time women's tennis has been played at the Garden in nine years. The BNP Paribas Showdown featured Venus and Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, and Ana ...

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WNYC’s Amy Eddings speaks with Crains New York senior reporter Aaron Elstein about the future of the troubled bank.

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The nation's new homeland security secretary says New York City is still in the crosshairs of terrorists and, therefore, still high up on the agency's priority list.

Janet Napolitano met with Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, to discuss funding for the city's counterterrorism efforts. ...

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Alex Rodriguez offered new details about his performance-enhancing drug use, saying his cousin injected him with an over-the-counter substance known as "bollay".

The Yankees third baseman says he got the steroid from the Dominican Republic.

At a packed news conference at the Yankees' spring training facility in ...

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Governor Paterson says he's been impressed by the coordination of federal, state and local officials in connection with the plane crash outside Buffalo that killed 50 people.

Paterson met with victims' families today, and says the outpouring of support has been tremendous.

PATERSON: The clergy and the ...

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One of the victims of Continental Express Flight 3407 was a September 11th widow, Beverly Eckert.

Just last week, she and other Nine Eleven and USS Cole victims' family members met with President Obama to discuss how the new administration would handle terror suspects.

She co-chaired the ...

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Governor Paterson was in Buffalo and met with relatives of those who died in the crash of Continental Flight 3407.

He says the mood is one of "doom and peril" for the 50 victims' families.

Paterson says last night's accident was very bad...but it could have been ...

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker delivered his third state of the city address last night, passionately outlining the strengths and challenges facing New Jersey’s largest city. WNYC's Amy Eddings talks to Andrew Meyer, a reporter and talk show host at WBGO, about the speech.

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Until the 2008 election, New York State Republicans controlled the senate for the past 40 years.

According to an article by New York Times reporter Danny Hakim, they took full advantage of their power.

The article talks of several party perks as well as, secret, or at ...

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A group of parents of preschoolers flooded the steps of the Education Department's headquarters in Lower Manhattan to protest the planned elimination of kindergarten classes at city-run day care centers.

Standing on the steps of the Tweed Building, the parents, with children in tow, said city ...

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A doctor on Staten Island has pleaded not guilty to charges he illegally prescribed steroids to weight lifters and body builders, and steered his clients to a Brooklyn pharmacy, in exchange for kickbacks.

Doctor Richard Lucente's lawyer , John Meringolo, calls the charges "absurd."

LUCENTE: These are ...

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The pace of the nation's economic downturn is accelerating. The US Labor Department says unemployment ratcheted up to 7.6% last month.

By comparison, in January, 2008, the jobless rate was 4.9%. New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson says the same trend is now being seen here.

THOMPSON: ...

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Forget the 86 flights of stairs it was at the starting line that Australian Suzanne Walsham ran into the most trouble in her attempt to defend her title in the annual run to the top of the Empire State Building.

Walsham, a two-time winner, was pushed ...

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Mayor Bloomberg presented a nearly $60 billion budget plan for next year and it calls for shared sacrifice to close a $4 billion dollar budget gap.

The mayor says to avoid cutting up to 23,000 jobs from the workforce the City needs union concessions and significant ...

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On Long Island disturbing new allegations have emerged in a high profile hate crime case. The Suffolk County district attorney says the 7 teens who allegedly attacked and killed Ecuadorian immigrant Marcello Lucero last November, had been on a year-long rampage against Latinos.

The 7 teenagers ...