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Manufacturers Say Zoning Changes Could Drive Them Out
Friday, March 19, 2004
New York, NY —
Industry advocates say there are many myths about manufacturing in the city. The first myth is that industries have all gone to China and India. While manufacturing is no longer defined by smokestacks and soot, it's still a big player in the city's economy - ...Bishops Release
Friday, February 27, 2004
American bishops released the so-called "John Jay" report on child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.
Church Leaders Release Report on Abuse
Friday, February 27, 2004
New York, NY —
Today, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will release numbers attempting to count how many child sexual abuse cases the church has faced since 1950, and how many priests may have been involved. It also includes the amount of money spent to settle lawsuits and ...Lower Manhattan Voters
Monday, February 16, 2004
New York, NY —
New York State's Democrat primary is March 2nd. For the next three Mondays, WNYC will explore what's on voters' minds. WNYC's Amy Eddings spoke with voters in Lower Manhattan.Lower Manhattan, below Canal Street, was most directly affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11th. So, ...
Nets To Brooklyn?
Thursday, January 22, 2004
New York, NY —
An official announcement of a deal to sell the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner could come as early as today. But even news of a tentative deal already has politicians and residents making plans. WNYC's Amy Eddings has more.In New Jersey, any ...
Mayor Projects “Cautious Optimism” in Budget
Friday, January 16, 2004
New York, NY —
In a remarkable turn-around from last year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a $45.7 billion dollar budget yesterday that includes tax relief for property owners, and even a surplus. WNYC's Amy Eddings has more.With a row of city and American flags behind him, and a projection ...
Locals Rally Against Ratner and Arena
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Brooklyn, NY —
A group opposed to a plan to build a basketball arena in their Brooklyn neighborhood has released a survey of how many people the project would affect. The numbers are far larger than those offered by the developer. WNYC's Amy Eddings reports.Freddy's Bar in Prospect Heights ...
WTC Recovery Subject of Historical Society Exhibit
Monday, December 15, 2003
New York, NY —
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For fifty years, the Fresh Kills landfill was a repository for those things New York City determined to be disposable. That role was forever changed when the landfill became a ...
Netting the Nets Would Re-Make Brooklyn’s Downtown
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Brooklyn, NY —
Developer Bruce Ratner unveiled designs yesterday for a possible new home for the New Jersey Nets in Brooklyn. Ratner is bidding for the basketball team, and the ambitious development project he's proposed for their home would re-make the Brooklyn skyline. WNYC's Amy Eddings has more.The unveiling ...
Netting The Nets Would Re-Make Brooklyn's Downtown
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Developer Bruce Ratner unveiled designs yesterday for a possible new home for the New Jersey Nets in Brooklyn. Ratner is bidding for the basketball team, and the ambitious development project he's proposed for their home would re-make the Brooklyn kyline. WNYC Amy Eddings has more.
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Bloomberg's Garbage Export Plan
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
New York, NY —
The city's sanitation commissioner, John Doherty, is defending the extended timeline and costs of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's long-term garbage export plan. But he faced a panel of skeptics at a city council hearing yesterday. WNYC's Amy Eddings was at that hearing.City Gets Serious On Recycling
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
New York, NY —
Stability is not a word anyone would use to describe the city's current recycling program, battered by cuts and pickup changes in the last year and a half. But behind the scenes, the city's been seeking proposals that are expected to radically improve the recycling ...Monitoring Long Term Health Effects around Ground Zero
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
New York, NY —
Health care officials say they need at least 256 million dollars in federal funds to help them adequately monitor the health of those who worked and volunteered at Ground Zero. Their request was part of a Congressional subcommittee hearing in Manhattan on whether the federal ...Brooklyn’s New Bishop
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Brooklyn, NY —
On Friday, Roman Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens will have a new leader. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will replace retiring bishop Thomas Daily, in a solemn ceremony in Bay Ridge. WNYC's Amy Eddings has this report on the challenges he faces in the country's fifth-largest diocese.Bishop DiMarzio, ...
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Gaining Allies
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
New York, NY —
The deadline to apply to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is three months away. The fund has been slow to catch on. Many families, and their lawyers, have criticized the fund, and its administrator, Kenneth Feinberg. Now, as time runs out to apply, the ...An Ikea in Red Hook?
Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Brooklyn, NY —
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IKEA, the Swedish furniture store, is known as much for its huge stores as its inexpensive, stylish, ready-to-assemble products. Plans to open IKEA stores in New Rochelle and near the Gowanus Canal in ...
Local Officials Demand Full Post-9/11 Cleanup
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
New York, NY —
A recent report by the Inspector General of the federal Environmental Protection Agency has local officials feeling vindicated. That report said the EPA, under pressure from the White House, downplayed the potential air quality health hazards of the dust and debris caused by the September ...Lights Out...Again? A Week After The Blackout
Thursday, August 21, 2003
It's been one week since the blackout.
Lights Out...Again? A Week After The Blackout
Thursday, August 21, 2003
It's been one week since the blackout.
Recycling Plastic Comes Back – But At What Cost?
Tuesday, July 08, 2003
New York, NY —
Plastic recycling is back, and glass recycling will resume in nine months. City councilmembers, who had been pushing Mayor Michael Bloomberg to bring back the full recycling program, were pleased with the deal, which was worked out in the recent budget agreement. But the push ...