Andrea Bernstein

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For former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, the 2005 campaign is take three. In 1997 he ran and dropped out early. In 2001, he narrowly lost a run off election to Mark Green, who went on to narrowly lose himself to Michael Bloomberg. But the ...

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The four democratic candidates for mayor will face off in their first official televised debate tonight.

Though candidates have been campaigning for months, this evening's debate will be the first time a large voting audience will begin to scrutinize the four democrats.

For front runner Fernando Ferrer, ...

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The MTA did not choose a developer for the Brooklyn rail yards at its board meeting yesterday. But it indicated a very strong preference for Forest City Ratner. It will be another forty five before that developers plan for an arena and high rise complex ...

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The MTA is expected to take up the question of who will be awarded the Atlantic Yards at its monthly board meeting this morning. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more on what's at stake.

There are two bids for the railyards: Forest City Ratner, favored by the ...

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City Council Speaker Gifford Miller spent half of the city council’s mailing budget last year on a wave of mid-June mailings that critics say were designed to boost his mayoral campaign. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein takes a look at the controversy continuing to swirl around the ...

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The city is offerring cash to anyone who was illegally strip searched by the correction department from 1999 to 2002. The settlement could cost the city tens of millions of dollars. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

According to federal law, authorities are not allowed to strip ...

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New York Governor George Pataki took a subway ride today to demonstrate to New Yorkers the subways are safe. Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: At a press conference at Grand Central station, Governor Pataki said there was no drop-off in subway ridership today. He urged New Yorkers ...

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After an eleven year marathon, 50 million dollars, and a last minute sprint, it all ended in a moment. New York came in a disappointing fourth in today’s vote in Singapore to choose a host for the 2012 summer Olympic games. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports.

It ...

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President Bush and former President Clinton will address the International Olympic Committee via videotape when New York makes its final presentation in singapore before wednesday's vote. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Video pitches by the president and former president will headline New YOrk's final presentation, which begins ...

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Senator Hillary Clinton will join Mayor Bloomberg in Singapore in a last minute push to bring the 2012 summer olympic games to New York. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Senator's Clinton's appearance will give the New York bid some high-wattage. Clinton and Bloomberg will argue that New ...

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People with compromised immune systems should only drink bottled or boiled water until noon tomorrow.

REPORTER: The New York City department of health says, after heavy flooding upstate, higher than normal levels of particles were detected at the Hillview resevoir. The levels were first noted at ...

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the new design for the freedom tower meets top safety standards.

The new building is slimmer and further from the street. The first eight stories will be encased in metal -- titanium or stainless steel, architects say.

Commissioner Kelly says moving the building an average 90 feet ...

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Redevelopment officials unveiled the new design for the Freedom Tower, the signature building to be built at Ground Zero. Its look is similar to that of one of the old World Trade Center towers.

Governor Pataki ordered a redesign for the Freedom Tower after the NYPD ...

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In a decision that could have implications for development proposals in Brooklyn and Queens, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled cities can seize private homes and businesses for commercial economic development projects.

The 5 - 4 ruling arose from a dispute in New London, Connecticut. Writing ...

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The Prospect Heights of Brooklyn today will be nothing like the prospect heights of the next decade, if developers are successful. “Future Brooklyn” as they call it, will be a brand new neighborhood with 40 story high rises, a basketball arena, and office towers. But ...

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Over $40 million was spent on the campaigns for and against the West Side Stadium.

According a report by Common Cause/NY, the biggest spenders by far were cablevision and Madison Square Garden, which spent over $30 million on advertising and lobbying against the stadium.

The Jets and ...

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg now says he wants to locate the Olympic stadium in Queens. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: As recently as a week ago, leaders of New York's 2012 olympic bid argued they had no back up plan if a Manhattan stadium were rejected. But ...

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The New York Jets say they are not giving up their pursuit of a stadium on Manhattan's West Side.

At a raucous and sometimes angry press conference of West Side stadium supporters, Jets president Jay Cross says the team has been through far too much to ...

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NYC2012 officials are expressing dismay that New York's bid to host the 2012 Olympics may be mortally wounded.

Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff has managed to be optimistic every step of the way. As late as yesterday morning, he was saying the controversy over the stadium showed ...

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The final approval vote on the west side stadium has once again been postponed, this time until Monday. The delay came after a night and morning of intense and sometimes dramatic maneuvering between Mayor Bloomberg and two of the men on whom the vote rests: ...