Arun Venugopal

Senior Reporter, WNYC News

Arun Venugopal appears in the following:

Occupy Wall Street Releases First Financial Report

Monday, October 31, 2011

In a bid to remain transparent as it amasses hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, Occupy Wall Street released its first financial report Monday. The report, compiled by the OWS Finance working group, covers revenues and expenses from September 16 through October 18, during which time the protest raised $454,437.47 in donations.

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'Hero' Mom Gunned Down Outside School Was Loving, Down to Earth

Monday, October 24, 2011

Zurana Horton, a 34-year-old mother of 12 who was shot dead in the Brownsville, Brooklyn, last week was remembered as a kind and generous friend and neighbor on Monday. Reverend Al Sharpton and other community leaders said Horton's death was a reminder that more needed to be done to end gun violence.

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Wall Street Protesters Put Up Tents Despite Ban

Monday, October 24, 2011

In recent days a number of Wall Street protesters have erected tents at Zuccotti Park, despite a ban against erected structures, giving hope to some demonstrators that their protest will continue through the winter.

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Snapshot | Manufacturing in Sunset Park

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Rep. Nydia Velazquez were among the officials who announced the 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, that dated back to 1916, would be renovated into a center for light manufacturing — a venture they said would also add 1,300 permanent jobs.

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As Protests Continue, Politicians Weigh in on Wall Street

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Within a month the anti-Wall Street protests have gone from novelty status to the subject of serious debate — with even President Barack Obama weighing in and Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressing sympathy for their cause.

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Wall Street Protesters Say They Increasingly Court Confrontation, Arrests

Monday, October 17, 2011

Organizers of the anti-Wall Street protest acknowledged that after a month of demonstrations there is an increased willingness by members to confront the police during marches — e...

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Zuccotti Park Owners Back Down While Protesters Plan a 'Party'

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated Friday when a plan for the park owners to clean the park was temporarily shelved. Organizers are planning marches and other events on Saturday, including an "Occupation Party" in Times Square at 5 p.m.

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Ask an Occupy Wall Street Reporter

Friday, October 14, 2011

Arun Venugopal, WNYC reporter, takes your questions about Occupy Wall Street, particularly the logistics of the encampment at Zucotti Park.

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Handful of Arrests After Zuccotti Park Protest Cleanup Postponed

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Police made 14 arrests when a few hundred Wall Street protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched near the Stock Exchange after owners of the Lower Manhattan park that has become the demonstrators' makeshift headquarters made a last-minute decision to postpone the planned cleanup.

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City Speeds Up Construction Approvals

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The new process seems simple enough: allow city officials and real estate developers to review blueprints for new projects in a virtual conference room, online, rather than in person. The city claims this simple step of going digital will drastically reduce the time it takes for construction projects to be approved.

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The Sounds of Occupy Wall Street

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street demonstration has been going on for almost a month - and the number of musicians dropping by its Zuccotti Park headquarters is growing. From local troubadours and marching bands to Talib Kweli and Peter Yarrow, we learn more about the sounds of Occupy Wall Street from WNYC news reporter Arun Venugopal.

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Religious Groups Join in Wall Street Protests

Monday, October 10, 2011

Following the lead of labor unions, some religious organizations joined the Wall Street protests this weekend.

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Lawyers Seek to Prevent NYPD From Destroying Muslim Surveillance Records

Monday, October 03, 2011

Civil liberties lawyers sought to impose a restraining order on the NYPD in federal court Monday to stop the destruction of any evidence related to the alleged surveillance of Muslim communities since the September 11 attacks.

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Union Members, Wall Street Protesters to Converge at Police Plaza

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Labor activists and members of the Occupy Wall Street protests will converge at One Police Plaza Friday evening to protest police tactics, namely the use of pepper-spray against some of the protesters during a march last weekend.

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Census Sharply Lowers Number of Same-Sex Households

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Census Bureau announced that the number of same-sex couples in the country was 28 percent lower than what it had earlier reported.

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Protesters Dig in as Park Owner Seeks Their Eviction

Monday, September 26, 2011

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Following 80 arrests over the weekend, organizers of an anti-Wall Street demonstration are now facing possible eviction from the Lower Manhattan park that has been their unofficial base of operations for the past 10 days.

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Wall Street Protests

Monday, September 26, 2011

Jonathan Tasini, labor activist and president of Economic Future Group, and Arun Venugopal, WNYC reporter, discuss the protests on Wall Street.

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After 80 Arrests, Protest Enters Second Week

Sunday, September 25, 2011

About 80 people were arrested when protesters camped out near the New York Stock Exchange for more than a week marched to Union Square over the weekend, police said.

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The Latest from the Census

Friday, September 23, 2011

WNYC reporters, Arun Venugopal and Cindy Rodriguez, talk about what the latest census numbers say about poverty levels and other demographic measurements in New York City and the U.S.

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New York Leads in Never-Married Women

Thursday, September 22, 2011

New York state has the highest percentage of women who have never been married. That's according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released the results of its annual American Community Survey Thursday.

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