Arun Venugopal

That's the sound of green energy in the making - rather one of six wind turbines that have been placed atop the newest building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard industrial complex. Andrew Kimball is the president of the Navy ...

Mayor Bloomberg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced a $2 million federal grant that will pay for the creation of green jobs, as part of MillionTreesNYC program. The mayor made the announcement on Garrison Avenue at Edgewater Road along the Bronx River, surrounded by MillionTreesNYC trainees. The ...

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We've been hearing a lot in the news about rising unemployment rates, and the threat of city and state layoffs. well, here's a story about job creation. The city is about to pay 20 young men and women to plant trees, as part of its ...

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The Empire State Building already glows green, for holidays like Saint Patrick's Day. Now, the iconic skyscraper is GOING green, with a major environmental makeover that is expected to cut its carbon emissions by 38 percent. Iain Campbell is with Johnson Controls, which helped plan the retrofit.

'If all commercial buildings in New York City followed the model developed for this project, there would be a reduction in carbon emissions of over $4.5 million metric tons per annum. Equivalent to that generated by a typical coal fired power plant.'

The $20 million upgrade includes replacing all of the building's 6500 windows with insulated glass, and adding extra insulation around radiators. Former President Bill Clinton's Climate Initiative project helped coordinate the makeover. He and Mayor Bloomberg both attended the announcement on the Empire State Building's 80th floor.

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The city's gearing up for the big census next year in hopes that no New Yorker will go uncounted. That's because the more New Yorkers listed in the census, the more federal dollars the city will get. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.

REPORTER: The city gets ...

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Mayor Bloomberg released his first campaign ad for his re-election bid and, not surprisingly, it focuses on jobs and the economy. A central argument in the mayor's bid for a third term is that he's best equipped to steer the city through a fiscal crisis.

At ...

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The Empire State Building already glows green, for holidays like Saint Patrick's Day. Now, the iconic skyscraper is GOING green, with a major environmental makeover that is expected to cut its carbon emissions by 38 percent. Iain Campbell is with Johnson Controls, which helped plan ...

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If you happened to be in Union Square this weekend, that's one of the places you might have seen - or at least heard - a convoy of 28 RV's driven by members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

The occasion was the 107th birthday of the late ...

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Even though Mayor Bloomberg is trying to convince the Republican Party to take him back and give him a ballot line, he got a warm welcome from members of the Independence Party just before securing their endorsement yesterday for the November ballot line.

The mayor, who ...

8,000,000 New Yorkers generate a whole lot of sewage, and on any given day some of that sewage - more than 2,000,000 gallons - is being shipped around on the city's waterways. I was treated to a ride on the city's fancy new sludge boat, dubbed the Red Hook.
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Eight million New Yorkers generate a whole lot of sewage, and on any given day some of that sewage - more than two million gallons - is being shipped around on the city's waterways. WNYC's Arun Venugopal was treated to a ride on the city's ...

CSEA video slamming Governor Paterson's announcement on layoffs of state employees.

'We knew David Paterson, Senator David Paterson, very well for 20 years and he was somebody who was always there ...

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The state budget process appears to be exacting a toll on Governor Paterson's relationship with the state employee unions. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more. REPORTER: The governor has taken a hard line on spending, including a vow to lay off 8,900 workers if unions aren't ...

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New York's wealthiest are set to pay more in income taxes in the state budget deal reached over the weekend. Governor Paterson and legislative leaders say their tax plan will generate another $4 billion in revenue. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.

REPORTER: The deal creates two ...

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The Asian American Federation estimates there are more than 250,000 Asian Indians living in the five boroughs, with two-thirds of them in Queens. But for Indians in their 60's, 70's and older, there are few senior centers that recognize their cultural -- or dietary -- ...

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Schools chancellor Joel Klein says Albany may shortchange local schools, and not deliver the full amount of federal stimulus funds the city deserves. At a Council hearing today, he says the city may have to lay off 4,000 people, including 2,000 teachers.

KLEIN: If we ...

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Michael Bloomberg's quest to win his third term as Mayor officially launched yesterday. His first campaign stop was at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. WNYC's Arun Venugopal was there.

REVEREND:and give a warm CCC welcome to our Mayor Michael Bloomberg

REPORTER: The Christian Cultural Center is ...

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Layoffs may make the headlines but the city wants you to know that some businesses are actually thriving, due to the NYC Business Solutions Training Program. the program has retrained more than 1900 workers in the last year alone in order to make small businesses ...

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is joining with women's activists to call for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more on what the legislation sets out to do.

REPORTER: Many people are familiar with Lilly Ledbetter and her long quest to get the same ...

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Mayor Bloomberg says the city's pension costs are getting out of control. According to the mayor, pension costs will grow from $6.3 billion this year to $9.6 billion in seven years - a 50 percent increase.

BLOOMBERG: The only logical solution is a fifth tier for ...