Daniel P. Tucker

Associate Producer, WNYC News

Daniel P. Tucker appears in the following:

Money Talking: Tech Giants Battle for Mobile Market Share

Friday, April 05, 2013

Look out iPhone. You've got (even more) competition.

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Why Plumbers and Coders Are Safe From Robots

Thursday, April 04, 2013

If you're looking for a secure career in the digital age, it may be time to get your plumber's license or learn to code. 

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Tight Midtown Real Estate Market is Boon for Downtown

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

There's so little office space available from Canal Street to 32nd Street — an area known as Midtown South — that more companies are setting up shop in Lower Manhattan, according to data released Wednesday by commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.

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Aereo CEO on Taking on Networks Over Streaming TV on the Web

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Chet Kanojia is the CEO of Aereo, a New York-based web startup that allows users to stream live television on the internet without a cable subscription. 

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Despite Problems After Sandy, Wireless Providers Resist Change

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Cell phones are as much a necessity as electricity or water in the digital era.  After Sandy knocked out service to more than one in four cell towers, how are wireless providers preparing for future storms?

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Money Talking: Can a Thriving Housing Market Last?

Friday, March 29, 2013

Across the country, home prices are up, foreclosures are down and mortgage rates are unbelievably low. The inventory of homes is also low, which means it's hard for buyers to find the right place.

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NY Budget Would Force Some Gas Stations To Wire Up for Generators

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

About 1,450 gas stations in and around New York City will be required to be wired to run on back-up generator power under the state budget expected to be passed Thursday.  

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New Tech City: Former Inmates Struggle to Learn New Technologies

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Rip Van Winkle and the digital divide:  rebuilding a life after years in prison in today's high tech world.

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New Tech City: The Newsroom of the Future

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Newsrooms are still trying to figure out how to make the kind of money online that they once made during the heyday of print.  Some like BuzzFeed have found one answer, "content advertising."

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New Tech City: Arianna Huffington Unplugged

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

As founder, chair and president of The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington champions a fast-paced, news cycle and has shaped our digital culture. But she says our round-the-clock sche...

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BuzzFeed COO Jon Steinberg on Social Marketing

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

BuzzFeed president and chief operating officer Jon Steinberg says the company wants to build a media empire the likes of Hearst or Condé Nast. And it plans to use "social advertising" to get there.

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Internet Troll Weev Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison

Monday, March 18, 2013

Internet troll and hacker Andrew Auernheimer — better known by his web moniker Weev — was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison Monday for gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing more than 100,000 email addresses of iPad users. 

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City Launches Recycling Pilot Program for Public Spaces

Friday, March 15, 2013

Times Square now has 30 solar-powered trash and recycling stations that compact waste and even send wireless signals to alert workers when cans need to be emptied. 

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Money Talking: Assessing Mayor Bloomberg's Impact on the Economy

Friday, March 15, 2013

Over his 11 years as mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg has pushed for economic development, immigration reform, public health initiatives and gun control, among other issues. 

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South Street Seaport Businesses Worried About Pier 17 Overhaul

Thursday, March 14, 2013

More than four months after Sandy, the cobblestone lanes of the South Street Seaport look like something out of The Walking Dead

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New Tech City: NYC Tech Sector at SXSW Interactive

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

New York City made its presence known at the annual SXSW Interactive technology festival with a day-long event promoting New York's tech sector. Silicon Alley startups used the four-d...

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Money Talking: Sheryl Sandberg Tells Women to Lean In

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wants to start a women's movement around her forthcoming book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead

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Low-Income Heating Oil Program for New Yorkers Continues After Death of Backer Hugo Chavez

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

A program that provides home heating oil for low-income New Yorkers is safe for now despite the death of one of its chief backers — former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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Redesigning NYC's 11,412 Payphones for the Digital Age

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

The 11 semifinalists in the Bloomberg administration's Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge imagined payphone kiosks with air pollution sensors, solar-powered cell phone chargers and screens controlled by hand gestures and voice commands. 

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NYC Women in Tech on Equality, Work-Life Balance

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

This week on New Tech City, Anna Sale talks to women in New York City's tech scene about what they think of the messages coming down from on high.

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