Fred Mogul

New York, NY —

Hawks in Central Park. Beavers in the Bronx River. Seals under the Verrazanno. Thanks to cleaner water and fewer pollutants, many animal species either are appearing in the region for the first time or returning after a long absence. But local wildlife is also facing ...

New York, NY —

The flagship school of one of American Judaism’s largest movements says it will ordain gay rabbis. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

The announcement from the Jewish Theological Seminary comes three months after the legal committee of Conservative Judaism re-interpreted the traditional legal code to admit the ...

New York, NY —

Governor Spitzer wants to shrink Medicaid. There are many ways he proposes doing this. The one that has attracted the greatest controversy so far is cutting hospital payments. One of his smaller and less-noticed moves -- but a potentially far-reaching one -- is changing how ...

New York, NY —

Police are trying to figure out what led a gunman to go on a violent rampage in Greenwich Village last night, slaying a pizza shop worker and two auxiliary police officers before being shot himself. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Police say 35-year-old David Gavin ...

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It wasn't a fundraiser for her, but Hillary Clinton received a warm reception at a gala celebration for the 25th anniversary of the Gay Mens Health Crisis. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Many in the GMHC audience said they weren't completely sold on Clinton but ...

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The Health Department has proposed a sweeping overhaul of the city’s group daycare centers. It’s the latest attempt to make daycare safer after a child died at a Queens center more than two years ago. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

Officials say the city lags behind ...

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Candidate Clinton today heads west for the first time since announcing her presidential bid. Yesterday, she was in Florida raising money and trying to cement contacts with the African-American community. WNYC's Fred Mogul was in Miami.

REPORTER: Congressman Kendrick Meek enthusiastically introduced Clinton to a mostly ...

New York, NY —

As Governor Spitzer takes aim at cuts in Medicaid (finding himself right in step with similar proposals from President Bush), hospitals around New York are bracing themselves for the fallout. Especially vulnerable are preventative programs, services for the uninsured, and teaching hospitals, all of which ...

New York, NY —

The city has announced a sweeping commitment to monitor and treat people who have become sick in the aftermath of September 11th. For the first time, this includes Lower Manhattan residents, workers and students, as well as those involved in rescue, recovery and cleanup operations.

WNYC’s ...

New Hampshire —

Two weeks after launching her presidential bid with a trip to Iowa, Senator Hillary Clinton debuted her campaign in New Hampshire this past weekend. WNYC's Fred Mogul was there and has this report.

REPORTER: Campaigning for primaries and caucuses, especially the early ones, test candidates' ability to ...

New York, NY —

Senator Hillary Clinton "Let the conversation begin" in New Hampshire this weekend. Her tour of the Granite State brings to mind the "Listening Tour" she used to introduce herself to New York voters in 2000.

This past weekend, she attended 'town hall' style meetings in the ...

New York, NY —

Governor Spitzer wants New York’s highest-ranked judge to keep her job, right up until state law forces her out for being too old. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

Judith Kaye became the first woman to sit on the Court of Appeals in 1983 and was elevated ...

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Prosecutors laid out their case against deposed Brooklyn Democratic leader Clarence Norman. They told a Brooklyn jury he intimidated and threatened judicial candidates to hire his campaign advisors or lose party backing. But Norman’s attorneys argue he simply believed in a different campaign strategy – ...

New York, NY —

In opening statements today, prosecutors alleged that former Brooklyn Democratic leader Clarence Norman coerced judicial candidates to hire his campaign consultants. Norman’s lawyer says he just wanted the candidates to pursue a winning strategy – and one that didn’t ignore black voters. WNYC’s Fred Mogul ...

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Governor Spitzer will detail his health care plan today. Reining in Medicaid expenses is one of the major promises he rode into office. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

At $45 billion, Medicaid now accounts for more than 3rd of the state budget and costs twice as ...

New York, NY —

Another corruption trial begins today for former Brooklyn Democratic leader and state assemblyman Clarence Norman. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

Over the last 3 years, Norman has been convicted in two corruption trials and acquitted in one. The trial that begins today, however, goes to the ...

New York, NY —

A closure and merger plan that will affect dozens of Catholic parishes from Staten Island to Ulster County will not be as extreme as anticipated. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

MOGUL: The Archdiocese of New York will close 11 parishes and three free-standing churches, but that’s ...

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The president and CEO of a Manhattan hospital has been appointed state Health Commissioner. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more.

Dr. Richard Daines has been head of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center since 2002, and was previously a senior administrator there and at St. Barnabas Hospital in the ...

New York, NY —

The number of diabetics appears to be rising in New York City, mirroring national trends. But new research shows that almost a third of those with the disease don’t realize they have it. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

REPORTER: Traditionally, the Health Department has asked people ...

New York, NY —

A man convicted of conspiring to blow up the Herald Square subway on the eve of the Republican National Convention will be sentenced in Federal Court in Brooklyn today. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.

As they did during his trial, attorneys for Shahawar Matin Siraj will ...