Ilya Marritz

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There's a showdown brewing between City Hall and Albany over tap water. WNYC's Ilya Marritz explains.

REPORTER: In September, state regulators offered a plan for natural gas drilling that included the area near New York City's reservoirs. The Bloomberg administration didn't say much - until yesterday ...

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The Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger moves one step forward. But Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) is fervently opposed.

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The Bloomberg administration says the state plan to allow natural gas drilling on land near upstate reservoirs poses "unacceptable risks" and the city is requesting it be withdrawn.

A scientific study just released by the Bloomberg administration details several nightmare scenarios if natural gas drilling is ...

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What happens when a cluster of East Harlem apartment buildings are foreclosed. Guest: WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez.

The Business Council of New York State has a sharply critical statement on the US Senate's health-care bill:

“Throughout the legislative process The Business Council has called on New York’s representatives to look at health-care reform through a 'New York lens'. This bill instead hurts New Yorkers,” said [BCNYS ...

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The UES has the city’s lowest unemployment rate. Black and Hispanic New Yorkers, and people living in poor neighborhoods, are the most likely to be out of work. Guest: James Parrott, chief economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute

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Electricity will be greener, less wasteful, and cheaper under a new plan from a state board. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports.

REPORTER: The 2009 State Energy Plan is supposed to guide all decisions agencies make about electricity over the next decade. In dozens of ways, it nudges ...

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Citigroup tries to repay TARP, but its stock offering comes up short. Guest: Greg David of CUNY Journalism School.

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Unemployment drops in New York State and New York City. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow.

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Why retailers cluster, rather than disperse. Planet Money’s Chana Joffe-Walt and Adam Davidson explain.

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The fiscal crisis at the MTA and in the state budget. Guest: Kathy Wylde, President of the Partnership for New York City.

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The City Council resoundingly defeats a plan for a shopping center in the Bronx after a “living wage” compromise collapses. WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman explains what it means.

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WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez on how Bronx residents are taking advantaged of a juiced-up food stamps program.

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City officials tout an unsual arrangement to create “living wage” jobs in the Bronx. Guest: WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman.

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The administration’s “cash for caulkers” plan wants to do for home weatherization what “cash for clunkers” did for cars. The New York Times’ David Leonhardt explains.

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Once a pioneer in fighting greenhouse gas emissions, New York is now a different kind of leader -- it is the first state to deal with a challenge to its climate change regulations. WNYC’s Ilya Marritz reports on a lawsuit that has stymied New York’s ...

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An economist argues against holiday gift giving. Planet Money interviews Joel Waldfogel, business professor at Wharton and author, Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays.

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A new study suggests Wall Street’s boffo results will help New York City’s coffers. Guest: Greg David, director of the business and economics reporting program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

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Environmental groups are stepping up their campaign against a controversial natural gas drilling technique, with their eye on a deadline for public comment at the an end of the month. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: State officials spent more than a year making plans to ...

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Corcoran and a fired broker fight over a list of clients. Guest: Amanda Fung, reporter for Crain’s New York Business.