Ilya Marritz

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The number of container ships calling at the Port of New York and New Jersey declined slightly in 2008. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports the stalled economy is affecting the region's trade with the rest of the world.

REPORTER: The indicators are mixed in the 2008 cargo ...

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Theaters get a boost after changing the way they sell tickets. Guest: Greg David, Crain’s New York Business.

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HOST: New Yorkers pay some of the highest electric rates in the nation – 45 percent higher than the national average. Critics say there's something funny with the way electricity is bought and sold.

MCCULLOUGH: If you walked into the local grocery store and you found ...

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Eliot Spitzer’s advice for following AIG’s bailout money trail.

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The nitty gritty of bonuses. Guest: Jeff Gordon, Columbia University.

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Should we have a “systemic regulator”, and should it be the Federal Reserve? Guest: Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland.

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The Paterson Administration is denying reports that the governor promised to give electric power companies free pollution credits. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: The Paterson Administration is trying to mollify environmentalists concerned that the Governor has become too cozy with power companies. At issue is ...

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Last week a New York official was grilled by Senators about his role in overseeing the failed insurer AIG.

DINALLO: I'm proud of how the regulators maintained themselves.

REPORTER: Eric Dinallo is the state superintendent of insurance. He told the Senators his agency kept a close eye ...

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reaffirming its pledge to eliminate several bus lines, and the W and Z trains and hike fares as much as 30 percent, if New York Senate Democrats don't get behind a financial rescue plan by March 25th. That's when the ...

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Which Madoff investors can recoup their losses, and how.

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Why WBAI is in trouble, and why Murdoch bought the Brooklyn paper.

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A member of the Senate's powerful Banking Committee says he's concerned that banks that got bailout money may be bending the rules to give big bonuses that are illegal under a new law. New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez says some banks are offering "retention awards" ...

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Twenty three years after it took over a bankrupt insurance company, New York State is selling the remnants of the company.

Eric Dinallo is the state superintendent of insurance. He inherited the defunct Midland Insurance company when he took the job in 2007.

DINALLO: Oh my I ...

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What will come next at Union Square South now that Circuit City is gone and Virgin Music is leaving?

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Governor Paterson’s move to allow supermarkets to sell wine.

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A look at New Yorker money cartoons through the ages.

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Government agencies are warning of a sharp rise in frauds targeting people who have fallen into financial hardship because of the recession.

Mindy Bockstein, chair of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, says she saw a 300 percent increase last year in so-called "phishing scams" ...

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How the government plans to help homeowners in trouble.

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Bipartisanship was on display this morning at the White House. With his former opponent, Senator John McCain at his side, President Obama signed a memorandum changing the way government buys goods and services. The administration says new oversight and more competitive bidding will save the ...

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How the financial media failed to predict the meltdown.