Ilya Marritz

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Galapagos art space’s new payment plan for art lovers.

Last week we reported that environmentalists and consumer advocates are at odds over a clean-energy provision in the House stimulus bill. Basically, it would make billions of dollars of grants available only to those states which "decouple" their utilities.

Decoupling guarantees utilities a certain level of revenue, regardless of how much product they sell. Environmentalists like decoupling because it removes the incentive to sell more gas or electric (and pollute more). Or, as the Wall Street Journal puts it in today's paper, "Less Demand, Same Great Revenue" - which is exactly what consumer advocates don't like. Why should ratepayers pay (a little bit) more for fewer kilowatts?

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2009 looks bad. 2010 looks worse.

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To build support for his plan to fund the MTA, commission chair Richard Ravitch has been riding the rails with Albany lawmakers. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports.

REPORTER: Governor Paterson has given the legislature until the end of the month to decide whether to approve the Ravitch ...

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The bright spots in the New York economy.

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If you want to take advantage of low interest rates and refinance your home, you may have a hard time getting a mortgage broker to give you a deal.

REPORTER: Brokers say banks that they used to work with are now turning away their business. John ...

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The stimulus package contains billions of dollars in grants for solar and wind power projects. But a provision in the bill to increase energy efficiency has sparked a fight between environmentalists and utilities on one side, and consumer advocates and regulators on the other. WNYC's ...

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Why the number of mortgage brokers is shrinking dramatically.

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Business leaders on the future of New York City.

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City and state compete for stimulus money.

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New York officials are reviewing the rules on natural gas drilling. The industry could pump billions of dollars into the upstate economy. But an incident in Pennsylvania illustrates the risks. WNYC's Ilya Marritz explains.

REPORTER: People with experience in gas drilling say it's all about expecting ...

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Mayor Bloomberg outlines his fiscal ’10 budget.

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Brooklyn merchants say no one is buying…and that makes work boring.

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Tax cuts are about a quarter of the proposed stimulus. Will they work?

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How Brooklyn manufacturers are faring in the recession.

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America’s manufacturing sector is shrinking fast, as car companies and building materials suppliers lay people off. WNYC’s Ilya Marritz caught up recently with some Brooklyn industrial business owners, and found their outlook is not quite so bleak.

REPORTER: So, here’s a room full of welders and ...

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Why New York’s new senator opposed the TARP.

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Unemployment jumps by one percent in New Jersey and New York.