Jessica Gould

Reporter, WNYC News

Jessica Gould appears in the following:

Tax Breaks Look Good from 90 Stories Up

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Sales of skyscraper apartments are a boon to the city's tax revenue, but some lawmakers say these ultra-expensive penthouses are getting a break because of our flawed tax system.

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Resignations Put Focus on Fiscal Woes at Thruway Authority

Friday, January 02, 2015

The resignations come against a budget shortfall and questions over financing the Tappan Zee Bridge. 

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Naughty Banks Create Nice Gift for New York

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Call it a Merry Christmas for Governor Cuomo: bank settlements give New York's budget a $5 billion boost. 

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Bed-Stuy Mourns Slain Officers

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Residents gather to memorialize Officers Liu and Ramos, and some worry about what comes next.

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Pension Boards Sue Christie

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Board members want the governor to pay the nearly $2.5 billion he cut from the state's pension payment.

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Echoes of Occupy as Eric Garner Protests Continue

Sunday, December 07, 2014

As protests entered their fifth day, demonstrators streamed into Macy's, H&M and Forever 21, with calls to "shut it down."

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Reinvention Commission Calls for 'New MTA'

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Panel says climate change, population growth and funding are the biggest challenges facing the MTA in the next century.

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99 Budget Options and a Deficit Ain't One

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Legalizing and taxing pot could bring in $25 million for New York City. 

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New Jersey's Pension Investment Chief Resigns

Thursday, November 20, 2014

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Robert Grady steps down as chair of New Jersey's Pension Investment Council amid questions about strategies and allegations of pay-to-play.

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Senate's New Climate for Wall Street: Warmer With A Chance of Surprises

Thursday, November 06, 2014

Republican wins could give a boost to banks.

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De Blasio Voices Concerns on Comcast-Time Warner Merger

Monday, November 03, 2014

Administration says "no tollbooth" on information superhighway.

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Get Ready to Pay More to Ride the Subway

Monday, November 03, 2014

The MTA wants $32 billion for improvements and new projects, but only has $17 billion. Politicians aren't saying how they'll bridge the gap. Guess who'll get the bill?

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Cost To Treat Ebola "Significant"

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

AIDS. Sandy. Ebola. Bellevue has fought them all. But it's also contending with something else: a growing budget gap.

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The Most Important City Official You've Never Heard of Is Retiring

Monday, October 27, 2014

If you're a public employee or a taxpayer, Bob North has your number. As the city's Chief Actuary, it's his job to calculate how much the city puts into its pensions.

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DiNapoli: More MTA Debt Would Cause Fare and Toll Spike

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says simply borrowing the money to pay for the MTA's new Capital Plan could be costly for riders.

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B is for Budget Cuts: Tax Freeze Debate Gets Heated at Some New York Schools

Friday, October 17, 2014

Many New Yorkers are getting checks in the mail care of Governor Cuomo's property tax freeze. But critics say they're coming at the expense of local schools.

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Christie Counters Pay-To-Play Allegations Against Pension Fund

Thursday, September 18, 2014

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is defending the state’s pension investments as some transactions attract pay-to-play allegations. 

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NY and NJ Pensions Sticking with Hedge Funds ... For Now

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

California's pension fund says it will end its investments in hedge funds because they're too complicated and charge too much. But New York and New Jersey aren't following suit.

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NJ Gets Record Number of Downgrades Under Christie

Thursday, September 11, 2014

As S&P and Fitch both lower New Jersey's bond rating, agencies say the state's difficulty balancing its budget, heavy debt burden, and growing pension liability are cause for concern.

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Central Park Five Get $41 Million

Friday, September 05, 2014

The wrongly-convicted men will get $1 million for each year they spent in prison.

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