Julianne Welby

Senior Editor, NYC Recovery/Education/Transit, WNYC News

Julianne Welby appears in the following:

It's Not Quite Spring, But We'll Take It

Sunday, March 08, 2015

The warmer temperatures in this week's forecast should at least be enough to get a break from those puffy down jackets and melt those piles of black snow.

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Calls for Gender Equity at Annual Women's Day March

Sunday, March 08, 2015

United Nations officials say gains have been made around the world toward women's rights, but they have been slow and uneven.

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A Motivational Speaker's Advice for A-Rod and the Yankees

Thursday, February 26, 2015

After serving a season-long suspension, Alex Rodriguez (and the accompanying drama) has returned to the New York Yankees locker room. 

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Med School Students Chip in to Help Uninsured Left Behind by Obamacare

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Almost 1 million New York City residents are still uninsured. Rather than go to emergency rooms or city hospitals, some of them get free care from medical school students.

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Adding Young Faces to Old Community Boards

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

WNYC
Under a new law, applications from teens as young as 16 are trickling in — with Manhattan receiving the most.

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State Threatens to Oust Hempstead School Officials Over Waitlists

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

WNYC
New York's Board of Education and the Attorney General's office say at least eight students are still waiting to be admitted to class.

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As Temperatures Dive, City Enacts Another 'Code Blue' for Homeless

Sunday, February 15, 2015

All weekend, the city has used a cold weather emergency procedure to get homeless New Yorkers off the streets and into shelters.

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Brooklyn Borough President Applauds Officer Liang Indictment

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Eric Adams, a former police officer, says unlike the Garner case on Staten Island, the Brooklyn grand jury did what it was supposed to do.

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NYC Budget Questions: Agency Savings, NYPD Headcount

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

WNYC
Mayor de Blasio's $77.7 billion preliminary budget plan for fiscal year 2016 signals his top priorities, but leaves big questions unanswered.

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Remembering Metro-North Crash Victim Walter Liedtke

Thursday, February 05, 2015

WNYC
The renowned curator at the Met was also known for his love of the outdoors.

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Latest Illegal Hotels Suit Signals Crackdown by Enforcers

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Four residential buildings in midtown were allegedly turned into accommodations for tourists.

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6 Killed in Metro-North Crash in Westchester

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

A crowded Harlem Line train crashed into a Mercedes SUV in Valhalla on Tuesday evening, creating a fatal explosion — and the deadliest incident in the railroad's history.
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Oh Snow! Another Winter Storm Targets NYC Area

Monday, February 02, 2015

But Mayor de Blasio says it doesn't appear to be the "nightmare" forecast that led to unfounded warnings for last week's storm.

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De Blasio to Unveil New Artist Housing, Workspace

Monday, February 02, 2015

WNYC
In his 2015 State of the City address on Tuesday, the mayor will make affordable housing his top priority and will announce a new program for the city's artists and makers.

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Waterfront Fire in Williamsburg Still Smolders

Sunday, February 01, 2015

A seven-alarm blaze that erupted at a waterfront warehouse in Brooklyn on Saturday is being monitored by rotating crews of firefighters. 

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City Faults Bronx Defenders For Role in Violent, Anti-Cop Rap Video

Thursday, January 29, 2015

WNYC
Lyrics calling for violence against cops aren't unusual. But when a major city contractor is involved, officials took notice.

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City Hospitals Privatization Efforts Rebuffed

Thursday, January 29, 2015

The city's Health and Hospitals Corporation wants to save money by privatizing many services. But unions and their allies say dialysis is a red line HHC shouldn't cross.

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Army Corps Finds Fault with Massive Storm Barriers

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The agency that once championed hard engineering solutions now has a lot of good things to say about natural ways to reduce flood damage.

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Democrats Say Silver Will Relinquish Speakership

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The Assembly's Majority Leader is to take up the post temporarily until Democrats elect a new Speaker on Feb. 10.

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Bad Idea: The Most Powerful Man in America Walks Home Through the Blizzard of 1888

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

WNYC
An epic snowstorm claims a famous victim, whose death was prompted by pride — and the 19th century version of an Uber price surge.

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