Kathleen Horan

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Elected officials are vowing to find answers now that two firefighters killed in a fire at the former Deutsche Bank building have been laid to rest. At Friday's funeral for Robert Beddia, the eyes of thousands were literally on Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Spitzer and Fire ...

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As the details of Saturday's fire at the former Deutsche Bank building emerge - the rituals of mourning for the 2 firefighters who died has begun. A wake for 33-year-old Joseph Graffagnino was held yesterday. WNYC's Kathleen Horan was there.

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Today is the last day the city will accept comments on proposed rule changes for filming and photography in the five boroughs. The new regulations drafted by the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting would require permits for activities that are commonplace for many ...

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With yesterday's arrest of Robert Ellis in Pennsylvania, all 3 suspects in the shooting of 2 New York City police officers are now in custody. Police made a point of using the wounded cops' handcuffs during the arrests. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

Commissioner Ray Kelly ...

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It was record-breaking day at yesterday's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island.

REPORTER: American Joey Chestnut claimed the Mustard Belt from 6 time champion Takera Kobayashi. Chestnut ate 66 hot dogs, shattering his previous record of 59 ½. Japan's Kobayashi was 3 dogs away from ...

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There are some objections to the city's upgrade of its 911 system from the unions representing police and fire dispatchers. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

REPORTER: The city wants to modernize the emergency call system and consolidate the dispatchers into 2 new centers. But the operators' ...

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The city plans to open public school playgrounds borough-wide for general use. They've begun to roll out the program already by opening sixty-nine school yards today. Its a part of Mayor Bloomberg's goal of having every New Yorker live within a ten minute walk of ...

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A Brooklyn icon turns eighty today. It takes a minute forty five seconds to ride the Cyclone roller coaster, but takes a bit longer to recover. One man has been in charge of making sure this famous, wooden thrill ride runs like it did when ...

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Should New York state apologize for its role in the slave trade? That's the question lawmakers in Albany will consider today. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more on the vote, which is timed to fall today on June 19th, the anniversary of the freeing of the ...

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A majority of City Council members voted against an effort to rename a Brooklyn street for the late black activist Sonny Carson yesterday, but there was some passionate discourse on the floor of the council chambers beforehand. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

REPORTER: Council members came ...

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A week ago City Councilman Eric Gioia undertook what is called "the food stamp challenge. He joined many public officials throughout the country trying to live off the average weekly food budget of twenty eight dollars. Gioia says he hopes to better understand the challenges ...

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DNA evidence has been a key factor in overturning wrongful convictions in recent years. WNYC's Kathleen Horan reports on several bills introduced in Albany that lawmakers say will update the way that critical evidence is handled.

REPORTER: Over the last 16 years, 23 people in New ...

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It’s hard to know which jobs are going to have the greatest impact in a city like New York. The fact that Michael Ramirez is leaving the work he’s done for 41 years might not get much attention, unless you were a regular at the ...

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Coney Island has been a resort destination and escape for New Yorkers for more than 100 years. It's been built, torn down and rebuilt over and over without much of a master plan. In its latest incarnation as the "peoples playground – Coney Island is ...

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A second bid to purchase Brooklyn's Starrett City housing complex is in the works. But already some key elected officials are giving it the thumbs down. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

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Police moved quickly at last night's Critical Mass bike ride, arresting three people and issuing 46 summonses. It was the first of the monthly rides since the NYPD's new rules went into effect, requiring a permit for public gatherings of 50 or more people. WNYC's ...

The beach, the boardwalk and the Cyclone are just days away, as Coney Island prepares to open for business this Sunday. But before the season begins, a group against some of the area's proposed development will protest later today. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

REPORTER: The protesters are part of a ...

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Of the city's more than 20,000 restaurants, the majority deliver. Delivery workers have never had it easy - bad weather or the risk of robbery and injury. But now, workers are speaking up about treatment they say is illegal and they've taken action. WNYC's Kathleen ...

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The City Council was busy yesterday with votes on everything from fats to bats. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has this round-up.

The most controversial bill, if signed into law by Mayor Bloomberg, will ban the use of metal bats in high-school baseball games. Supporters say the ban ...

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Today is the first day same sex couples in New Jersey can register for civil unions. New Jersey is the third state in the nation to create institution as a close alternative to marriage. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

REPORTER: Even though today is the President's Day ...