Kathleen Horan

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In New York City, it's easy to take for granted that food can be delivered to your door - in any kind of weather, even late into the night. But the job of delivering food is filled with risks and challenges - often for very ...

37 Years of recording!

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Its been a hard season for some of New York City's children. There have been tragic stories of car wrecks, freak accidents and gunshots wiping out young lives. The Labor Day Holiday was no exception. Naiesha Pearson was enjoying a family barbecue when she was ...

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In honor of Labor Day, we spoke with New Yorker Annette Rubinstein. She's a 95-year-old teacher and editor who lives on the Upper West side...and has been involved with labor issues most of her life. She says she’s still looking for meaning in the holiday ...

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August is typically a vacation month... especially for therapists. Getting an appointment to see one can be almost impossible. But even as many analysts’ couches remain empty this month, one company has been busy constructing them.

WNYC’s Kathleen Horan went to Queens to see how Prestige ...

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Responding to a deadline to approve at least one type of hybrid car model for use as a taxi, the city approved six. That leaves it up to taxi owners to choose whether they prefer a Ford, Toyota, Honda or Lexus.

REPORTER: The environmentally friendly vehicles ...

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Designers, taxi drivers and public officials gathered in Greenwich Village yesterday to discuss how taxis can be improved for both cabbies and riders.

REPORTER: The workshop looked at a range of technical upgrades, including how to better fit baby strollers and wheelchairs. Christopher Mount, with The ...

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Spring means graduation and prom season – and that means money. The costliest items are the dance tickets and the formal wear. So a teen magazine and some Brooklyn elected officials organized a prom dress giveaway for girls who can’t afford their own. WNYC’s Kathleen ...

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Washington Square Park is another step closer to getting its $16-million dollar redesign, now that the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission has voted to approve a Parks Department plan. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

REPORTER: A fence would still be built around the park, but the parks ...

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Last night, a well known little club on the corner of Great Jones and Lafayette Streets on the edge of Manhattan's east village closed its doors after thirteen years.

Fez Under Time Cafe could seat one-hundred-and-thirty people and offered an eclectic mix of live cabaret, comedy, ...

The life and work of Albert Einstein is being celebrated by the City University Of New York's Graduate Center on the occasion of his 121st birthday.

As part of the festivities, organizers put an ad in an actor's newspaper seeking Einstein look a likes. Physicist Brian Schwartz says he was excited ...

A private foundation plans to give the city $15.5 million (over the next seven years) to help save the lives of more of its homeless cats and dogs. The money will be distributed by The Mayor's Alliance – a coalition of 65 different animal rescue groups and shelters. For the ...

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You may have heard of sled dog race through the Alaskan wilderness called the Iditarod. Take away the dogs and substitute shopping carts for sleds and you have the second annual New York Idiotarod. Participants will wear costumes and drag souped-up shopping carts to three ...

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The source of the subway shutdown may have been a homeless person lighting a fire in the tunnel to try and stay warm in sub-freezing temperatures. WNYC's Kathleen Horan takes a look at how many homeless people seek shelter in the subway and what riders ...

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For a century, city dwellers have filled trains traveling through Gotham’s underground tunnels. WNYC’s Kathleen Horan spoke to New Yorkers about how the shared transit of the subway can be the first step to a kind of intimacy between strangers.

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With less than a week to go before the Republican Convention, New Yorkers are gearing up for the security laced event. WNYC's Kathleen Horan walked the streets around Madison Square Garden to find out what people are doing to prepare.

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It's been a little over a month since fares for yellow cabs went up. WNYC's Kathleen Horan went out and spoke with drivers and riders about how the twenty six percent hike is affecting them.
The Taxi and Limousine Commission won't have any official numbers about ...

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The city is currently host to some unlikely pairings... Near the brash lights of Times Square, is a photography show on display in a union headquarters. The photographers are Chinese garment workers and low income Jewish retirees. They have few cultural overlaps except the experience ...

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The city marked the 120th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday May 24th. The sweeping web of cables and wooden walkway have inspired people for decades and continues to do so today. The following audio postcard is a celebration of the relationship between New ...

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By the end of this month, taxis will be required to remove the recorded celebrity announcements reminding passengers to buckle up or get a receipt.

WNYC's Kathleen Horan reports.