Lisa Chow

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The busiest runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport is scheduled to close today for four months of reconstruction. This is part of the The Port Authority's nearly $380 million dollar reconstruction project intended to reduce airport waits.

The runway that's being taken out of service ...

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An airport bottleneck is about to get tighter, as one of the busiest runways in the country shuts down for four months of repair, starting next Monday. The runway is at John F. Kennedy International Airport, which handles more than 40 million passengers every year. ...

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow reports that passengers give LaGuardia, Kennedy, and Newark weak scores when it comes to what they want in their airports.

The name is staying, but Duane Reade is changing hands from its private owner, Oak Hill Capital, to one of its chief competitors, Walgreens. The national drugstore chain has agreed to buy the home-grown chain for more than a billion dollars.

"This accelerates our opportunity to gain a leading ...

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Today is the second day of meetings among European finance ministers as they discuss how to address Greece's massive debt crisis. Many economists say Greece's government is losing revenues to a huge shadow economy. As WNYC's Lisa Chow tells us, New York City also has ...

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow reports on the costs and benefits of a shadow economy.

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow speaks to U.S Education Secretary Arne Duncan about President Barack Obama’s proposal for the U.S. government to be the direct lender to student borrowers.

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains stalled efforts to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market.

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City officials want to make it easier for you to get around town, and they want technology to help you do it. So last fall, Mayor Bloomberg released 170 data sets to software developers around the country and challenged them to build applications that better ...

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WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez and Lisa Chow report on the decision by Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Realty to give up Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

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The city's unemployment rate jumped from 10 percent to 10.6 percent last month, the highest in 16 years. WNYC's Lisa Chow explains why.

REPORTER: It's kind of almost an accounting problem. There was actually a net gain in jobs last month for NYC - 5,400 jobs ...

The economic recovery has not yet turned things around for workers in New York City. December unemployment numbers are out today and show that the city's unemployment rate jumped from ten percent to 10.6 percent, the highest in 16 years. WNYC's Lisa Chow answers some key questions:

1. We saw ...

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Gov. David Paterson says he has some small ways to raise funds for the state. These include boosting alcohol sales, expanding gambling, and allowing Ultimate fighting matches in New York.

The governor says New York could raise an additional $140 million by simply changing some of ...

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WNYC's Lisa Chow reports on the challenges of workplace diversity.

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There was applause for Captain Chesley Sullenberger as the pilot walked into a Midtown breakfast on the first anniversary of US Airways Flight 1549's landing in the middle of the Hudson River.

"On January 15th 2009, we had a remarkably good day," Sullenberger said. "I think ...

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The titans of Wall Street are in Washington tomorrow to answer questions from members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Guests: Richard Sylla, of NYU Stern School of Business, and Simon Johnson, professor at MIT Sloan of Management.

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow reports on New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation’s plan to restructure itself and emerge from bankruptcy protection.

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The Off Track Betting Corporation is pressing state lawmakers to change a mandate that requires it to pay most of its revenues to the racing industry, the city, and the state, before it pays its own costs. New York City OTB filed for bankruptcy last ...

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2009 was the year of the falling Manhattan real estate market. The sales price of a typical Manhattan apartment was 810-thousand dollars by the end of last year, down more than 20 percent from the housing market's peak in mid 2008, according to New York ...

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Mayor Bloomberg's inauguration speech today at City Hall is expected to touch on crime, innovation, and a commitment to the city. The ceremony will be toned down compared to Bloomberg's previous inauguration festivities, to reflect the economic downturn. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: On the first ...